Bickford Integrated Community Services

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

When was the last time you sang about riding a bike? Better question: when was the last time you sang about anything?

Singing can regulate breathing, reduce physiological stress, and stimulate neural systems involved in emotion, memory, and reward. And because you can’t sing without engaging your body, it’s also a wonderfully simple way to interrupt rumination and bring yourself back into the present.

So sing badly. Sing loudly. Sing about your bike. Just sing.

08/27/2026

Dolly Parton seems to have mastered something many of us spend years trying to learn: the difference between knowing yourself and defending yourself. When you are secure in the former, you need surprisingly little of the latter. Rest in peace, Dolly. And give Betty White a hug for us. 😔