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Drops November 9, 2026

 

We live in a world where we are increasingly confronted with the realities of aging, caregiving, and diseases like Alzheimer’s. We often focus on what these experiences take from us. But what if there is another way to look at the journey? What if, even in the midst of profound loss, there are lessons about presence, connection, identity, and what it truly means to be human? For Payson Stevens, caring for his mother through Alzheimer’s became an unexpected and deeply transformative experience. What began as a journey through the challenges of caregiving ultimately led to what he describes as a profound spiritual awakening—and a new understanding of what his mother, and the disease itself, had to teach him. Payson explores the unexpected wisdom that can emerge from one of life’s most difficult journeys. Payson is a science communicator, artist, U.S. Presidential Design Award recipient, early TED speaker, and author of The Wisdom of the Alzheimer’s Sage.