• Creating the Still Honeyman Documentary
    Apr 2 2025

    Learn about the making of the "Still Honeyman" documentary film, which shares Mark Honeyman's inspirational journey through deep brain stimulation surgery to calm his essential tremor. Executive Producers J.R. Heffelfinger and Alex Walters, and Mark Honeyman himself are part of this discussion. "My mission as an artist is to unveil hidden truths about the human condition, to amplify the voices of the voiceless and to make the invisible, visible and I believe we did that with this film," according to Heffelfinger.

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    34 mins
  • Talking about HandiThings
    Feb 26 2025

    HandiThings is a family-owned business that manufactures and sells weighted products to assist patients with essential tremor. Owner/manager Brian Heinz shares his family’s story.

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    17 mins
  • Talking about the Steadi-3 Tremor Glove
    Sep 26 2024

    Steadiwear will begin taking pre-orders for the third version of its tremor glove, Steadi-3 in October 2024. Steadiwear Co-Founder and CEO Mark Elias talks about the updates, which include a lighter weight and smaller size, in this podcast.

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    11 mins
  • Facts about the VILIM Ball
    Mar 4 2024

    VILIM ball is a handheld mechanical therapeutic device that provides neuromodulation therapy to temporarily reduce hand tremor for patients with essential tremor. This is a conversation with creator Dr. Mantas Venslauskas, CEO of the Lithuanian-based company Vilimed. He talks about how VILIM ball works, how it was tested and warns against less expensive imitations. The company released VILIM ball for purchase in 2018 in European countries, then expanded distribution to the U.S. and other countries in 2023.

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    29 mins
  • 'Shaky Quaky Jake' Shines a Light on ET in Children
    Feb 6 2024

    Author Kelly Roberts talks about her children’s book “Shaky Quaky Jake” whose main character is a child with essential tremor (ET). Kelly’s overall message is “every child needs to be accepted and loved for who they are, as they are.”

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    21 mins
  • Using Assistive Technology Centers for ET Support
    Nov 30 2023

     

    People with essential tremor are always looking for assistive technology to enhance their quality of life. David Baker, director, Missouri Assistive Technology, talks about the services U.S. assistive technology centers provide in each state, including assistive device demonstrations and loans.  

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    14 mins
  • Sharing Your Essential Tremor Diagnosis with Your Employer
    Oct 18 2023

    Essential tremor may cause physical limitations in the workplace. At what point should you inform your employer? Fred Gutermuth talks about his experience.

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    12 mins
  • TREMOR: The Response Project
    Jul 31 2023

    Dr. Brianna Matzke, assistant professor of music at Wilmington College, announced her essential tremor diagnosis as part of a commissioned arts project called TREMOR: The Response Project. She has commissioned artists and composers to create piano, visual art and multimedia exploring the lived experience of ET, but more importantly, ability and disability.

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    12 mins