You are not
your tremor.
Austin's weekly Parkinson's support circle meets every Tuesday. Your first session is free.
What is happening
to my body.
The first weeks after diagnosis feel like learning a foreign language in a foreign country. Our clinical education workshops translate neurologist jargon into language you can use at breakfast the next morning.
Every workshop is led by a certified movement disorder specialist and recorded for members who can't attend in person.
Monthly Workshops with Movement Disorder Specialists
Not a lecture. A conversation. You bring your notebook and your questions. We bring a neurologist and two hours.
Members who attend three or more workshops report feeling significantly more confident managing their condition day-to-day.
say they understand their medications better after the first workshop series.
Motor & Non-Motor Symptoms
4-week seriesWhy tremor is only one piece. We cover rigidity, fatigue, sleep changes, and the symptoms nobody warns you about.
Reading Your Medication Schedule
Monthly sessionLevodopa timing, off periods, and why the 2 p.m. dose matters. Delivered by a movement disorder nurse in plain language.
Talking to Your Neurologist
Quarterly workshopThe 12 questions that get the most out of a 20-minute appointment. Members report leaving clinic feeling heard for the first time.
Staging & Progression
Annual deep-diveWhat the Hoehn & Yahr scale actually means for Tuesday morning. Honest, evidence-based, without catastrophising.
The next workshop is included in your first session.
Why does
no one understand.
Because they haven't sat in this circle. Peer matching connects you with someone who has — someone at the same stage, managing the same Tuesday-morning questions.
"We stopped pretending everything was fine. The group gave us permission to be honest with each other."
Robert & Linda
Diagnosed 14 months ago · Couple attending together
"I fly in every other month. My mother goes on Tuesdays. We both sleep better now."
Diane M.
Caregiver · Managing from Denver
Active members
States represented
Return after first session
How peer matching works
When you reserve your first chair, you'll answer three questions. Within 48 hours, we introduce you to another member by email. You decide how much contact you want.
One-to-one peer matching
Matched by diagnosis stage, age, and what you said you needed most. Not a random assignment.
Monthly navigator check-ins
A social worker calls every 30 days for the first six months. Not to check a box — to actually listen.
Remote member access
Live-streamed Tuesday sessions and a private community for members who can't attend in person.
Losing
my mobility.
Exercise is the only intervention shown to slow Parkinson's progression. Not medication. Not supplements. Exercise — done consistently, with the right modifications, with people who know what your body is doing.
"I came in barely walking. Eight months later I ran a 5K with my granddaughter."
Gerald T., 68
Diagnosed 2021 · Joined Steady March 2023
LSVT BIG
Mondays & Thursdays
Amplitude-focused movement therapy. Research shows it improves walking speed, balance, and quality of life more than conventional physical therapy.
Rock Steady Boxing
Wednesdays
Non-contact boxing drills adapted for Parkinson's. Members report it's the only hour of the week they don't think about their diagnosis.
Tai Chi & Balance
Fridays
Slow, deliberate movement that retrains the brain's balance systems. Particularly effective for freezing of gait.
Member outcomes after 6 months of classes
Exercise classes are included in Steady membership.
The future
feels unmanageable.
Every Tuesday session ends with 20 minutes of structured planning time. Not vague optimism. Specific next steps, written down, with a person's name next to each one. Our clinical navigators specialize in turning "I don't know what to do" into a list you can act on before Thursday.
Care Plan Development
A licensed social worker sits with you — and whoever you want in the room — to map the next 12 months. Not a generic checklist. A plan for your life.
Benefits Navigation
SSDI, Medicare Part D, pharmaceutical assistance programs. We know which doors are open and how to walk through them.
Home Safety Assessment
An occupational therapist visits and makes recommendations before a fall makes them urgent. Grab bars, lighting, floor surfaces.
Caregiver Respite Planning
Caregivers burn out. We help you build a rotation before you hit the wall — adult day programs, respite stays, reliable backup coverage.
What members say, specifically.
"I joined in March. By June my wife came too. We sleep better now."
Howard B., 71
Diagnosed January 2024
"The social worker found $4,200 in medication assistance I didn't know existed. In one afternoon."
Patricia Nguyen
Caregiver, managing from Portland
"My neurologist told me to find a support group. I found this one. I told my neurologist."
James Okafor, 64
Diagnosed March 2023
"I joined in March. By June my wife came too. We sleep better now."
Howard B., 71
Diagnosed January 2024
"The social worker found $4,200 in medication assistance I didn't know existed. In one afternoon."
Patricia Nguyen
Caregiver, managing from Portland
"My neurologist told me to find a support group. I found this one. I told my neurologist."
James Okafor, 64
Diagnosed March 2023
"I was the adult daughter calling from three states away, not knowing what to do. Now I know what to do."
Susan Callahan
Caregiver · daughter
"The handwriting changed in October. By November I had a care plan, a peer match, and a Tuesday."
Richard Yamamoto, 68
Diagnosed October 2024
"They didn't flinch when I cried. That was the first thing I needed to know."
Margaret Holloway
Newly diagnosed · attended first session alone
"I was the adult daughter calling from three states away, not knowing what to do. Now I know what to do."
Susan Callahan
Caregiver · daughter
"The handwriting changed in October. By November I had a care plan, a peer match, and a Tuesday."
Richard Yamamoto, 68
Diagnosed October 2024
"They didn't flinch when I cried. That was the first thing I needed to know."
Margaret Holloway
Newly diagnosed · attended first session alone
Your first chair is waiting.
Every Tuesday, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Barton Creek Community Center, Austin, TX
First session free. No commitment required.
Not ready to walk through the door yet?
Download "Your First 90 Days After Diagnosis" — a 12-page guide written for the person who just got the call and doesn't know what to do next.