Zita Christian

Writer, Podcaster, Life-Cycle Celebrant

"My Spouse Has Dementia" - a podcast that uses personal stories, occasional interviews, and simple rituals to support caregiving spouses

Host and producer of "My Spouse Has Dementia," a podcast that uses personal stories, occasional interviews, and simple rituals to support caregiving spouses

Podcaster

Ritual Recipes, a podcast that celebrates the cycles of nature and the milestones of life, one ritual at a time

Host and producer of Ritual Recipes, a podcast about celebrating and recognizing the cycles, significant moments, transitions, and milestones of life. I want to help you honor where you've been, be happy where you are, and keep moving forward.

Writer, Podcaster, Producer, Life-Cycle Celebrant

TV Host and Producer

Zita TV Network: Page 1, Full Bloom, and Weddings with Zita

"One of the best ways to stimulate your minds on a regular basis is to watch this program - another example of the interesting programs available to viewers on public access." -- Matt Buckler, television and radio editor, Journal Inquirer, Manchester CT

Drama

Warriors Don't Cry ~ the play

One-woman play based on the memoir by Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in 1957-58. Warriors Don't Cry completed its second national tour in 2014. For more info and a video clip, visit the website of the producer: The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT < http://www.Bushnell.org >

Nonfiction

101 Ways You Can Help: How To Offer Comfort And Support To Those Who Are Grieving - by Liz Aleshire and six friends

Foreword and misc content in book on grieving, magazine articles

Writing Workshops

Workshops: Tools for Building Story

Six classes, 90 minutes each, use images and group brainstorming to develop the basic tools for creating story.

DO YOU SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS?

A HONEYMOON ARTICLE FOR HONEYFUND.COM

Find YOUR story...and find a way to tell it.

Graphic of two swans facing each other floating atop the image of an open book

My husband has Alzheimer's, late stage. I'm his caregiver. I found a reservoir of patience and compassion in remembering the stories of his childhood and the years we shared before dementia took him.

Image of an elderly man holding a magnifying glass to one eye suggests vision challenges caused by Alzheimer's

Loss of perception and peripheral vision are just two ways Alzheimer's degrades a person's vision.

An elderly man holds a phone and stares at it with confusion

If you are the caregiver for a spouse with dementia, YOU need to wear a medical alert bracelet!

My husband thruhiked the Appalachian Trail at the age of 60. I never thought he'd get lost in our front yard.

Husband pleads with wife who covers her ears.

Using the word "Alzheimer's" was difficult. Once I did, everything changed.

Wife consoles husband on graphic for episode 1 of My Spouse Has Dementia podcast

Episode #1 of the podcast My Spouse Has Dementia is about the day my husband got the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.

Two parrots chatting to each other with graphic for Ritual Recipes podcast episode 42 "Rituals for Podcasters"

Simple rituals for writers and podcasters in episode 42 of the podcast Ritual Recipes

Rituals for Writers - Listen to episode 41 of Ritual Recipes, a podcast about celebrating and recognizing the cycles, significant moments, transitions, and milestones of life with host and producer Zita Christian

Looking for a meaningful ritual to enchant your writing? Check out episode 41 of Ritual Recipes.

Interview How-To

David Hooper, host of the show Build a Big Podcast, invited me to write an article about interviewing for his website, bigpodcast.com. I said interviewers could benefit from studying techniques of writing fiction. Here's a link.

Page 1 - the show for writers with the reader in mind. See it on www.YouTube.com/zitatvnetwork

Warriors Don't Cry: Here I am between actor Almeria Campbell who first brought the role to the stage, and my co-writer Scott Galbraith.