We care for the caregiver by supporting the wellness journey of Caregivers of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias. We provide resources and practical techniques to combat caregiver burnout and stress. Listeners will boost their overall mental and physical health and well-being. Consider supporting this podcast by buying us a virtual cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caregiver
Caregiver Wellness Podcast For Alzheimer's And Other Dementias
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We care for the caregiver by supporting the wellness journey of Caregivers of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias. We provide resources and practical techniques to combat caregiver burnout and stress. Listeners will boost their overall mental and physical health and well-being. Consider supporting this podcast by buying us a virtual cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/caregiver
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September 25, 2022
#24- PTSD and Caregiving with Donna Thomson
<p><br></p> <p>Donna Thomson is a caregiver, author and teacher. She is the mother of two grown children, one who has severe cerebral palsy and medical complexity. Donna also helped care for her mother who lived with dementia until she passed away in the summer of 2018 at the age of 96. Donna is the co-author (with Dr. Zachary White) of The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One to Caregiver (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and author of The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving (McArthur and Co., 2010 and The House of Anansi Press, 2014). She blogs regularly at The Caregivers’ Living Room. Donna is the past Vice-Chair of Kids Brain Health Network and is a leader and instructor in family engagement in health research. She is a co-designer and co-instructor of The Family Engagement in Research Course and the facilitator of the Caregiving Essentials Course, both at McMaster University. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Blog: The Caregivers' Living Room (www.donnathomson.com)</p> <p>Facebook: The Caregivers' Living Room (https://www.facebook.com/donnathomsonauthor)</p> <p>Twitter: @thomsod</p> <p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna4walls/</p> <p>https://www.donnathomson.com/</p> <p>Caregiving essentials</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgW-AY2zjrEUYr28ebAHOY1Edc5WA3DMM</p>
September 24, 2021
#23- Navigating Transitions in Dementia with Regina Koepp
<p>Caregivers when first learning of diagnosis- don’t even know to define themselves as caregivers yet! Each stage of dementia is different. How do you prepare yourself as a caregiver - start to finish to transition within each stage gracefully? Join us to find out. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP</p> <p>Clinical Geropsychologist</p> <p>Founder & Director, Center for Mental Health & Aging</p> <p><br></p> <p>Dr. Regina Koepp is a clinical geropsychologist, and founder and director of the Center for Mental Health & Aging: the “go to” place online for mental health and aging. Dr. Koepp is creator and host of the Psychology of Aging Podcast where she discusses the aging process and its complexities. Dr. Koepp has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and is a contributing writer at Psychology Today, where she discusses mental health and aging. She is a former assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a former staff psychologist at the Atlanta VA Health Care System, where she provided direct patient care and consultation on the Geropsychiatry Outpatient Mental Health team for more than a decade. Dr. Koepp earned her doctorate at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Richard W. Morrell Community Commitment Award Learn more at mentalhealthandaging.com </p> <p><br></p> <p>What are 3 questions which you want me to be sure to ask you during our session together? : </p> <p>- I'd like to talk about the transitions when becoming a caregiver. </p> <p>- What are some of the role transitions that arise when people become a caregiver? </p> <p> the go-to PGP - What can new caregivers do to help make this transition smoother? </p>
September 13, 2021
#22- How Humor Heals Us with Rebecca Handler
<p>Rebecca Handler is a writer who lives and works in San Francisco. Rebecca’s stories have been published and awarded in several anthologies, and she blogs regularly at www.onewomanparty.com. Edie Richter is Not Alone is her debut novel, and in a Starred Review, Booklist writes, "Handler's Edie has joined the ranks of unforgettably eccentric, intelligent women protagonists.” Kirkus Starred Review says, "A tragicomic exploration of the collateral damage of Alzheimer's disease... Handler gets it right from the title on out. Edie is definitely not alone.” </p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>
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