Mempathy is a podcast about dementia-related memory loss, hosted by Professor Catherine Loveday, a memory expert who has spent the last 12 years putting her research into practice to support her own mum. In the series, she speaks with Sonia Beldom about everyday issues that arise for families and carers, such as how to have tricky conversations, how to improve sleep and how to scaffold memory. It is light-hearted and fun but tackles important topics and offers concrete advice and solutions.
Produced by Geraldine Fitzgerald, engineered by Jeff Knowler, and original music by Philip Loveday.
Episode 9: Memory loss, scams and fraud (with Marc Cannaneur)
Memory loss makes people particularly vulnerable to scams, fraud and other dishonest behaviour. In this episode, Sonia and I are joined by a very special guest, Marc Cannaneur (Hunted, and BBC Morning Live). Marc is a leading expert in scams and fraud. He is also an ambassador for Dementia UK and has parents living with dementia. Together, we consider the extra vulnerability faced by people with memory loss - how they can be exploited by professional fraudsters and even sometimes by people closer to home. As always, we discuss the underlying science and provide many tips for protecting not only our loved ones, but also ourselves.
18 Oct 2025
Episode 8: Repeating the same stories
The hosts of Mempathy explore the neuroscience behind repetitive storytelling in individuals experiencing memory loss, offering practical strategies for positive and supportive interactions.
14 Sept 2025
Episode 7: Unconscious memories
This episode of Mempathy explores how experiences impact individuals with dementia-related memory loss, even when they cannot consciously recall those events, offering practical tips for leveraging unconscious memories.
27 Jul 2025
Episode 6: The power of music
The Mempathy podcast explores the profound impact of music on memory, particularly for individuals with dementia, and offers practical, evidence-based strategies for harnessing its power to stimulate recall and evoke nostalgia.
14 Jul 2025
Episode 5: Elderspeak
Hosts Sonia and Catherine examine the concept of elderspeak, exploring how to recognize it and reduce its use to improve communication with individuals experiencing memory loss.
6 Jun 2025
Episode 4: When is memory loss a worry?
Hosts Sonia and Catherine share personal experiences and practical advice for recognizing signs of dementia and determining when memory loss warrants concern.
12 May 2025
Episode 3: To contradict or not
People with memory loss can sometimes sound very sure about something that you know can't be true, for example being convinced that a relative hasn't visited recently, or simply insisting on something having happened that can't have done. In this episode we look at different examples of when this happens, and then explore the memory mechanisms that underlie the issue. As always we offer some evidence-based suggestions for how to respond so that everyone wins.
29 Apr 2025
Episode 2: Understanding Future Thinking
In this episode we discuss why talking about the future can create anxiety in people with dementia-related memory loss and how to manage it. Sonia asks: ”My sister is about to move house and we don’t know how to speak to my step-mum about it because she keeps getting muddled and anxious.”
14 Apr 2025
Episode 1: Being Nocturnal
The first Mempathy episode deals with sleep disruption in people with dementia-related memory loss.
Our question from the public was “My friend’s mum has dementia and seems to have no concept of what time of day it is. She is becoming nocturnal, sometimes goes to bed at 6am etc. This causes lots of problems!”
In this episode, Professor Catherine Loveday and Sonia Beldom speak about their own experiences of managing nocturnal mums. They then discuss the science underlying sleep, which explains why these problems happen (and in fact is helpful for any of us who may struggle with sleep sometimes). Catherine offers some tried and tested evidence-based tips for getting things back on track.
9 Apr 2025
Mempathy Trailer 2
A second trailer for Mempathy, with short clips from upcoming episodes.
3 Apr 2025
Mempathy Trailer 1
A trailer for Mempathy - a new podcast by Professor Catherine Loveday, which explores and explains dementia-related memory loss.
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3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100
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Who hosts Mempathy?
Catherine and Sonia host the show. Published by Mempathy.
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The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
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