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How to Improve Your Memory: Tips for Enhanced Cognitive Wellness

Nicole Will

Sep 13, 2023

How to Improve Your Memory: Tips for Enhanced Cognitive Wellness

Today, we discuss how to improve our memory, common misconceptions about memory loss and cognitive decline...

Cultivating Wellness: Unveiling Nature's Power in Aging and Caregiving

Nicole Will

Aug 9, 2023

Cultivating Wellness: Unveiling Nature's Power in Aging and Caregiving

Nature is medicine. How do we harness the power of nature and our environment for our older adults and family caregivers?

Caring Through Communication: Speech Therapy & Dementia Care

Nicole Will

Jul 19, 2023

Caring Through Communication: Speech Therapy & Dementia Care

Caring Through Communication: Speech Therapy & Dementia Care with Adria Thompson, Speech-Language Pathologist & Founder of Be Light Care Con

Flourishing Together: Community and Innovation in Dementia Care

Nicole Will

May 17, 2023

Flourishing Together: Community and Innovation in Dementia Care

Allyson Schrier's life took an unexpected turn when her husband was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

Beyond Overwhelm: Finding Balance and Support for Family Caregivers

Nicole Will

May 11, 2023

Beyond Overwhelm: Finding Balance and Support for Family Caregivers

How do we manage stress, avoid burnout, and find balance when caring for our loved ones? It's important that we find support for our...

Breaking the Stigma: Empowering Sexuality and Aging

Nicole Will

May 1, 2023

Breaking the Stigma: Empowering Sexuality and Aging

My guest today is Dr. Regina Koepp, a board-certified clinical psychologist and founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging.

The Marathon of Alzheimer's: You Are Not Alone

Nicole Will

Apr 26, 2023

The Marathon of Alzheimer's: You Are Not Alone

In her own words, Karla started a marathon called Alzheimer’s with her father and experienced all the challenges, grief, decisions, and...

The Road Trip that Connected the Dementia Caregiver Community

Nicole Will

Apr 24, 2023

The Road Trip that Connected the Dementia Caregiver Community

Her first feature film, a documentary reveals the profound burden that family caregivers shoulder as they care those with dementia.

Empowered Health: Making Confident Medical Decisions for Your Loved Ones

Nicole Will

Feb 28, 2023

Empowered Health: Making Confident Medical Decisions for Your Loved Ones

Dr. Brittany Lamb, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, dementia family educator, and advocate.

Bringing Older Adults & Their Families Closer Together

Nicole Will

Feb 15, 2023

Bringing Older Adults & Their Families Closer Together

There can be a communication and engagement gap between the majority of the population and older adults, people with disabilities, and ...

Changing the Way We Think About Dementia

Nicole Will

Feb 8, 2023

Changing the Way We Think About Dementia

What do we do when we learn our loved one has a new diagnosis of dementia? What questions do we ask? Where do we go to learn how to support

Nicole Will

Jan 18, 2023

In Grief, Love Remains

Patti LaFleur is the former care partner for her Mom, Linda, who had mixed dementia. She cared for her Mom for three years. These two...

A Son's Journey: Caring for a Loved One with Dementia

Nicole Will

Jun 29, 2022

A Son's Journey: Caring for a Loved One with Dementia

Bill shares with us his journey as a son, offers advice on how to manage care, finding support, and how seeking support can be different for

Improving the Culture of Dementia Care with Teepa Snow

Nicole Will

Apr 20, 2022

Improving the Culture of Dementia Care with Teepa Snow

How do we support our loved ones with brain changes in a positive and respectful way? Teepa's mission is "to change the culture of dementia

Dementia Care Communication Strategies That Every Caregiver Needs to Know

Nicole Will

Jan 26, 2022

Dementia Care Communication Strategies That Every Caregiver Needs to Know

In 2003, Dr.Heather McKay had just begun working in occupational therapy when her beloved grandmother was diagnosed with vascular dementia.

What to Expect Along the Alzheimer's Journey

Nicole Will

Oct 20, 2021

What to Expect Along the Alzheimer's Journey

What to Expect Along the Alzheimer's Journey with Loretta Veney In 2006, Loretta Veney's mom was diagnosed with dementia. She immediately...

Advocating for the Invisible Family Caregiver

Nicole Will

Jun 9, 2021

Advocating for the Invisible Family Caregiver

After Lucinda received her father's dementia diagnosis so many questions came- Who can I call? What's next? Who will support me?

Nicole Will

May 13, 2021

Dementia Diagnosis, What Now?

Once you've received your loved one’s diagnosis- where do families begin to look for help and support?

Nicole Will

Oct 21, 2020

The Montessori Approach

Dr. Cameron Camp is the Director of Research and Development at the Center for Applied Research in Dementia. Dr. Camp is the creator of the