Ep 16: You Cannot Control Someone Else’s Emotions or Behavior

How many times have you thought to yourself, "I wish she would help out more," or "I wish he cared about this as much as I do"? These thoughts and feelings are so common and understandable when you are caring for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia. As much as you want someone to feel or … Continue reading Ep 16: You Cannot Control Someone Else’s Emotions or Behavior

Ep 15: How to Recover From a Bad Day or Visit With Your Loved One

As you probably already know, there can be a lot more bad days than good when someone you love has Alzheimer's or dementia. Unfortunately, there is no way to completely avoid having bad days or bad visits with your loved one. They are just a part of this difficult journey. One bad day doesn't have … Continue reading Ep 15: How to Recover From a Bad Day or Visit With Your Loved One

Ep 13: Change Your Alzheimer’s Journey with Acceptance and Perspective

People often ask me how I came to accept my mom's Alzheimer's diagnosis and how I was able to change my perspective surrounding it. It took me years to accept what was happening to my mom and to change my perspective. But eventually, I was able to go from having to leave the room to … Continue reading Ep 13: Change Your Alzheimer’s Journey with Acceptance and Perspective

Ep 12: Have You Been Lying to Yourself About What You Need?

I don’t know about you, but I pride myself on being an independent person who doesn’t need a lot of support from other people. I can always convince myself that I’m doing fine, and that I don’t need more support or connection from family or friends. On Mother’s Day this year, I had the sudden … Continue reading Ep 12: Have You Been Lying to Yourself About What You Need?

Ep 11: Sometimes It’s Harder Not to Do Something Than It Is to Just Do It

Do you put off calling or visiting your loved one because it’s hard to do? Do you keep putting off a personal or professional goal because you know it will be a lot of work? Or, maybe you just keep saying that you want to do something, but you still haven’t even taken the first … Continue reading Ep 11: Sometimes It’s Harder Not to Do Something Than It Is to Just Do It

Ep 8: Using Gratitude to Cope with What You’re Going Through

For a long time during my mom's Alzheimer's battle, I mostly focused on what I had lost--not what I still had. That left me feeling sad, hopeless, and depressed almost all of the time. At some point, I decided that I needed to do something different to better cope with what I was going through. … Continue reading Ep 8: Using Gratitude to Cope with What You’re Going Through