AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & Dementia

A podcast by AlzAuthors Featured on The Whole Care Network - Wednesdays

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121 Episodes

  1. Not About Us Without Us: Empowering Voices in the Dementia Conversation with Gina Awad

    Published: 8/6/2024

  2. Launching "Poetry for the Dementia Journey": An AlzAuthors Anthology

    Published: 7/23/2024

  3. Two Diagnoses, One Love Story: Dissociative Identity Disorder & Alzheimer’s

    Published: 7/16/2024

  4. Life After Loss: Sue Fagalde Lick's Journey After Caregiving

    Published: 7/2/2024

  5. Empowering LGBTQ+ Caregivers: Stories of Love, Loss, and Triumph

    Published: 6/18/2024

  6. Patience, Kindness, and Humor: Lessons from Caregiving with Vicki Tapia (Book Club Replay)

    Published: 6/4/2024

  7. Navigating Alzheimer's with Poetry: Insights from Caregivers and Poets

    Published: 5/28/2024

  8. Seize the Day: Embracing Life's Moments with Alzheimer's

    Published: 4/30/2024

  9. Laughter, Tears and Connection: Discussing a Novel Born from Alzheimer's Experience

    Published: 4/16/2024

  10. The Caregiving Podcaster: Broadcasting Resources from His Unique Vantage Point

    Published: 4/3/2024

  11. When Duty Becomes Privilege: Reframing Caregiving as an Act of Love

    Published: 3/24/2024

  12. Grace Under Pressure: A Caregiver's Journey from Professional to Personal

    Published: 3/6/2024

  13. Sharing an Alzheimer's Diagnosis Through Speaking Tours and Writing

    Published: 2/21/2024

  14. Books & Chit Chat: Andrea Couture Discusses Memoir "Embracing What Remains"

    Published: 2/11/2024

  15. How to Use Art to Reach Those with Dementia: Proven Strategies to Connect

    Published: 2/7/2024

  16. Writing Through the Fog: Three Authors Share Dementia Coping Strategies

    Published: 1/24/2024

  17. AlzAuthors Book Club Chit Chat Promo with Aging and Amazing

    Published: 1/15/2024

  18. Behind the Mask: COVID, Kids and Caregiving

    Published: 1/9/2024

  19. Empowering Families Caring for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's - Lori Aden and Sheila Parsley

    Published: 12/6/2023

  20. Finding Peace in Chaos: A Caregiver's Journey in a War Zone with Miriam Green

    Published: 11/22/2023

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Welcome to the AlzAuthors podcast! We’re so glad you found us. We're the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Join us as one of our authors shares their dementia journey, revealing intimate details and painfully obtained knowledge to help others currently on this path. We hope our stories offer comfort and support as we strive to break the silence and stigma surrounding a dementia diagnosis. May one of our authors speak to your experience. For more info please visit https://alzauthors.com. Featuring Marianne Sciucco, RN Podcast producer and host Marianne Sciucco is a co-founder and director at AlzAuthors and a registered nurse who cared for hundreds of dementia patients over a 20-year career. She provided care to her stepfather during his dementia journey and witnessed the painful decline of four beloved aunts to the disease. Her novel, "Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer’s love story," is based on a couple she met through her work and is a testament to the power of love in the face of this heart-wrenching disease. Learn more about Marianne at AlzAuthors.com. Purchase "Blue Hydrangeas" Featuring Christy Byrne Yates, M.S., LEP Christy is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), retired school psychologist, author, speaker and coach/consultant. Her book, “Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation” recounts her journey as a working mother of two who also managed the care of her parents, both of whom had some form of dementia. Combining her lived experience with her professional expertise in human development, wellness and a strengths based approach to finding solutions, Christy develops content, workshops and coaching to support Sandwiched families. She incorporates meditation, mindfulness and other evidence based mind/body practices into her work. She’s worked with care communities, financial professionals, estate planners and employers. Christy has a master’s degree in counseling psychology, and graduate credentials in both education and school psychology. Learn more about Christy at AlzAuthors.com. AlzAuthors is an Amazon Affiliate and may receive a small commission on book sales at no cost to you.