Dementia By Day
By Rachael Wonderlin
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Rachael Wonderlin tackles common challenges in dementia caregiving and seeks to make everyone a better care partner and professional by promoting education and empathy. Rachael has a Master’s in Gerontology and owns Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting firm. She is the author of 3 books with Johns Hopkins University Press. You can find her on Instagram @dementiabyday and download her “16 Things I’d Want If I Got Dementia” list from rachaelwonderlin.com
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All-Star Episode: How do I convince dad that he has dementia?
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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All-Star Episode: What if I say the wrong thing?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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All-Star Episode: When should I move her into memory care?
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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All-Star Episode: Why is he having trouble speaking?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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All-Star Episode: How can I convince my brother to let us move mom?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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All-Star Episode: How do I know if I'm getting burned out?
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: How do I tell her that her sister died?
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: Improving dementia care with improv
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: Is this a hallucination or a delusion?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: Is this depression or dementia?!
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: When they think they're still working
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: After the dementia care move: changes, feelings and worries
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: What ambigious loss is and why you're feeling it
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: Activities every care partner needs to know
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: How my 16 Things poem almost disappeared
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: The 3 questions you need in dementia caregiving
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: "What is Timeline Confusion™"
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: "What it really means to Embrace Their Reality™"
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: "#1 reason a routine is going to save you drama"
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: "The 3 worst move-ins I've ever seen"
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: "When can I go home?"
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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All-Star Episode: What is mini-reorientation?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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"What do I say when she says she 'wants to go home'?"
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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"How do I stop her from doing this annoying thing she's doing?"
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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"Why does he sleep so much?"
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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"How do I involve my spouse in our life, even though they have dementia?"
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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"Why is he suddenly incontinent?”
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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"How do I convince dad that he has dementia?"
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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"Where's the 'line' when it comes to 'lying?’ What IS Embracing Their Reality™?"
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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"How do I take over finances when they feel they can still do it, even though I know they can’t?"
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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"What if I say the wrong thing?"
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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“How do I know if I’m getting burned out?”
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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"But won’t agreeing with their delusions make them sicker?"
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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“When should I move her into memory care?”
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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“Why is she having trouble understanding me?”
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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“Why is he having trouble speaking?”
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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“How can I convince my brother to let us move mom?”
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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"Why won’t she take a shower?"
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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"How do we tell him that we sold his house?"
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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"How do I tell her that her sister died?"
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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"We got him a diagnosis, but what happens next?"
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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When will she stop recognizing me?
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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"I don’t want to lie to him, so what do I say instead?"
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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"How do I know if they actually have Dementia?"
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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A Low-Drama Dementia Care Transition
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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How to Talk About Talking ABOUT Dementia
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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What is Mini-Reorientation?
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Improving Dementia Care With Improv
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Is That a Hallucination or a Delusion?
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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"I Want to Go Home!" And What to Say Back
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Is This Depression OR Dementia?!
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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When They Think They're Still Working
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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When They Think They Don't Need Help
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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3 Ways to Stop Sweatin' the Holidays
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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After the Dementia Care Move: Changes, Feelings and Worries
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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What Ambiguous Loss Is—And Why You're Feeling It!
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Activities Every Dementia Care Partner Needs to Know
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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When You're Too Sick to be a Caregiver
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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They Teach WHAT in Nursing School?!
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Putting Your Dementia Care Passion into a Book w/ Stephanie Erickson
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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New Tricks to an Old Industry w/ PK Beville
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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How To Advocate For Your Loved One
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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WHY I Trademarked "Embracing Their Reality"
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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How My "16 Things I'd Want If I Got Dementia" Poem Almost Disappeared
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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The 3 Questions You NEED in Dementia Caregiving
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Dementia and COVID with Michelle Tristani
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May 30, 2020 |
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S2:E21: Bad Words PART 4
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May 25, 2020 |
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S2:E20: Bad Words PART 3
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May 18, 2020 |
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S2:E19: Bad Words PART 2
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May 11, 2020 |
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S2:E18: Bad Words in Dementia Care PART 1
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May 04, 2020 |
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S2E17: Why Shadowboxes Shouldn't Be Full of Memorabilia
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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S2:E16: What is Timeline Confusion(TM)?
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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S2:E15: Should You CALL a Person With Dementia?
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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S2:E14: My Personal #WFH Schedule
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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S2:E13: 5th "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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S2:E12: 4th "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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S2:E11: 3rd "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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S2:E10: 2nd "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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S2:E9: 1st "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality Effectively
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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S2:E8: Interview with a senior living provider: Andrew of Vivant
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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S2:E7: Why Independent Living Never Hires Me!
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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S2:E6: My Hope for the Future of Dementia Care
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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S2:E5: What it REALLY means to Embrace Their Reality(TM)
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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S2:E4: What IS Anosognosia and How Does It Impact Dementia?
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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S2:E3: What Is Ambiguous Loss in Dementia Care?
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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S2:E2: What Senior Living Sales & Marketing Professionals Are Missing
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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S2:E1: 20 Things I'd Want If I Got Dementia
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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S1:E:30 BONUS: Sample chapter from my first book!
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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S1:E29: What dementia ACTUALLY looks like
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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S1:E28: 5 things to think about with LGBT aging and dementia
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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S1:E27: Creative Engagement: Meet my 2nd book!
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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S1:E26: When the person you're caring for is your spouse
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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S1:E25: How to win an argument with someone with dementia
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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S1:E24: From Psychiatrist to hands-on caregiver
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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S1:E23: Prepping for the holidays when a loved one has dementia
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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S1:E22: 10 Most important things about dementia care communication
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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S1:E21: The BEST ones: Hollywood depictions of dementia that work!
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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S1:E20: The WORST offenders: Hollywood depictions of dementia that don’t make the grade
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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S1:E19: Myths you ALWAYS SEE in TV, movies and more
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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S1:E18: #1 reason a routine is going to save you some drama
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Oct 07, 2019 |