Dementia Discussions

By Barbara Hament

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A monthly podcast about dementia. Join your host, Barbara Hament every 2nd Tuesday of the month, as she interviews medical professionals, caregivers, and various experts on how to better understand and cope with this challenging and complex disease.


Episode Date
Cannabis for Dementia: An Introduction with Dr. Sherry Yafai
Apr 09, 2024
Bringing Dental Care Home with Gabrielle Mahler, DDS
Mar 12, 2024
A Comprehensive Look at Dementia with Kevin Jameson, Founder of The Dementia Society of America
Feb 13, 2024
Believing in Yourself as a Caregiver with Tami Anastasia
Jan 09, 2024
Creating a Meaningful Holiday Season with Tami Anastasia
Dec 12, 2023
Placing My Wife With Alzheimer's in Memory Care with Jay Swerdlow
Nov 14, 2023
Supporting Your Loved One Through the Journey of Lewy Body Dementia
Oct 10, 2023
Navigating Caregiver Stress and Guilt with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Genifer Goldsmith
Sep 12, 2023
Finding Balance: Self-Care and Compassion in Dementia Caregiving with Beth Lanie
Aug 08, 2023
Finding Joy in the Present: Embracing Dementia's Silver Lining with Valerie Rennert
Jul 11, 2023
Bringing Care Home: The Dos and Don'ts of Hiring a Caregiver for Your Loved One with Dementia
Jun 13, 2023
The Power of Music, Yoga, and Seizing the Day in Caregiving
May 09, 2023
Balancing Caregiving and Self-Care: Tips and Tricks for Caregivers
Apr 11, 2023
I Need You To Know That I’m There, with James Savage
Mar 14, 2023
It’s a Family Affair: How the dynamics of aging impact the entire family
Jun 21, 2022
Caregiving by default and why it's so easy to lose yourself
Jun 14, 2022
Lessons in Caregiving Education
Jun 07, 2022
"Learning from other Caregivers"
May 31, 2022
A Crash-Course in Caregiving: “It’s been a rollercoaster of figuring things out”
May 24, 2022
Laughter is the Best Medicine
May 17, 2022
Learning Caregiving from a Distance
May 10, 2022
Daily Money Managers as part of the caregiving team
May 03, 2022
Diagnosing Dementia with a Pre-existing Brain Condition
Apr 26, 2022
The Sad Relief of Getting the Diagnosis
Apr 19, 2022
A gertiatric caregiver’s mission to give back
Apr 12, 2022
Caregiving when both your parents have Alzheimer’s Disease
Apr 05, 2022
My wife is taking care of her mom – and we have young kids!
Mar 29, 2022
Memory care facilities don't always want your feedback – no matter how much you’re paying
Mar 22, 2022
Caregiving from afar: The importance of building a local team for your loved ones
Mar 15, 2022
Caring for a loved one who doesn’t know who you are
Mar 08, 2022
Young Onset Alzheimer’s: The diagnosis neurologists don’t know how to deal with
Mar 01, 2022
The dynamics of caregiving for different family members
Feb 22, 2022
7 years into Alzheimer’s: His imaginary life is all day long now
Feb 15, 2022
How Senior Move Managers tackle the complex logistics of moving a loved one
Feb 08, 2022
When we were listening to music, everyone else got a break
Feb 01, 2022
Cutting-edge technology designed to help people with dementia and their families
Jan 25, 2022
Caregivers vs. the healthcare system: An unbelievable story of perseverance and hope
Jan 18, 2022
Remembering a remarkable woman
Jan 11, 2022
What Happens Next? Lewy Body Dementia and the confusing stages of decline
Jan 04, 2022
Gratitude
Dec 29, 2021
What’s going on?
Dec 22, 2021
Advanced Care Planning: How to get started and why it’s so important
Dec 15, 2021
Taking over tasks for her husband- Step up or step back?
Dec 08, 2021
Dealing with the Denial of Dementia
Dec 01, 2021
Caretaking from a Distance
Nov 24, 2021
What is Lewy Body Dementia?
Nov 17, 2021
Alzheimer’s: The devil we know
Nov 10, 2021
Phases and transitions of debilitation
Nov 03, 2021
My mother became the daughter I never had
Oct 26, 2021
A wife’s crash-course in taking care of her husband
Oct 19, 2021
Things can become too much really quickly
Oct 12, 2021
The Cruelest Disease You’ve Never Heard Of
Oct 05, 2021
When an Alzheimer’s diagnosis leads to a whole new life
Sep 28, 2021
Diagnosed at 56: Younger-onset Alzheimer’s
Sep 21, 2021
Caring for the person who’s always been your mom
Sep 14, 2021
Beyond BINGO: Creative Brain Games and Virtual Programs from the Alzheimer’s Association
Sep 07, 2021
He was the master of ceremony of our life
Aug 31, 2021
How to build brain health to prevent Alzheimer’s
Aug 24, 2021
I don’t know who I’m gonna wake up with
Aug 17, 2021
Growing up while losing half of you
Aug 10, 2021
My Dad Doesn’t Remember my Childhood
Aug 03, 2021
When You’re Too Close to Notice
Jul 27, 2021
It’s like they regress to childhood
Jul 20, 2021
A Daughter on the Alzheimer’s Journey
Jul 13, 2021
I was looking for a miracle
Jul 06, 2021
I wanted him to be as happy as he could be
Jun 29, 2021
The inequality of power between the caretaker and their loved one
Jun 22, 2021
Get a dog!
Jun 22, 2021
You’re Not Alone
Jun 15, 2021
It’s been an adjustment for all of us
Jun 08, 2021
That’s why I’m here!
Jun 01, 2021
Letting Go of Him Little by Little
May 25, 2021
Take the journey the way the journey takes you
May 18, 2021
My Mother's Been Through a Lot and Now She Has Dementia
May 11, 2021
It's the little things
May 04, 2021
How Opica Adult Care Care Continues to Support it's Members
Apr 27, 2021
Tips & Life Lessons from an “Un-natural” Caregiver
Apr 20, 2021
Daddy's Little Girl
Apr 13, 2021
Take Care of Yourself - Do Whatever it Takes to Find Help
Apr 13, 2021
Barbara talks to Susan Howland, Program Director of the Alzheimer's Association
Apr 13, 2021
Welcome to Dementia Discussions
Feb 03, 2021