Life on Repeat: A Dementia Caregiver Podcast

Mar 18 2024 46 ep. 39 mins 6
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Life on Repeat is a podcast for those caring for someone with dementia. Join Laura Vaillancourt, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Geriatric Mental Health Specialist and Eldercare Coach as she explores helpful caregiving tips, practical resources and most importantly, how to care for yourself through this journey.

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Transforming Personal Struggle Into Community Support with Martha Ranon

Mar 18 2024 37 mins  
In this heartfelt episode of 'Life on Repeat', host Laura Vaillancourt welcomes Martha Ranon, the Executive Vice President of Southern Caregiver Resource Center, based in San Diego. Martha shares her personal journey from caring for her great aunt, who was living with dementia, to her role in supporting other caregivers through her work. The conversation delves into the challenges

The Dementia Connection Model with Dr Jennifer Stelter

Feb 02 2024 40 mins  
The Dementia Connection Model: Non-Pharmacological Tools for Better Dementia CareLicensed Mental Health Counselor Laura Vaillancourt talks to Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Stelter, who co-owns the Dementia Connection Institute. Dr. Stelter has created the Dementia Connection Model, aiming to improve dementia care through non-pharmacologic interventions. Dr. Stelter discusses h

Maintaining Your Cool During Family Conflict with Kimberly Best

Dec 12 2022 40 mins  
Laura and Kimberly explore the world of transformative mediation with family members who are caring for older adults. Kimberly has some fantastic tips on maintaining your calm in the midst of family chaos. You will love this discussion!Here are some interesting points from our discussion:-Factors that might contribute to caregiving conflict-Helpful tips for handling conflict with f

Finding the Right Words with Cindy Weinstein

Nov 14 2022 48 mins  
Join us as we talk with Cindy Weinstein, author and English professor, about her experience with her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis, as a distant caregiver and her new book. Cindy's goal in writing her book, Finding the Right Words, was to equip readers with knowledge by sharing terms, basic neurology, graphs and images weaved throughout her story of her family's journey with her f

Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver with Gretchen Staebler

Oct 31 2022 35 mins  
You'll love this episode with Laura and Gretchen as we talk about Gretchen's experience caring for her mother.Gretchen left her job and friends on the East Coast in 2012 and returned to her childhood home on the West Coast to companion her 96 year old mother from whom she had been 'comfortably distanced' for 36 years. Her degree in counseling didn't help with this gig! Gretchen is

How a Speech Language Pathologist Can Lighten the Load of Caregiving with Adria Thompson

Oct 12 2022 45 mins  
You will love this episode with the amazing Adria Thompson! I was so excited to interview her, as she has a wealth of knowledge and experience in getting creative with challenging situations that caregivers face. Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) do so much more than assist with swallowing and speaking. I personally follow her Instagram account and learn so much! In this episode,

Learn to Love Your Sleep with Dr Kim Dwyer

Sep 12 2022 46 mins  
What do humans beings spend more time doing than anything else? Sleep! Dr. Kim was so kind to share about all things sleep with us in this episode. Caregivers often struggle with sleep whether it is due to increased stress, worry or needing to be awake and alert to care for loved ones. Did you know that what you do in the morning has a direct impact on the quality of your sleep tha

A Mile at a Time: It's All Good Training with Travis and Mark Macy

Aug 22 2022 50 mins  
This is a special episode with two participants, father and son, of the Amazon Original World's Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji. Mark and Travis Macy have life-long experience training and participating in Eco-Challenges all over the world and are intimately familiar with uncertainty and resiliency. You will appreciate hearing their perspective on Mark's Alzheimer's diagnosis and

Loving Your Caregiving Life with Charlotte Bayala

Aug 08 2022 44 mins  
Is it possible to love your life as a caregiver? Many caregivers do not have a choice in their role as a caregiver and can sometimes feel as if they are failing no matter how hard they try to control, fix things, or prevent a crisis. Charlotte Bayala shares that in crisis, we have an opportunity to tap into the deep parts of ourselves that can teach us self-love and how to listen t

Tapping Into Inner Wisdom using SoulCollage® with Jennifer Wolfe-Hagstrom

Jul 25 2022 38 mins  
What is SoulCollage® and how can it be used to help burnout and compassion fatigue with caregivers? Jennifer Wolfe-Hagstrom joins us to talk about how this modality can help people process, honor and connect with all parts of themselves and their greater community. In this episode, we talk about:The process of SoulCollage®How SoulCollage® taps into inner wisdom and intuitionThe