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In this episode of the Caregivers Podcast, Lon sits down to discuss all things caregiving with Dr. Daniel C. Potts! Coauthor of A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver and one of Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, neurologist Daniel C.
Joe Tanner is a natural! He is the middle child of 8 that together maintained a rigorous schedule of visiting their mom while she was a resident in Senior Living. So that he could remember his mom he started doing videos with her; to encoura
Mike is a 3rd Generation Professional Caregiver who tells the story of his youth growing up and around "Caring" environments. He shares his Entrepreneurial efforts in other industries before returning to his roots of SeniorLiving and helping
Anastasia Valentino is a Millennial Caregiver/Registered Nurse and that was the topic I planned to discuss but that's not how this episode played out. Anastasia works as an Intensive Care Unit nurse and as it turns out, she is truly a Corona
James might disagree, but he is a Caregiver. His background is too complex to summarize here but suffice it to see he has been a lifelong leaner and student, an educator, a professional stand-up comedian and now, he is an Certified Dementia P
Kay is one of my favorite people and she means a lot to me, even though we have only met in person twice! Widely known as "America's Funniest Stressbuster" Kay earned her chops from real life. As a successful (and self absorbed) professional
Val was recommended to us as a guest because of her true Caregiver Personality and sense of humor from a previous guest of the podcast. Val is "just" a Caregiver... and that may be one of the greatest compliments I could pay a person because
Pam brings over 20 years’ experience in family and professional caregiver education. Having engaged and trained thousands of care-partners and organizations, she is passionate about helping others embrace positive change. She is privileged to
Ann shares her personal journey loving her husband Bill both before and 20 years after a tragic accident left in a ventilator dependent quadriplegic with five kids and a "Domestic Engineer" wife. Ann tells a touching story of how their love h
Growing up my two sisters made up 67% of "my three mothers" as they and my mother were extraordinarily influential women in my young life in a household where I was essentially the only male. As a child I respected my older sister Genna and c
When his father, Albert Zangaro, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 14 years ago, Vince became his full-time caretaker. After an isolating first few years, he sought a way to help his family and others in the same situation and joined the Dementia
Dan Stockdale is an amazing keynote speaker with a powerful message, Dan inspires lasting change through his entertaining and unforgettable presentations. He is the only keynoter in the world to use a live tiger on stage during his presentation
In this episode Lisa Westbrook tells her personal story of how she had to become AWARE of the need to overcome some past difficulties in her relationship with her mother; ACCEPT a new focus within in herself and their relationship in order to
In this episode our founder and host discusses the role of "DOC" the "Defender Of Caregivers" in helping us remain calm and rational in the face of the emotional challenges of being a Caregiver. He offers a strategy for overcoming the tendenc
Born and raised on the east coast, Jeff was the perfect example of an all-around guy-- high school star quarterback, tennis, basketball and golf player, and All-American diver on his swim team. In his junior year, he was involved in an automob
Tess is a "Nature" Caregiver personality that came to her Professional Caregiver role as a Registered Nurse as a second career. This provided her with the perspective and maturity to lead and nurture (Care for!) others around throughout her a
Lori understands Caregiving from the inside out. She lost her Father to Brain Cancer after a 4 ½ year battle. Her Mother has struggled with Memory Loss for 30 years and is now in her end stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Lori now shares tips an
The founder and host of the podcast shares his personal experiences and highlights of each episode of 2019 and a little bit more of the WHY behind the message and methods behind the Caregivers Podcast.
Our guest today has a PhD in curriculum with a specialty in Oncology nursing whose love of caregiving is expressed through emotional and psychosocial/spiritual support for patients and family Caregivers as well as influencing future Caregiver
With an unparalleled journey as his wife’s sole caregiver for nearly thirty years through a medical nightmare that has mushroomed to 78 operations, the amputation of both legs, and $9 million in medical bills, Peter brings an astonishing under
These two ordinary mothers (and sisters) share the extraordinary reality - the joys, challenges, and absurdities - of raising "imperfect" children in a world preoccupied with perfection. After growing increasingly weary of others speaking abo
Our guest today is the "Defender Of Caregivers" the calm/rational "alter-ego" of our host Lon Kieffer as he shares a past version of the podcast that talks about the Caregiver Distortion known as Mental Filtering; flawed memories and how we ch
Our guest in this episode of the podcast is Doug Wojcieszak, a disclosure training consultant. After losing his oldest brother to medical errors in 1998 and his family successfully sued the hospital and doctors with the case settling in 2000.
Brian, in his own words, is Living Well With Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia. As an International Dementia Advocate & Keynote Speaker, he speaks about his Alzheimer’s life, hoping to create a better understanding of the disease. Hop
Our guest today, Eunice L. Sykes, is an accomplished other who has written a book entitled "Mashed Potatoes in My Salad" which is a work of fiction, sort of, about a woman who found love and then lost that love to Alzheimer’s disease… listen an
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