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Capturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare9. The Power of Reframing Your Caregiving Story with Ron BelenoSend us a textRon Beleno is an active advocate for dementia, caregiving, aging and research communities. From lived experience, he encourages others to transform the challenging caregiving journey into one of growth and resilience through his innovative approach to narrative reframing and community building. In caring for his father who had Alzheimer's for over ten years, Ron shares practical strategies that changed his perspective and improved quality of life for his entire family. Key points discussed:• Reframing problems as challenges creates a mindset focused on solutions rather than obstacles• Over 60% of peo...2025-07-1546 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare8. Reclaiming Narrative Agency: How Stories Empower Persons Living with DementiaSend us a textAbout Our GuestLaura Bowley is the Director of Communications & Development for To Whom I May Concern®, and a senior facilitator and trainer. Since 2012, Laura has collaborated with Maureen Matthews, blending participatory management, storytelling, and theatre to co-create narratives with individuals diagnosed with dementia. Inspired by her personal connection to the disease through her late mother who had vascular dementia, Laura supports others on similar journeys by engaging directly with those living with dementia.Episode Key MessagesLaura developed the "Caring Conversations" toolkit t...2025-07-0153 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare7. Family Story Preservation: How Video Biographies Save MemoriesSend us a textPreserving Family Stories: The Urgent Need for Video BiographyWhen family voices fade into silence, irreplaceable stories disappear forever. Sean Daigle, founder of Memoria Films, shares why capturing video biographies is critical for family preservation—and why waiting could mean losing these precious memories permanently.The Hidden Cost of Delayed ActionSean's personal story illustrates a common regret: losing his grandmother at 16 without recording her memories. "I didn't realize the opportunity I missed until I was in my thirties," he re...2025-06-1742 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare6. Why Baby Boomers Aren't Preparing for Aging (And How Person-Centred Care Can Help)Send us a textThe oldest Baby Boomers will turn 80 in just four years, yet most aren't preparing for aging. Why do we avoid these crucial conversations?In this episode, I explore the gap between our aging reality and our readiness, drawing from research showing Baby Boomers' underestimated impact on society and healthcare. We'll discuss how stigma prevents preparation, the cost of not having these conversations, and why person-centred care approaches can help us feel more at ease with aging.You'll learn:Why Baby Boomers aren't preparing for...2025-06-0312 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare5. Storytelling as Healing: Kristy Wolfe on Vulnerability and Authenticity in Digital NarrativesSend us a textShow NotesKristy Wolfe is a digital storytelling facilitator and a Wolfe Pack Warrior. She believes there is beauty in every story and she champions real stories in marketing and communication. Kristy exposes the human side of any organization, with consideration for ethics in storytelling, as well as storyteller wellness every step of the way.As a Common Language DST Certified Facilitator and Trainer, Kristy helps individuals and social purpose organizations share meaningful stories, turning their unique experiences into compelling narratives that inspire action.Kristy...2025-05-2033 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare4. Digital Life Stories for Person-Centered Care: How Echobox Memory Vault Enhances Healthcare StorytellingSend us a textShow Notes:Tim and Tannis Roberts take time to share about the evolution of Echobox Memory Vault, a storytelling, memory-keeping, ad-free technology that can enhance quality of life for individuals by having opportunities to share their stories and capture what matters to them which loved ones and other care partners can then learn from to develop person-centred and relationship-centred approaches."Echobox Memory Vault began as a sketch and a set of notes on our kitchen table", Tim and Tannis share on their website. They live in Calgary, A...2025-05-0625 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare3. The Art and Science of Digital Storytelling: Dr. Mike Lang on Reshaping Healthcare Through Patient NarrativesSend us a textDr. Mike Lang is a Digital Storytelling Specialist, Researcher, Film Director/Producer and Social Entrepreneur. He shares with us what Digital Storytelling is and the impact it has as it relates to making positive change in healthcare policies. We also talk about:Digital storytelling as a productDigital storytelling as a processA variety of ways a digital story can be used (for education, advocacy, research and therapeutic intent)Making sense of our own storiesGaining wisdom through storiesDr. Lang's personal mission: "openly and honestly sharing my story and encouraging others to do the...2025-04-2237 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare2. Hidden Visual Treasures: How Home Videos Can Revolutionize Personalized Dementia CareSend us a textHave you ever thought about how pictures and videos that you already have stored away somewhere could be used to enhance your own health care experience? Join me as I share my own shift in caring for someone after seeing a daughter's home video of her Mom years before her diagnosis of dementia. Please subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts! Do you have a question or a topic related to "capturing essence for care" that you would like discussed on the podcast? Se...2025-04-0806 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in Healthcare1. Living with Dignity: Dementia Advocate Mary Beth Wighton on Capturing Essence and Improving HealthcareSend us a textJoin our discussion with Mary Beth Wighton, inspiring international dementia advocate, writer and speaker as we talk about what it's like living with a diagnosis of probable Frontal Temporal Dementia and learn how she captures her essence. Our conversation covers:what receiving the diagnosis is like and the importance of bedside manner;coming to terms with a diagnosis not just for herself but for family; choosing to live with purpose and the role of being an advocate;creating culture and policy change through community;speaking up for our own needs an...2025-03-2538 minCapturing Essence for Care: Storytelling that Promotes Personhood in HealthcareCapturing Essence for Care: Life Stories Transforming Healthcare ExperiencesSend us a textCapturing Essence for Care: Stories to Transform HealthcareJoin Lisa Joworski, Therapeutic Recreation and Life Story Resource specialist, as she explores how sharing our personal narratives can reduce judgments and transform patient-centred care. This podcast bridges the gap between healthcare professionals, care partners, individuals with lived experiences, and storytellers through meaningful conversations about the power of personal stories.Each episode features discussions with people who have found value through sharing their life stories with healthcare practitioners and others who incorporate personal history techniques into their practice. Drawing...2025-03-1603 min
Co-CreatedRediscovering Voices: Digital Storytelling in Elderly and Dementia CareEvery life holds a story waiting to be told, and Lisa Joworski has dedicated her life to bringing those tales to the fore. Join us as we journey with Lisa, a compassionate Common Language Digital Storytelling facilitator, who has turned her profound experiences with the senior community and individuals with dementia into a mission of empathy and connection. Through the recounting of her own evolution from a teen working in long-term care to a supportive figure in outpatient services, Lisa shares with us her innovative activity kits designed to not only bridge generations but also to celebrate the rich...2024-05-1325 min
Crickets to Cha-ChingsMeshing a Passionate Career with a Profitable Side HustleIn this week's guest episode, Lauren interviews Lisa Joworski of AWE Struck Aspirations. Learn about Lisa's passionate career in therapeutic recreation working with the older population and how that fueled and inspired her digital download Etsy store. Connect with Lisa: Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AwestruckAspirations Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AWEStruckAspirations/2022-05-2324 min
Engaged In Rec46. AWEstruck! AspirationsJoin me as I chat with Lisa Joworski, creator of AWEstruck! Aspirations while she shares her meaningful and printable activities specifically for individuals with memory loss. Etsy.com/shop/awestruckaspirations
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engagedinrec/message2022-04-1036 min