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Thriving In Midlife: Living Beyond MediocreCaring For Aging Parents Without Losing Yourself with Samantha DazeyAre you part of the "sandwich generation" and caring for aging parents while managing your household and children? The idea of a parent or loved one being diagnosed with MCI, dementia or Alzheimer's can be disheartening and overwhelming to manage.* Get help from others. You cannot do this alone.*If a loved one lives alone, assess the situation and get home care help or locate a community care facility.*Advocate for your loved one's care. Don't be afraid to ask questions or even get a second opinion.Important daily routines to support your...2022-04-2654 min
The Bridges We BuildGuest: Monica Zoll- A Fierce Advocate - do not miss the signs and symptomsMonica Pruitt Zoll shares her family dynamic approach in her coaching practice. Monica uses her personal experience with her mom’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis when she had young children and dropped nearly everything to help her mom (and dad). Her parents were living together in the home where Monica grew up.
The Initial Signs: Do not assume that the first signs of Alzheimer’s will be memory loss. In Monica’s situation, she shares how her mom’s energetic/nervous Venezuelan energy shifted. She became really focused on cleaning and organizing. Monica’s mom started pulling away from he...2021-07-0254 minThe Bridges We BuildGuest: Anna Cantor shares her journey - passion turned into purpose!Anna Cantor has 10 + years of experience with Dementia. Her mother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s & Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia in 2010. Anna was living in Germany at the time and dropped everything to become her mother’s caregiver. About 4 years into the process Anna moved her mother into a Care Home because her mom needed more care. Since then, Anna made it her goal to continue to educate herself on Dementia. She is a Certified Independent Dementia Consultant through Tepa Snow’s PAC program.
Anna focusses on two pillars: the Care Partners (family usually) at their...2021-06-231h 02The Bridges We BuildGuest: Shelley McIntyre, "Change is inevitable, pain is not."Grief Recovery Expert, Shelley McIntyre is a wealth of knowledge as an educator and a coach. She has a very unique perspective on change and challenges we face. During Shelly's work as a corporate strategist and product consultant she recognized a common theme- the obstacle to growth (in companies and individuals) were feelings surrounding CHANGE. Change is so threatening that it elicits a grief response for what once was.... a true sense of missing and yearning to recreate the same situation or experience.
Shelley creates systems and processes to normalize this feeling of...2021-06-1052 minThe Bridges We BuildMini- Episode: The Season of TransitionsChange is constant. However in 2020 and 2021 we have been thrust into more change than ever with Covid.
Even further, we are navigating tremendous change with our loved one.... Then there is another shift! Our lives are constantly changing... 'tis the Season of Change & Transitions.
School is ending, Summer is coming, perhaps a graduation... How many changes are you or someone in your immediate family experiencing currently? Returning to work in person? Did where you work, live or go to school change? Your body... has it...2021-06-0314 minThe Bridges We BuildGuest: Quincie Novella of Salus Homecare - Why use an Agency for Caregiving & How Covid changed everything...Quincie Novella is a Case Manager for Salus Homecare. She really began her journey when her mom was diagnosed with a terminal condition, then put on hospice at the age 52 years old. Quincie quit her job to take care of her mom and her life was forever changed. From that moment on she decided to serve others in this way.
Salus Homecare provides coverage in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California. Quincie talks about the types of Caregivers they hire and how giving life back to the clients is always the...2021-05-2641 minThe Bridges We BuildGuest: Abbie Richie of Senior Savvy - Technology for Seniors! YES it is possible!Help?! How do I get my mom, dad, grandma, or grandpa on Zoom or to answer my text or email???? Here is how!
Abbie Richie of Senior Savvy is an absolute gift to those she serves. Abbie builds bridges for Seniors as she creates connectivity to maintain relationships and shared experiences. She is known as the Computer Fairy Godmother of technology and continues to help those in their 90’s with many success stories!
Abbie helps you customize what is best for your loved one with 1:1 support, workshops, or programs. Abbie keeps it...2021-05-1838 minThe Bridges We BuildMini-episode: Grief - the other side of Living fully * Abundance * Risk * Loss/GriefWe forget often that nothing is permanent...
What is the other side of grief?
I think it is a life well lived!! The ability to live a full and abundant life means that we put ourselves out there... with vulnerability and risk! Otherwise this uncomfortable transition, the loss, would not be felt.
I briefly discuss grief in the various forms... whether it is a physical object (home/car); a situation or experience; a relationship ending; or the loss of a loved one through death. Are you experiencing the grief...2021-05-1415 min
Modern Gen X WomanPutting Yourself First, Without GuiltWe absolutely have to be responsible for managing our own health, period. It’s obvious how no one will push us to slow down, not take on another task or say no. Instead, the demands around us will keep impeding on us, chipping away at an energy we may have reserved for ourselves.We know you hear so much about self-care, probably too much. Our fear is that women will become numb to this reminder and begin to tune it out altogether. We absolutely, 100%, without a doubt, must move our own health needs to the top...2021-05-1231 min