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Which Mental Health Professional Should I Work WIth?

Which Mental Health Provider Should You Start With? Which Mental Health Provider Should You Start With? Knowing what each professional does will help you to identify the mental health professional best able to address your most immediate need.  Here’s an overview of the three most…

What Does a Dementia Evaluation Actually Look Like?

When a family member starts asking the same question three times in an hour, or gets lost driving a route they’ve taken for thirty years, what follows is often a combination of fear (what if something horrible happens?) and uncertainty (what do we do about…

Dementia and Voting: FAQs About Dementia Voting Rights

With older adults being more likely to vote than any other age group and dementia affecting older adults more than any other age group, questions about dementia and voting naturally arise! Can people with dementia vote? Like most things related to voting, there’s concern and…

Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s: Interview with Lauren Dykovitz

In this episode of the Caring for Aging Parents Show, I interview Lauren Dykovitz, author of Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s about: Her journey as a caregiver over the past 10 years The challenges of being 25 when her mom was…

Dementia Can Be Beautiful with MJ Grant and Her Mom, Carmen

In this first of a two-part interview,  I have the incredible honor of interviewing Mary Jane, “MJ”, Grant about her experiences with caring for her mom with dementia. You may remember MJ Grant’s video that went viral, called “Dementia Can Be Beautiful”. It’s had more than…

Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?

You’ve heard people say “she’s doing great! She’s old, but she’s all there!” or “he’s 90 and still so sharp!” These statements about older adults make the assumption that with aging comes serious cognitive problems, like dementia! But, these ideas are actually not supported by…

Depression Treatment Prevents Dementia- According to Science

The Hidden Link Between Depression and Dementia Every time I sit with a client and help them move through depression, I know I’m not just helping them feel better in the moment—I may also be protecting their brain years down the road. That’s not just…