Join Laura as she interviews Lisa Mayfield about Care Managers and the world of Aging Life Care Professionals.

Lisa Mayfield founded Aging Wisdom® in 2003. She is trained and licensed as a mental health counselor, geriatric mental health specialist, and is a certified Aging Life Care Professional. Lisa brings over two decades of experience supporting and finding hope for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. She is a trained mediator and helps families find common ground when they might not agree on the best approach to supporting their aging parents. Lisa has a passion for helping baby boomers navigate unexpected health changes and proactively plan for their future.

As a member of the Aging Life Care Association and Past President, Lisa has met stringent education, experience, and certification requirements and adheres to a strict code of ethics and standards of practice. She is an award-winning care manager and holds the distinction of being one of two Fellow Certified Care Managers in Washington State (the other Fellow is her business partner and co-principal Jullie Gray).

Aging Wisdom's website: https://agingwisdom.com/

Aging Life Care Association website: https://www.aginglifecare.org/

Join Laura and Sara as they discuss aging in place for some great tips and important considerations.

Sara Wasser is a social worker and is certified in geriatric mental health. She has spent the last 10+ years serving older adults by providing care coordination, resources and referrals in a continuing care community. Sara has a wealth of information and experience in the world of aging and supporting caregivers.

Join us as we explore dying, death, grief and dementia with Jill Johnson-Young: caregiver, counselor, author and grief expert.

Jill has spent her career as a social worker and clinician. After a long career, including ten years as a hospice social worker and ten years in private practice, her goals are clear: "We need to  change how we talk about dying, death, grief, and dementia".

Check out her book, "The Rebellious Widow: A Practical Guide to Love and Life After Loss"

Also learn more about Jill and her programs and other books at her website: https://jilljohnsonyoung.com/

Join Laura V and her guest, Laura Smothers-Chu as they explore the unique challenges and gifts that come with long distance caregiving. This episode covers tips and tools as well as self-care opportunities such as mindfulness.

You can find more about Laura Smothers-Chu at her website: https://www.joyindementia.com/home

Learn about Occupational Therapy and how an OT might be helpful for your loved one with dementia. We discuss great tips on remaining at home safely, how to plan ahead and other ways an OT might be helpful to you.

You can find more about Jennifer Hopps at her website: AdaptiveLivingOT.com

Her Facebook: Adaptivelivingllc

Explore all of the facets of choosing whether or not to move your loved one with dementia. How do you know it's time? Is there a black and white answer? We take a deep dive into making what can feel like an impossible decision in this podcast episode.

Join us as Elisabeth Mack, RN, BSN and owner of Holistic Caring shares with us about the benefits of using medicinal cannabis with your loved one with dementia. She covers the history, the science, the benefits and risks. This episode is packed with information, you may want to listen twice!

You can learn more about Elisabeth and her work here:

https://holisticcaring.com#LifeOnRepeat

She also has a special course on Cannabis and Alzheimer's Disease.

Should you decide to purchase a course from Holistic Caring, Life on Repeat may benefit by receiving a small payment. Thanks for considering this!

Laura and Gail discuss the importance of advocacy such as important things to know about advocating during the pandemic. She shares practical tools and language that can be helpful to use as you act as your loved ones voice. We discuss the concept of 'brain-failure' and the helpful perspective this can have when caregiving.

Gail wrote a fabulous book called "The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One". We explore topics in the book and how easy it is to navigate.

You can find out more about Gail here: https://www.thedementianurse.com/

Find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Caregivers-Guide-Dementia-Practical-Yourself/dp/1646113926

Christy and Laura explore the "Sandwich Generation"- those that are raising children while caring for older family members. Her knowledge and research in this area is so informative and normalizing. We examine how common this is, how to talk to children about dementia, and how to support your own health during this time.

Christy Yates is the author of: "Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation".

You can learn more about Christy here: https://christyyates.mykajabi.com/

You can order her book here: https://christyyates.mykajabi.com/sandwich-generation

Welcome to Life on Repeat: a podcast for those caring for someone with dementia. You host, Laura Vaillancourt, MA, LMHC, GMHS, explores the vision of this podcast as a platform to explore helpful caregiving tips, practical resources and most importantly, how to care for yourself through this journey.