Alzheimer’s can take so much, so fast, and the hardest part is feeling like you have zero control. We’re Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess, and we’re joined by Mark Wilson, a former Fortune 500 leadership executive whose new book, Breakthrough Alzheimer's Care, offers a hopeful roadmap that leads to thriving, not just surviving through a dementia journey.

After his mother was diagnosed with both Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, Mark made the life-changing decision to leave a successful corporate career and become her full-time caregiver. What followed was a remarkable journey that challenged expectations and transformed both their lives.

Drawing on leadership principles, practical strategies, and deep personal experience, Mark shares how families can become Care Leaders, not just caregivers, by creating environments that prioritize safety, joy, connection, purpose, and well-being.

We discuss:

• The mindset shift from caregiver to care leader
• The five breakthrough pillars of care
• Building and leading an effective care team
• Creating moments of joy even in the face of dementia
• Supporting your loved one without losing yourself
• Why hope still matters after an Alzheimer's diagnosis
• Finding purpose and meaning throughout the caregiving journey

Whether you're caring for a parent, spouse, partner, or friend, this episode offers practical guidance, heartfelt wisdom, and a powerful reminder that love can still create extraordinary moments.

Because even when there is no cure, there can still be connection, purpose, and joy.

If this conversation helps, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s caregiving, and leave a review so more families searching for Alzheimer’s caregiving support and dementia care strategies can find it.

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Website: Bold Care Leader

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Instagram: @boldcareleader

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Book: Breakthrough Alzheimer's Care

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