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- Still Here: Caregiving and Dementia
This hour-long special is about the unspoken challenges of caring for a family member with dementia. The show explores the experience of ambiguous loss, where the person is both here and not here at the same time. Through stories, we explore why caregivers have such high rates of isolation and depression and how difficult it may be to live with the fear of getting the disease yourself. Host Dr. Anne Hallward has lived with this illness in her own family and offers creative solutions that give hope, reduce stress, and build community.
“One of the hardest things you will ever have to do, is to grieve the loss of a person who is still alive.”AnonymousFollow the links below to more audio, information, and resources to support the caregiver you know.Emotional Care for the CaregiverEconomic, Legal, & Practical ResourcesFamily & Gender Dynamics in CaregivingWant to have a conversation?Use these brief audio prompts to start a conversation about caregiving.
General Resources on CaregivingThanks to the Hope and Grace Fund for their Generous Support of this Project.
Canadian Organizations:- Government Programs and Funding for Canadian Caregivers
- Canadian Home Care Association / Canadienne de soins et services à domicile
- Service Canada, Employment Insurance and Compassionate Care Benefits
- Health Canada, Division of Aging & Seniors
- National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Canadian Mental Health Association: Family & Caregiving Support
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Canadian Hospice & Palliative Care Association
- The Family Caregiver, Ontario
- CARP: Caregiver Support
American Organizations:- Caregiver Action Network
- AARP
- Administration for Community Living
- Assisted Living Federation of America – Leading national trade association serving companies that own, operate, and support professionally managed senior living communities in the United States.
- Eldercare Locator – A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families.
- Familycare America: Caregivers Library – One of the most extensive libraries for caregiving that exists today.
- National Alliance for Caregiving – A non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on advancing family caregiving through research, innovation, and advocacy.
- National Association of Professional Care Managers – Leading the community of Aging Life Care Professionals through education, professional development, and the highest ethical standards.
- National Association for Home Care and Hospice – Represents the nation’s 33,000 home care and hospice organizations. NAHC also advocates for the more than two million nurses, therapists, aides and other caregivers employed by such organizations to provide in-home services.
- National Center for Assisted Living – The assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association (AHCA).
- National Institute on Aging – Researches activities dedicated to understanding the nature of aging, supporting the health and well being of older adults, and extending healthy, active years of life for more people.
- Rosalyn Carter Institute – An advocacy, education, research, and service unit of Georgia Southwestern State University.
- SAGE Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders – Services and advocacy for LGBT elders.
Maine Organizations:- Maine Chapter Alzheimer’s Association
- Eastern Maine HomeCare – Public and private pay options for hospice care in Maine.
- Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine – Affordable, accessible, quality home care and hospice services.
- Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice – Nonprofit Medicare-certified agency.
- Maine Hospice Council and Center for End of Life Care – Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care.
- Hospice of Southern Maine – Hospice of Southern Maine’s mission is to provide compassion, care and comfort through end of life for patients with life-limiting illnesses, and support for their families.
- Maine Aging and Disability Resource Center – Dementia Services; Family Caregiver Support Program – Provides many resources available for people living with dementia and their caregivers in Maine.
- Memory Works, Memory Cafes – Memory Cafés are places where anyone with any form of dementia, or memory loss, can go to socialize, learn and have fun. At a memory café, people can relax and just be themselves, knowing that no one judges them and all who are there are going through similar challenges.
Maine Aging Agencies:
- Central Maine Area Agency on Aging/Spectrum Generations – Augusta
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging – Bangor
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging – Scarborough
- SeniorsPlus – Lewiston
- Aroostook Area Agency on Aging, Inc. – Presque Isle
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54 min - Out-Takes: The Unheard Stories of LGBTQ Teens
This show is about the courage of teenagers who come out at a time in life when it is hardest to be different. So many of the legal and social changes in this country that support LGBTQ civil rights are happening because one by one, year after year, thousands of young people dare to come out to their family and friends. Little by little, they open minds and hearts.
Follow the links below to more audio, information and resources to help LGBTQ teens, families, schools and communities.
“Harvey Milk always said that this was how the revolution would happen: one lonely kid at a time.”from Love on the March, New Yorker, 11/12/12 by Alex RossSafe Space Radio PresentsOut-Takes: The Unheard Stories of LGBTQ TeensMost Recent CommentsLeave A CommentAlso join the conversation on#loveisloveis, #out-takes, #safespaceradioFamilyLesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults who reported higher levels of family rejection during adolescence were 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide, and 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression. Pediatrics, January 2009, VOLUME 123 / ISSUE 1 [MORE]
SchoolThe vast majority of LGBTQ kids are victimized at their school. Bullying ranges from negative comments from both peers and teachers, to actual physical assault. Find out more about what you can do in your school to protect LGBTQ teens and make the school safer for everyone. [MORE]
SolutionsThe great news is that we know what makes a difference in saving LGBT kid’s lives. The next step is to learn about these strategies, find allies and work together to make these changes. [MORE]
Additional Important Topics:LGBTQ HomelessnessTransgender issuesGender ExpansivenessFaith CommunitiesInclusive CurriculumResources:Audio:An interview with Inaugural poet, Richard Blanco:
Part II of the interview with Richard Blanco:
Further Reading:- “How Homophobia Hurts Everyone: A Theoretical Foundation”
- We Are the Youth: Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth in the United States
- Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools
- Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
- “Stop Bullying Now”
- Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain and
Trauma of Growing Up Gay In AmericaOrganizations:- Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
- Trans Youth Equality Foundation
- The Trevor Project
- Equality Federation
Maine Organizations
- Out as I want to Be
- Equality Maine
- Downeast Maine GLSEN
- Southern Maine GLSEN
- Portland Outright on Facebook
- Outright Lewiston/Auburn
Discussion questions for Teens:- What was it like for you to hear these stories? What did you resonate with? What could you not relate to?
- Were there important parts of your experience that got left out? What are they?
- Who are the most trustworthy, and accepting people in your life? Make a list. Can you go to them when things are difficult? Do you? If not, why not, and is this something you can talk to them about?
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52 min - Yoga For Trauma with Matthew Sanford
Matthew Sanford is a yoga teacher focused on trauma recovery. Matthew was paralyzed from the chest down at age 13 in a car accident that killed his father and sister. As a teen, he was encouraged to “overcome the silence” of his paralyzed body. ...read more »
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29 min - Silence In The BodyFor the final show of 2016 and this season of Safe Space Radio, we revisit my 2011 conversation with Matthew Sanford. Matthew is a yoga teacher focusing on trauma recovery. He was paralyzed from the chest down at age 13 in a car accident that killed his father and sister. As a teen, he was encouraged to overcome the silence of his paralyzed body, but he learned that he could listen to it instead. Over time, he began to experience his body's silence as a source of strength and connection. He encourages all of us, as we age, to listen to the increasing silence of our bodies in new ways.29 min
- Talking To Kids About Sex & Sexuality with Layne GregoryThis week we go back to 2008 and the second episode of Safe Space Radio to revisit a conversation that remains so important to me: how (and when) to talk to your kids about sexuality. My guest Layne Gregory and I discuss the ways our parents were unable to give us the information we needed on the subject. Layne shares the strategies for navigating the subject of sexuality that she used with her own kids and gives 6 basic principles that are important for kids to understand.33 min
- Talking To Your Kids About SexThis week we go back to 2008 and the second episode of Safe Space Radio to revisit a conversation that remains so important to me: how (and when) to talk to your kids about sexuality. My guest Layne Gregory and I discuss the ways our parents were unable to give us the information we needed on the subject. Layne shares the strategies for navigating the subject of sexuality that she used with her own kids and gives 6 basic principles that are important for kids to understand.29 min
- Advocating for a Child with Autism with Ellen JenningsThis week we revisit my 2014 conversation with Ellen Jennings, who is the mother of a son with high-functioning autism. She talks about how long and difficult the path to his diagnosis was, and about the many ways she has had to push for him to get the services he needed and that have helped him thrive.30 min
- Advocating For A Child With AutismThis week we revisit my 2014 conversation with Ellen Jennings, who is the mother of a son with high-functioning autism. She talks about how long and difficult the path to his diagnosis was, and about the many ways she has had to push for him to get the services he needed and that have helped him thrive.30 min
- Prisoners and Hospice with Bobby PayzantThis week's show revisits my 2014 interview with Bobby Payzant, an inmate at the Maine State Prison. We discuss the crime for which he is serving time, and his work as a hospice volunteer, giving care to inmates dying in prison. Bobby's insights about the power of presence and open-hearted caregiving upended my notions of what it would be like to talk to someone convicted of a violent crime, and challenge the stigma our society places upon those with criminal records.30 min
- Prisoners And HospiceThis week's show revisits my 2014 interview with Bobby Payzant, an inmate at the Maine State Prison. We discuss the crime for which he is serving time, and his work as a hospice volunteer, giving care to inmates dying in prison. Bobby's insights about the power of presence and open-hearted caregiving upended my notions of what it would be like to talk to someone convicted of a violent crime, and challenge the stigma our society places upon those with criminal records.30 min
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