✨ When words fade, music still speaks—and heals.

For our season finale, we are honored to welcome Kendra Ray,  PhD, MBA, MPH, MT-BC, LCAT, Chief Research Officer at CaringKind.

Dr. Ray shares her inspiring journey of falling in love with music and discovering its profound role in healing. She offers practical ways music can ease agitation, lift depression, spark joy, and restore connection, reminding us that sometimes the smallest tools can transform even the hardest moments. Music brings joy, comfort, and connection into the caregiving journey, renewing the spirit of both care partners and the people they support.

Dr. Ray also explains how music can help us stay present in the here and now—creating what she calls moments of paradise—where care partners and loved ones can experience calm, joy, and connection together.

Listen to this uplifting finale on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite platform. Thank you for being part of our community of care partners and champions. We hope this season has brought you strength, validation, and hope.

🙏 Thank you to our Podcast Sponsors:

Eli Lilly and Family Caregiver Alliance

and to listeners like you, who make this community possible.

Links from the Episode:

Song BPM — Find the beats per minute of a song, as well as the key (be mindful of ads).

·Progressive Relaxation withMusic

3-Minute GroundingMeditation

DementiaWorkbook (MJHS) — Created for caregivers; includes music interventions to use when caring for people with cognitive disorders and memory loss.