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- Ep 11: Sometimes It’s Harder Not to Do Something Than It Is to Just Do ItDo you put off calling or visiting your loved one because it’s hard to do? Do you keep putting off a personal or professional goal because you know it will be a lot of work? Or, maybe you just keep saying that you want to do something, but you still haven’t even taken the first … Continue reading Ep 11: Sometimes It’s Harder Not to Do Something Than It Is to Just Do It →20 min
- Ep 10: Ambiguous Loss and Ambiguous GriefDuring the first few years of my mom's battle with Alzheimer's, I was an emotional wreck. I cried all the time. I got angry and overreacted a lot. I had really big emotions over the smallest things. It wasn't until I became familiar with the terms ambiguous loss and ambiguous grief that my emotional overwhelm … Continue reading Ep 10: Ambiguous Loss and Ambiguous Grief →18 min
- Ep 9: Your Anger Is Justified, But It’s Not Serving YouHave you ever felt angry that your loved one has Alzheimer's or dementia? Do you feel angry when you think about everything you have lost and how much your life has changed? Are you angry that your family has to go through this while others don't? I used to feel angry about all of those … Continue reading Ep 9: Your Anger Is Justified, But It’s Not Serving You →15 min
- Ep 8: Using Gratitude to Cope with What You’re Going ThroughFor a long time during my mom's Alzheimer's battle, I mostly focused on what I had lost--not what I still had. That left me feeling sad, hopeless, and depressed almost all of the time. At some point, I decided that I needed to do something different to better cope with what I was going through. … Continue reading Ep 8: Using Gratitude to Cope with What You’re Going Through →16 min
- Ep 7: How to Stop Feeling So Much GuiltDo you ever feel guilty when it comes to caring for your loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia? If you answered yes, you're not alone! Virtually every single caregiver I've ever spoken to feels guilty about something, or many things. I learned that no matter how much I did for my mom, I always found … Continue reading Ep 7: How to Stop Feeling So Much Guilt →18 min
- Ep 6: An Introduction and My Alzheimer’s StoryWelcome to a brand new episode of The Life, Love, and Alzheimer's Podcast! This is long overdue! As you may know, I originally launched this podcast back in 2018. I gave up after recording only five episodes, and I am so excited to be relaunching this podcast today! Click play to hear: My background, my … Continue reading Ep 6: An Introduction and My Alzheimer’s Story →26 min
- Episode 5: Grieving Someone Who Is Still AliveWelcome to Episode 5 of The Life, Love, and Alzheimer's Podcast! If your loved one has Alzheimer's or dementia, then you know what it's like to grieve the loss of someone who is still living. It is not an actual, physical death, but it is still a death. Here are my real, raw, and deeply … Continue reading Episode 5: Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive →30 min
- Episode 4: Let’s Talk About ResentmentWelcome to Episode 4 of The Life, Love, and Alzheimer's Podcast! As an Alzheimer’s caregiver, resentment can become an overwhelmingly familiar feeling. We resent friends and family who seem to have disappeared from our lives at a time when we needed them the most. We resent them for not helping out or stepping up to … Continue reading Episode 4: Let’s Talk About Resentment →23 min
- Episode 3: GuiltWelcome to Episode 3 of The Life, Love, and Alzheimer's Podcast! Who here has ever felt like they're never doing enough to care for their loved one? Probably everyone who is reading this! Guilt is a very common feeling when caring for a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease. It's easy to question whether or not … Continue reading Episode 3: Guilt →23 min
- Episode 2: The First Signs and SymptomsWelcome to Episode 2 of The Life, Love, and Alzheimer's Podcast! People often ask me about the first signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's that I noticed in my mom. It can be hard to determine whether the symptoms you're noticing are a cause for concern or just simply a part of normal aging. Listen to … Continue reading Episode 2: The First Signs and Symptoms →26 min
About The Life, Love, and Alzheimer's Podcast
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Lauren Dykovitz is a writer, author, and mentor for Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers. Lauren's mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s in July 2010 at the age of 62. Lauren was only 25 years old at the time. She quit her full-time job and became a caregiver for her mom at age 28.
Lauren started the Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s blog and social media pages to document her journey and share her experience as a caregiver. She self-published her first book "Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer’s" in 2017 and her second book "When Only Love Remains: Surviving My Mom’s Battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s" in 2021. Lauren launched the Alzheimer’s Daughters Club—an online mentoring membership for women who have a parent with Alzheimer’s or dementia—in 2022.
Although her mom passed in April 2020, it is Lauren’s mission to help others on their Alzheimer’s or dementia journey by sharing stories and lessons from her personal experience.
This podcast is about all things life, love, and Alzheimer's. In each episode, Lauren will share stories, tips, and lessons she has learned to help you process, cope with, and grow from your own Alzheimer's or dementia journey. Lauren believes that she used her experience to help her become a stronger, better person and live a fuller, more meaningful life. She can't wait to help you do the same with each episode!
New episodes every Tuesday!