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For the next ten weeks, Rock Star Principles creator Dayna Steele is excited to introduce you to her new project…

THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR is a new play based on Texas Radio Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Dayna Steele's 2016 book, Surviving Alzheimer's With Friends, Facebook and a Really Big Glass of Wine. In this best-selling caregiver's memoir, Steele candidly chronicled her mother's journey with Alzheimer's on Facebook with unfiltered observations and dark humor.

The Woman in the Mirror, a dark comedy, will premiere at MATCH in Houston, Texas November 4-14 with a limited run of 12 performances.

With the 2020 COVID lockdown, the live play was postponed and was instead performed as a 10-episode series of table reads with the director, creator, and an actor. Each series ended with Dayna interviewing an expert about some facet of dealing with Alzheimer's and other forms of Dementia. Leading up to opening night, you will be able to listen to those table reads here.

These podcast episodes, the table read series, and the live performances are written by caregivers and performed for caregivers and those who love them with love, laughter, and wine. Lots of wine.

There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.

- Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

IN THIS EPISODE…

Every family has a 'dirty little secret.' My family's dirty little secret is: Mom hates old people. She always has. She's just never had any patience for walkers, wheelchairs, etc. And this is proving to be an issue with her being in assisted living.

The expert interview following this episode features good friend and fellow caregiver, Doug Meisinger, who is currently going through much of the same. Doug shares his experience as an out-of-town caregiver for his mother with Alzheimer's and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his mother's emotional and cognitive decline. We discuss the emotional turmoil we experience as caregivers. Doug also shares the guilt he feels as a caregiver from a distance and what has surprised him the most throughout this journey.

"I am so tired of this never-ending rollercoaster which is doing nothing but spiraling round and round the track and I know it's headed nowhere except toward derailment and ultimately a fatal crash. I've gotta get off." - Dayna Steele

This week on Rock Star Principles:

• Mom's shortened temper… and unfiltered voice
• Moving Mom to a memory care facility
• My emotional breakdown and why it's sometimes okay to vent your frustrations
• The value of self-care as a caregiver
• Fact: There is no intermission with Alzheimer's - not for the one that's affected, and there's little to no respite for the caregiver
• The importance of having a support system as a caregiver and how you can show your support for an Alzheimer's caregiver
• Hitting a 'caregiver wall' at full-speed, with no brakes and why it's crucial to take a 'mental health day' as a caregiver
• What it's like being an out-of-town caregiver
• The guilt Doug feels about being a 'caregiver from a distance'
• What surprised Doug the most as a caregiver

Related Content:

• YouTube - "The Woman in the Mirror" table read series
• Book: Surviving Alzheimer's with Friends, Facebook and a Really Big Glass of Wine
• Play: The Woman in the Mirror
• Buy tickets to a live performance in Houston: https://matchouston.org/events/2021/woman-mirror

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