Resources to Listen to
Audio Podcasts
Here are some very informative and helpful podcasts for your consideration. You will hear everything from innovative ideas to the most recent theories and practices. You will also hear personal stories that are least a little comforting to find you are not alone.
Death and Dying
Death, Dying, and Occasional Cocktails. Farewelling founder Karen Bussen hosts celebs, experts, and regular folks on a groundbreaking interview show to get us all talking more openly about death…and life.
These podcasts offer a refreshingly up close, personal, authentic, and unique set of perspectives on death, dying, and grieving.
Alzheimer’s
An deeply personal, insightful, raw and unvarnished podcast series from our curated collection – The Forgetting talks about and demystifies Alzheimer’s disease. The twice-monthly show is co-hosted by two well-respected Alzheimer’s experts: David Shenk and Greg O’Brien. Some of the language is rough, so this one may not be for everyone.
The Forgetting is a series podcast that talks about and demystifies Alzheimer’s disease. The twice-monthly show is co-hosted by two well-respected Alzheimer’s experts: David Shenk author of, “The Forgetting: Alzheimer’s, Portrait of an Epidemic;” and Greg O’Brien, author of, “On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s.”O’Brien was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2009, at age 59. The podcast highlights the friendship Shenk and O’Brien share, while also documenting O’Brien’s experience with the disease as its symptoms become more pronounced. Executive Producer: Sean Corcoran. Producer: Steve Junker
Dementia, Caregiving
NPR Fresh Air: A New Approach to Dementia
While caring for her mother, who had dementia, bioethicist Tia Powell began imagining a different way to approach the disease. Her new book, ‘Dementia Reimagined,’ looks at long-term care options and end-of-life decisions.
Caregiver
The relationship with our parents is probably the most complicated one we’ll have and yet no one ever teaches us how to navigate it, especially when our parents get old. People with Parents is the personal story telling/interview podcast where we can talk about, figure out, and laugh about the role reversal and ever-changing relationship between adult children and their parents. – Created by Leighann Lord.
Research
A Biomaker Test for Alzheimer’s: Where Are We and What’s Ahead?
What if a blood test or other simple exam could one day detect Alzheimer’s? Scientists are in pursuit of ways to test for Alzheimer’s by measuring a biomarker—a substance in the body that may indicate or rule out the presence of a disease. This could make Alzheimer’s diagnosis more common in the future, so doctors might be able to intervene before symptoms appear. Where do we stand on developing such a test, and what might the implications be for those who take it?
Research
Dr. Diana Kerwin – The Latest Research into the Causes and Diagnosis of Alzhiemers
Dr. Diana Kerwin, Chief of Geriatrics at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, discusses the up-and-coming in research of the causes of dementia.
Dementia
Normal Aging & Cognitive Impairment & New Advances in Research Part 1 and Part 2
Interview with Dr. Brianne Bettcher, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Colorado Rocky Mountain Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Denver. In Part 1 Bri talked with me about the difference between normal aging and cognitive impairment. We talked about new advances in research and how she is working on determining when a person will get Alzheimer’s and when you will be at certain stages and at what age if you get AD.
Caregiver
Dementia Care Partner Talkshow: Memory Care Options – What You Need to Know
This is the Dementia Care Partner Talk Show, a podcast to help you navigate the senior care maze. Learn and laugh with us as we discuss creative solutions and ideas to common and uncommon dementia care challenges, and how to make sense of the senior care industry and options even if you’re not a professional.
In this episode, learn why knowing the difference between the different available memory care options can impact the quality of care and life of your loved one living with dementia.
Caregiver
Dementia and Living – Navigating Placement into Residential Care
Today Sandra talks with Andrea Messer who is the Client Services Officer for NoosaCare. Sandra and Andrea discuss the challenges of admitting someone into residential Aged Care. It can be a stressful time with lots of hoops that you need to jump through so hopefully, today’s interview will help you with that process. Although the information is for Australian residential aged care, there are some great tips that anyone can use.
Caregiver
Therapist, Caregiver, Bryan Robinson, Best Selling Author of #Chill
Bryan Robinson is one of the most accomplished authors and psychotherapists of this generation. His insightful work has enlightened countless people throughout the years by providing a deeper understanding of issues practically everyone faces. Author of #CHILL Turn Off Your Job and Turn On Your Life Under constant pressure to over-perform, work can easily become the dominant force in your life.
Caregiver
Gender Differences in Caregiving: Style and Impact
eCareDiary’s caregiving expert, Margery Pabst-Steinmetz will speak to Dr. Mimi Hull, fully licensed psychologist specializing in the workplace and Co-founder of Hull and Associates about differences between how men and women care and how it impacts their lives differently.