AlzAuthors: Untangling Alzheimer's & Dementia
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Welcome to the AlzAuthors podcast! We’re so glad you found us. We're the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Join us as one of our authors shares their dementia journey, revealing intimate details and painfully obtained knowledge to help others currently on this path. We hope our stories offer comfort and support as we strive to break the silence and stigma surrounding a dementia diagnosis. May one of our authors speak to your experience. For more info please visit https://alzauthors.com.
Featuring Marianne Sciucco, RN
Podcast producer and host Marianne Sciucco is a co-founder and director at AlzAuthors and a registered nurse who cared for hundreds of dementia patients over a 20-year career. She provided care to her stepfather during his dementia journey and witnessed the painful decline of four beloved aunts to the disease. Her novel, "Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer’s love story," is based on a couple she met through her work and is a testament to the power of love in the face of this heart-wrenching disease.
Learn more about Marianne at AlzAuthors.com.
Purchase "Blue Hydrangeas"
Featuring Christy Byrne Yates, M.S., LEP
Christy is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), retired school psychologist, author, speaker and coach/consultant. Her book, “Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation” recounts her journey as a working mother of two who also managed the care of her parents, both of whom had some form of dementia. Combining her lived experience with her professional expertise in human development, wellness and a strengths based approach to finding solutions, Christy develops content, workshops and coaching to support Sandwiched families. She incorporates meditation, mindfulness and other evidence based mind/body practices into her work. She’s worked with care communities, financial professionals, estate planners and employers. Christy has a master’s degree in counseling psychology, and graduate credentials in both education and school psychology.
Learn more about Christy at AlzAuthors.com.
AlzAuthors is an Amazon Affiliate and may receive a small commission on book sales at no cost to you.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Welcome to the AlzAuthors podcast! We’re so glad you found us. We're the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Join us as one of our authors shares their dementia journey, revealing intimate details and painfully obtained knowledge to help others currently on this path. We hope our stories offer comfort and support as we strive to break the silence and stigma surrounding a dementia diagnosis. May one of our authors speak to your experience. For more info please visit https://alzauthors.com. Featuring Marianne Sciucco, RN Podcast producer and host Marianne Sciucco is a co-founder and director at AlzAuthors and a registered nurse who cared for hundreds of dementia patients over a 20-year career. She provided care to her stepfather during his dementia journey and witnessed the painful decline of four beloved aunts to the disease. Her novel, "Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer’s love story," is based on a couple she met through her work and is a testament to the power of love in the face of this heart-wrenching disease. Learn more about Marianne at AlzAuthors.com. Purchase "Blue Hydrangeas" Featuring Christy Byrne Yates, M.S., LEP Christy is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), retired school psychologist, author, speaker and coach/consultant. Her book, “Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation” recounts her journey as a working mother of two who also managed the care of her parents, both of whom had some form of dementia. Combining her lived experience with her professional expertise in human development, wellness and a strengths based approach to finding solutions, Christy develops content, workshops and coaching to support Sandwiched families. She incorporates meditation, mindfulness and other evidence based mind/body practices into her work. She’s worked with care communities, financial professionals, estate planners and employers. Christy has a master’s degree in counseling psychology, and graduate credentials in both education and school psychology. Learn more about Christy at AlzAuthors.com. AlzAuthors is an Amazon Affiliate and may receive a small commission on book sales at no cost to you.
Language:
English
Navigating the Challenges of Mom’s Dementia: A Daughter's Story
Duration:01:08:36
Physician Turned Caregiver Shares Her Uplifting Alzheimer's Journey
Duration:01:10:39
Navigating Dementia with Faith, Forgiveness, and Freedom with Dorothy Horne
Duration:00:53:40
Caring for a Wife with Alzheimer's or Dementia
Duration:01:15:45
Butterflies and Breast Cancer Amid Dementia Caregiving with Allene Symons
Duration:00:49:39
Christy Byrne Yates on Raising Kids While Caring for Parents with Dementia
Duration:00:49:55
A Pot of Sauce, A Pinch of Love: Cooking Through the Challenges of Dementia with Jeanette Fazzari Jones
Duration:00:47:24
Exploring Alzheimer's Through Fiction: Marianne Sciucco's Journey
Duration:01:04:48
Not About Us Without Us: Empowering Voices in the Dementia Conversation with Gina Awad
Duration:00:45:09
Launching "Poetry for the Dementia Journey": An AlzAuthors Anthology
Duration:00:59:19
Two Diagnoses, One Love Story: Dissociative Identity Disorder & Alzheimer’s
Duration:01:03:59
Life After Loss: Sue Fagalde Lick's Journey After Caregiving
Duration:00:48:40
Empowering LGBTQ+ Caregivers: Stories of Love, Loss, and Triumph
Duration:01:02:19
Patience, Kindness, and Humor: Lessons from Caregiving with Vicki Tapia (Book Club Replay)
Duration:01:06:20
Navigating Alzheimer's with Poetry: Insights from Caregivers and Poets
Duration:01:01:56
Seize the Day: Embracing Life's Moments with Alzheimer's
Duration:00:50:49
Laughter, Tears and Connection: Discussing a Novel Born from Alzheimer's Experience
Duration:00:59:21
The Caregiving Podcaster: Broadcasting Resources from His Unique Vantage Point
Duration:00:47:39
The Caregiving Podcaster: Broadcasting Resources from His Unique Vantage Point
Duration:00:46:40
When Duty Becomes Privilege: Reframing Caregiving as an Act of Love
Duration:01:03:50