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Audio diaries of love and memory loss, recorded by caregivers of family members living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Join Mariko Sakamoto, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Victoria, for a second season of intimate stories recorded by spouses, children and grandchildren journeying alongside a loved one living with dementia.Family caregivers are the lifeblood of the healthcare system for the more than 750,000 people in Canada currently living with dementia. Every year, they provide more than 580 million unpaid hours of care both at home and in long-term care settings. Whether you’re a caregiver, or know someone with dementia, we hope this podcast series helps you feel heard or gives you a deeper understanding and empathy for the family caregiving experience. This series is part of a UVic research project that explores storytelling, different ways of listening, and the power of being heard.Go to CalltoMindPodcast.com to see storyteller photos, read
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Signup to Generate a PitchAudio diaries of love and memory loss, recorded by caregivers of family members living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Join Mariko Sakamoto, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Victoria, for a second season of intimate stories recorded by spouses, children and grandchildren journeying alongside a loved one living with dementia.
Recent episodes include "Sleep well my little pussycat" (30 January 2025, 21 minutes), "It takes a village" (30 January 2025, 25 minutes), and "The long dance" (30 January 2025, 37 minutes).
Call to Mind publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Call to Mind is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Call to Mind requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Call to Mind's contact route on record: verified email.
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Call to Mind is a society podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Episode #4
<p>Sometimes, for a myriad of reasons, we just can’t take care of our aging loved ones in their home or ours. But caregiving doesn’t end if a family member moves into long term care.</p><p>Marjorie’s story shows us that...
Episode #3
<p>They say it takes a village and when it comes to caregiving for a family member with dementia, sometimes it takes a big family.</p><p>Lana-Michele and her dad, Reynold—or Ren as everyone calls him—live on a ranch by...
Episode #2
<p>Caregiving is hard. And journeying alongside a life partner with dementia is like watching your lover, and your relationship, slowly disappear in the rear-view mirror. It’s heartbreaking and you just can’t sugarcoat...
Episode #1
<p>When you think about family caregivers, you likely imagine a spouse, or a son or daughter. But there are also young people out there who are doing the lion’s share of care for a grandparent with...
Call to Mind
<p>Join Mariko Sakamoto, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Victoria, for the second season of the multi-award-winning podcast series about love and memory loss, recorded by caregivers of family members...
<p>Three years ago, Wendy closed her commercial cake business in Vancouver to move back to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island to live with her mom, Judith, who had also been a baker. In this episode she and her...
Episode #3
<p>A few years ago, Brian started playing the banjo-ukelele. He plays it every morning. And on days when he can’t find his words, he loves being able to make “intelligent noises” on his instrument and talk to his dog...
Episode #2
<p>Miki and Daphne’s love story begins more than 42 years ago, with a poker game, a snowstorm and a first kiss under a streetlight. Both their lives and careers have been dedicated to advocacy, social justice and mental...
Episode #1
<p>Dorothy—or “Dot” as most people call her—was living in long-term care in Victoria when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Her daughter, Brenda, visited every day...until lockdown. Dot had her 100th birthday pretty much...
Call to Mind
<p>In this podcast series, people living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia record audio diaries and conversations about their lives during the pandemic.</p><p>Join your host, Debra Sheets, a nursing...
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