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Hosted by blueBell Village · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 55 episodes
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Caring for someone with dementia can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to do it alone. The Dementia Collective is a podcast for caregivers seeking real support and fresh ideas. Hosted by Andrew Karesa, founder of blueBell Village, each episode features conversations with caregivers, clinicians, and innovators who bring practical insights, lived experience, and unexpected resources to light. Whether it’s navigating daily challenges, learning about emerging supports, or hearing stories from others on the journey, this podcast is here to help. We’re here to walk alongside you
blueBell Village hosts The Dementia Collective, a health show with 55 episodes published.
What does it mean to care for someone with dignity when culture, language, family, and personal identity are often overlooked? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Varsha Bhat , business and innovation leader, c
What happens when dementia challenges not only how we care, but what we believe about a person’s value? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Lizette Cloete , founder of Think Different Dementia , occupational th
People sometimes describe receiving a dementia diagnosis as something that feels like it will shatter their life. In this Ask the Experts conversation, Andrew Karesa asks Michael Booth , Samuel Simon , Phyllis Fehr and J
What happens when the people holding the care system together start to break? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Stephanie Muskat , an award-winning registered clinical social worker, psychotherapist, caregive
What happens when dementia enters your family before you even know how to name it? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Katie Brandt , global advocate, national dementia care expert, and Director of Caregiver Su
In this bonus episode of The Dementia Collective, Andrew Karesa takes a close look at what a dementia village actually is — and why, despite decades of evidence that they work, Canada has yet to build one at scale. The v
What if Hollywood’s dementia problem is not just what it shows, but what it leaves out? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with filmmaker, writer, director, producer, and caregiver advocate Susie Singer Carter to e
In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Cindy Diogo , CEO and Co-Founder of ConSoul , to explore what it means to support employees who are caring for a loved one living with dementia. Drawing on her backgrou
What if dementia is not only a medical condition, but a story shaped by who gets to tell it? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with novelist and screenwriter Alfredo Botello to explore caregiving, storytelling, an
What happens when a family is left to navigate dementia without clear guidance or support? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Lori La Bey , founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks , to explore what a decades-long caregi
What happens when correcting someone you love no longer brings clarity, and may actually increase distress? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Karen Tyrell, founder and CEO of Personalized Dementia Soluti
How do you stay connected to someone when dementia seems to be pulling them further away? In this episode of The Dementia Collective, Andrew Karesa sits down with Glenna Hecht, author, speaker, and former HR executive, t
Why do so many men struggle to ask for help when caring for someone living with dementia? In this episode of The Dementia Collective, Andrew Karesa sits down with Ron Beleno, caregiver advocate and leader in the aging an
What does it mean to love someone whose personality is changing and to slowly realize it is not them? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Erin Chalmers, co-anchor of Global Edmonton Morning News, daughter, care
What if the problem isn’t whether Canada has a dementia strategy, but whether families can actually feel it? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Dr. Saskia Sivananthan to examine the gap between Canada’s Nation
What happens to joy when dementia enters the picture? When routines change, roles shift, and caregiving becomes heavier than anyone expected, is joy still possible, or does it quietly disappear? In this episode of The De
What if The Notebook was never really a love story?Most people remember it that way.But underneath the romance, the film is doing something much more unsettling.It’s exploring what happens when memory fades… to the point
What does it mean when a former governor says caregiving was harder than public office? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with former Wisconsin Governor Martin J. Schreiber, author of My Two Elaines, for a deeply
What happens to faith when memory fades, words disappear, and the person we knew begins to change in ways that feel unfamiliar, or even unsettling? In this episode of The Dementia Collective, Andrew Karesa sits down with
What if good dementia care was not about getting everything right, but about understanding the person in front of you? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Dr. Natali Edmonds, board certified geropsychologist an
Glenna Hecht
HR expert, author, and dementia advocate
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Natali Edmonds
board certified geropsychologist · Dementia Careblazers
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Tommy Wood
neurodegenerative disease, cognitive health and decline expert · University of Washington
1 appearance on this show
Martin Schreiber
former governor of Wisconsin · ACTEGA Terra
1 appearance on this show
Teepa Snow
OT and dementia care leader · Positive Approach™ to Care
1 appearance on this show
Karen Tyrell
Personalized Dementia Solutions
1 appearance on this show
Carrie Aalberts
Dementia Darling
1 appearance on this show
Elisa Bosley
SpiritualElderCare.com
1 appearance on this show
Greg McGillis
Brain Care Technologies
1 appearance on this show
Haidong Liang
Westend Seniors Activity Centre
1 appearance on this show
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The Dementia Collective is hosted by blueBell Village. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 55 episodes.
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