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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
Unknown Host hosts The Dementia Collective, a health show with 47 episodes published.
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
What if Inside Out accidentally explained how memory really works? Pixar created a world where memories form as glowing spheres, fade over time, and are reshaped by emotion. It’s a beautiful storytelling device. But it’s
What happens when families sense cognitive change years before dementia is ever named, and are left living in uncertainty while waiting for clarity that arrives too late? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Gre
What if the most powerful story in Coco isn’t about music at all? In one quiet moment near the end of the film, Pixar reveals something deeply human about memory, aging, and the fear of being forgotten. When Miguel sings
What happens when a diagnosis doesn’t just change a life, but quietly changes the way a room responds to you? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Phyllis Fehr, an international dementia advocate, registered nur
What if dementia isn’t just something that happens to us, but something shaped over time by how we live? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Dr. Tommy Wood, neuroscientist, physician, and author of The Stimulat
In this Ask the Experts conversation, Governor Martin Schreiber, Ron Beleno, Alfredo Botello, and Spencer Cline explore why so many male caregivers struggle to ask for help. The discussion examines the pressure men often
What if dementia care isn’t about having the right answers, but about responding to the moment you’re in? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Teepa Snow, one of the most respected voices in dementia care, to ex
What if supporting people living with dementia was not only about care, but about activity, connection, and purpose? In this episode, Andrew Karesa sits down with Haidong Liang, gerontologist and CEO of WE Seniors and th
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
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The Dementia Collective is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under Health (fitness) and has published 47 episodes.
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