Let's Talk About Alzheimers

Let's Talk About Alzheimers

June 04, 2021

Featuring five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

Curator: 

Why did you choose this theme? 

June is Brain Health awareness month and I want to highlight the various podcasters that speak on this subject matter.

Podcast Picks:

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Fading MemoriesWe're Doing Aging Wrong - Plan to Age Well

This episode let's us know that we're doing aging wrong. Our healthcare system delivers quick interventions that act as band-aids but fail to include the entire family, or the bigger picture. Our medical model focuses on the body yet neglects the mind and soul, when in reality, both are essential to our healing and comfort. Older adults are often scared and alone when they realize they need more attention, support, and love. Jennifer talks us through the different practices that we as a society, can implement in our day to day life to help shift the current (dooming) narrative on aging. 

Alz In The FarmAlzheimer's - Advice from Caregivers, For Caregivers

With this episode, we meet a family of caregivers, caring for their mother who has Alzheimers. It’s a great way to understand what it’s like to go through something like this as a family, and as a young person. This family gives great advice from how to make your loved one feel special by elevating the time you spend together. This can look like anything from making them a playlist (fun fact, people with memory loss can still remember words to a song, this skill uses a different part of your brain!) or by simply turning a bath into a spa-like experience. Overall, a great episode to check out. 

Awkward Story: A Dementia PodcastDementia and Cognitively-Enhanced Exercise Plans

Hosts Maggie and Thomas interview Ryan Glatt, a brain-health coach with over a decade of experience in the health & fitness industry. He currently works alongside clinicians and researchers to study the effects of cognitively-enhanced and comprehensive exercise plans at the Pacific Brain Health Center. They talk about neuro-plasticity, and how to build and maintain a healthy brain as you age. 

Dementia MattersVitamin Deficiency and Its Impact on Brain Health

In this episode, we get a speedy but in depth review of how to keep your brain young and alive through the help of different health hacks, some of which are of course, vitamins. We learn more on how to partake in a memory evaluation, and why addressing vitamin deficiencies can be a preventative step in the aging process. Sneak peak, B vitamins are your friend!

Zestful AgingAnne Basting -- Creatives are Transforming Aging and Elder Care with Meaning and JoyIn this episode, we hear from Anne Basting. For over 20 years, Basting has researched ways to infuse the arts into care settings with a particular focus on people with cognitive disabilities like dementia. She talks about shifting the narrative of aging to one that is more joyful and hopeful, and how artistic expression and health and wellness need to be viewed as necessary for each other, rather than separate entities. 

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This Week on Feedback with EarBuds...We're speaking with 

Katie Sprenger. Katie is the current head of audio at Rebel Girls Media. She was the senior audio creative producer at Pandora and the Supervising Producer of Branded Audio at Vox Media.

CLASSIFIEDS:

🤝 Listen to Fading Memories, a conversational podcast created to support Alzheimer's and Dementia caregivers. When you tune in you'll get information, inspiration, and sometimes a few giggles.👩‍💻Listen to The CodeSandbox Podcast for interviews with open source developers and experts from the CodeSandbox community! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite shows.🌐Subscribe to Version One, a new podcast from CodeSandbox about the product development journeys of some of the web's top tech companies. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

COMMUNITY:

🌌 Wonder Media Network has launched its newest 8-episode podcast, called Gravity. Hosted by Lucy Kalanithi — physician, storyteller and widow of Paul Kalanithi, who wrote When Breath Becomes Air — Gravity explores how we can find happiness during life's greatest challenges. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.💬Thank you to Steph Fuccio for talking about us and other podcast communities during the Indie Podcast Free Virtual Conference this past week. 

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