Island Treasures

Today's guest, Amy Friesen, is a best-selling author and expert in the senior living industry and she has worked with seniors and their families throughout the world.  She shares how she and her fami…

When Dennis Dulniak joined me as a guest on the Island Treasures podcast in the episode called "Life Does Not End With a Diagnosis of Alzheimer's" I knew we had valuable information to share with car…

In this mini episode we feature clips from the full episode called 'Music is a Bridge for Caregivers and Their Loved Ones' with Alexis Baker. Alexis is a board-certified music therapist who works wit…

Alexis Baker is a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC), certified dementia practitioner (CDP), and founder of Bridgetown Music Therapy. Her mission as a music therapist is to spark joy and improve…

Island Treasures is introducing its Treasure Chest where treasures from a previous episode will be shared. 

Today's treasures come from Season 2 Episode 6 which featured Lisa Kendall in the episode t…

Debbie Compton returns to the podcast in this episode.  Debbie is a three-time caregiver for loved ones who were living with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and vascular dementia. She’s a Certified Caregiv…

This mini episode visits some of the content of the full episode "A Caregiver's Vision" relating both to caregiving and assistive technology. 

Victoria Essner brings her knowledge and experience to t…

Today's guest, Victoria Essner, is all about breaking down barriers and turning challenges into opportunities.  When a childhood accident left her legally blind, she didn’t stop forging ahead and emb…

Island Treasures is delighted to welcome back Debbie Compton to the podcast.

Debbie is a 3-time caregiver; a certified caregiving consultant and educator.  She joins us today to introduce her latest …

This Island Treasures Mini podcast features highlights from the full episode called "Her World Turned Upside Down", where Jenna Rumberger shares her caregiving story from the perspective of the one r…

Today’s caregiving story is told from the perspective of one receiving care. 

When Jenna Rumberger had a cardiac arrest at the age of 32, her world turned upside down.  She had been working as a soci…

In this mini episode we focus on the first half of the full episode called "Tapping Into Communication and Positive Activity".  We hear how Lori Rogers has been a true champion for her son Craig.  Cr…

This episode follows the compelling caregiving story of Lori Rogers.  Lori is a successful businesswoman with three adult children.  Her second child was diagnosed with autism at the age of two and h…

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month and the airing of the podcast featuring Dr. George Ackerman are timely as he is a huge voice in raising awareness for Parkinson's Disease.

He and I spoke on Februa…

Dr. George Ackerman is from Brooklyn, N.Y. Now residing in Florida, he works in the fields of law, police, and education. George lost his mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman on 1/1/2020 due to Parkinson’s D…

Following the full podcast episode featuring Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, this mini episode captures the content of the GEMS® model which describes the stages of brain change for folks living with d…

Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her experiences led her to the development of the GEMS® States of…

This mini episode visits a few excerpts from the full episode entitled "Caregiving Unveiled True Purpose for an Encore Career" featuring Bill Cohen of Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants LLC

Througho…

Bill Cohen recently received the “Male Caregiving Voice of the Year” award and when you listen to his caregiving story in this episode and how caregiving unveiled a new purpose which is now providing…

This mini episode highlights two excerpts from the full episode "Expressions Of Love Through Caregiving" with my guest, Grace Block. 

The excerpts are about the medication battle when caregiving - wit…