Island Treasures

Lori Ramos Lemasters shares how she relied on therapeutic writing as one of her coping strategies through her 8-year caregiving journey. Lori was caregiving for her mom who had suffered a massive str…

Tracy Crump shared how she persevered as a strong advocate for her mom when things just didn't seem to fit with being told her mom had dementia.

When she recalled a friend's dad's diagnosis of Normal …

Have you heard of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus or N.P.H.? In this episode we hear what it is and how it was the diagnosis long-sought after to provide the answers for Tracy Crump's mother's symptoms…

On February 17, 2023, the Whole Care Network relaunched with some new additions - and invited contributors (both podcasters and instructors) to join their live event. I was pleased to join the live e…

This mini episode revisits some of the points that Roxane Anderson made in the full episode from lessons she learned through her caregiving experience - caring for her husband and experiencing a floo…

Roxane Anderson is a registered social worker in Canada and published author whose most recent book "
Moving the Flood
" is a memoir and a promise fulfilled that she had made to her late husband, John.

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In this mini episode you will hear Dr. DeLon Canterbury share how it was a pharmacist who identified that a medication his grandmother was prescribed had been the cause of her mild dementia symptoms …

Dr. DeLon Canterbury shares his caregiving story of how he and his family cared for his grandmother and how, when her mild dementia symptoms intensified, they needed to facilitate her move from her c…

Highlights taken from the full-length episode featuring Ben Graham, Vice President of Brand Development and Marketing at Joe & Bella, from the moment the family first meets Joe and Bella and our init…

In this episode Ben Graham, Vice President of Brand Development and Marketing at Joe & Bella, tells his caregiving story, which starts with his grandparents no longer being safe in their home. The fa…

As a follow-up to the full-length Island Treasures episode called "Voila! Caregiver" (Episode 22 of Season 3), this mini version includes a couple of excerpts highlighting Debbie Compton's insights: …

Debbie Compton is a three-time caregiver for parents with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and vascular dementia. She’s a Certified Caregiving Consultant, Certified Caregiver Advocate, keynote speaker, and …

Mrs. Kelly (played by Breeda Miller) appears for a cameo performance in an excerpt from the 2 act, one-woman play "Mrs. Kelly's Journey Home". Breeda found she was in the sandwich generation of careg…

Breeda Miller is a story teller and a caregiver who is able to share her caregiving experience through the lens of story and good humour.

People who care for others are often the worst at caring for t…

From the audio version of the Island Treasures podcast for Caregivers, this mini episode addresses what Jodi Kay Benusa (Independent Geriatric Consultant and Licensed Social Worker) shared about bein…

Jodi Kay Benusa is an Independent Geriatric Consultant who is a licensed social worker. She has been providing care in various ways throughout her entire life and it came as no surprise that she woul…

Licia Thompson (liciathompson.com) is a Reinvention Strategist and in this episode she shares her number one tip for caregivers. Licia is the founder of Licia Thompson Coaching & Consulting LLC and s…

Licia Thompson has been a caregiver for both of her parents, separately, and at different times throughout her adult life while she simultaneously worked in corporate America and was a single mom. Du…

This episode of the Island Treasures podcast for Caregivers draws from the full episode “Telling the Full Story of Caregiving” featuring retired broadcast journalist, and author of "Winter Stars, an …

This Mini podcast episode touches on some of the key points raised in the full podcast episode for caregivers called "Telling the Full Story of Caregiving" (Season 3 Episode 13) including whether car…