My co-host, Don Priess, and I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with, Ashton Applewhite , the internationally acclaimed spokesperson for the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she has been recognized by the New York Times , The New Yorker , National Public Radio , and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She speaks widely at venues that have included the TED main stage and the United N...
Aug 26, 2023•56 min•Season 7Ep. 77
“ Anything is possible if you have the desire and passion to make it happen .” That is the mantra of our Episode 76 guest, Lance A. Slatton. Tirelessly dedicated to giving back, Lance has become a standout in the healthcare industry. A native of Michigan, he is a Senior Case Manager at Enriched Life Home Care Services , a leading care provider. His wealth of knowledge and experience, along with his innovative approach to providing care, has led to his award-winning home care company being named ...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 76
If you have ever wondered just what the role of Adult Protective Services truly is, when should you contact them, what kinds of investigations they make, and how much power do they actually have when it comes to protecting your loved one or any vulnerable adult, then this is required listening! (Even if you have never wondered, I recommend this show!) My co-host, Don Priess, and I had an incredibly candid and enlightening conversation with Bettina Morrow , currently the Supervisor of Adult Prote...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 75
In Episode 74, Don Priess and I had an incredible conversation withTerri Pease, Ph.D., an Author, Coach, and Consultant for Spousal Caregivers. As a highly experienced professional in the social services and healthcare industries, Terri has dedicated her working life to encouraging Parkinson's caregivers, to make self-care real, practical, and possible. But really, the same applies to almost all Spousal Caregivers - including those caring for spouses with Alzheimer's. Terri has has also dedicate...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Meet the Founders of AlzAuthors ! In episode 73, my co-host, Don Priess , and I had the unique pleasure of speaking with the three co-founders of AlzAuthors.com. In 2016, our guests, Marianne Sciucco , Jean Lee , and Vicki Tapia , founded the non-profit AlzAuthors.com, a global community of over 300 writers who are writing all about dementia from their personal experience. This ever-growing global community is united in an effort to light the way for others, with a vision of lifting the silence ...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 73
Anthony "Tony" Copeland-Parker is back for a record 3rd time on Love Conquers Alz... and Don and I are thrilled. Tony and his, partner Cat, have a unique and inspiring story that has been unfolding before our eyes and this new chapter is as heartening as ever. For those who may not be familiar with Tony andhis partner, Cat, here's a little background to get you up to speed. (I'm killing it with the running puns!) Tony and Cat were in there 50s going their merry way, when they were presented two ...
May 20, 2023•56 min•Season 6Ep. 72
In episode 71, Don and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Gail Weatherill, RN BSN CAEd, AKA the Dementia Nurse. Gail is a practicing RN for 43 years, a board-certified Alzheimer's Educator, a fearless advocate, and the author of The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One . Gail became a family caregiver herself when a beloved client with no family moved in with her and her family for her last few years of life. She understands the demands of 24/7 ...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 71
For our 70th episode, we spoke with the very irrepressible Ellen Belk , a domestic educator and Silver Living strategist, with a refreshing "call it as she sees it" style that leaves a lasting impression on anyone who works with. Ellen is the company founder of the K.I.M. Academy (Keep In Mind) - An online Dementia Education platform to serve both professionals & families with on-demand, interactive learning-sessions for adult learners. Ellen has an impressive 20+years of operational experie...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 70
In Episode 69, Love Conquers Alz hosts, Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess, cover a wide range of timely topics with the extremely accomplished mother, wife, educator, and physician, DR. MIRIAM ZYLBERGLAIT LISIGURSKI . Dr. Z is a triple Board-Certified Physician in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Obesity Medicine with extensive clinical and academic experience. Dr. Z is also a well-being advocate with a strong focus on burnout, mental health, and leadership development. Dr. Z discusses how he...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 69
In Episode 68, Love Conquers Alz hosts, Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess have a fascinating conversation with Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci , one of the foremost authorities on infection prevention and control in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Dr. Buffy (as she likes to be called) is a frequent contributor and interview source for national and trade press concerning infection prevention and control and mitigation. Dr Buffy is also the author of Broken: How the Global Pandemic uncovered ...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 68
In Episode 67, Don Priess and I have a candid - and inspiring - conversation with our first guest of the year, Mary S. Daniel , a Board-Certified Patient Advocate whose mantra is "boldly advocate for your loved ones". Leading by example, Mary showed us just what that looks like when she took a job as a dishwasher at the facility where her husband, Steve (diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2013 ), lived after being separated for 114 days during the lockdown due to COVID-19. The conversation de...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 67
In Episode 66, Hosts Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess have a fantastic meeting of the minds with their guest from the UK , Dr. Kellyn Lee , as she breaks down her new approach to dementia care – Material Citizenship - which focuses on the important role and function of everyday - personal - physical objects & tasks make a HUGE positive impact in the caring process. Dr. Lee is the founder of WISER Health & Social Care Ltd and The Dementia Care Hub - supporting people living-well with de...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 66
In episode 65, Love Conquers Alz hosts, Susie SInger Carter and Don Priess dive deep into the world of Palliative and Hospice Care with their guest, Anne Kenny MD, Professor of Medicine with specialty training and board certification in Geriatric Medicine, and Palliative and Hospice care. Dr. Kenny has found immense joy in her work with individuals and their families managing issues related to the diagnosis of dementia. Her experience in partnering in the care of these families touched close to ...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 65
In EPISODE 64, Co-Hosts Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess chat with Dr. Brittany Lamb, an ER Physician, Dementia Family Caregiver, Educator and Advocate. In medicine, there is a saying, "You don't know, what you don't know." Dr. Lamb is on a mission to inform Dementia Caregivers so they can make competent medical decisions on their person's behalf through anticipation and planning. Her enlightening services include such matters as advanced directives, planning for medical emergencies, how to ta...
Nov 07, 2022•58 min•Season 5Ep. 64
Hosts, Susie and Don are joined by Professor/Author/Caregiver, Cindy Weinstein, Ph.D., who co-authored a book with neurologist, Dr. Bruce Miller titled, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. Dr. Weinstein talks about the guilt and grief she dealt with after her father was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. She describes the challenges of being away from him while in graduate school, and the different strategies - including literature - that she used t...
Oct 23, 2022•57 min•Season 5Ep. 63
In Episode 62, Love Conquers Alz Co-Hosts and award-winning filmmakers, Susie and Don discuss what motivated them to produce their upcoming film, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE (NCFOP). An important documentary that will be the required punch to the gut that forces people to take a good hard look at the Long Term Care crisis that has been going on for decades and the health-care system that is literally collapsing around us. NCFOP will be a cautionary tale that exposes the dangerous façade of stabili...
Oct 06, 2022•37 min•Season 5Ep. 62
In Episode 61, Don and I had the pleasure of speaking with Adria Thompson, a speech language pathologist, dementia educator, and owner of Be Light Care Consulting. Adria has over 8 years experience in working with individuals one on one providing speech therapy services for those with dementia. Adria has also created a dementia training program to teach therapists in 13 states how to increase their creativity, efficiency, and compassion. She creates daily content for over 200,000 professional an...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 61
Don and I had the pleasure of speaking with DR. DELON CANTERBURY , Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and Founder of GeriatRX , a Deprescribing Accelerator Program based on the premise that the majority of patients taking 15-18 medications annually are aged over 65, preventable medication errors cost nearly $21 billion dollars annually, and the ongoing inappropriate , HARMFUL, use of medications in the senior population. Too many Americans are dying from harmful medications and wasting thousan...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 60
There are no Survivors of Alzheimer's Disease. And the grief is unique, complicated, and layered. In Episode 59, Love Conquers Alz Host/Filmmaker, Susie Singer Carter , who lost her mother last month and Daughterhood the Podcast Host, Rosanne Corcoran , who lost her mother last year, share a very candid and revealing conversation about their personal experiences dealing with the final death of their beloved mothers and the veritable storm of the "typically untypical" process known as Dementia Gr...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 59
Our guest, Rayna Neises, has the story no one wants to have. Rayna lost both of her parents to Alzheimer's disease 20 years apart. Her mom was diagnosed when she was just 16, living 12 years with the disease. Her dad lived 14 years with the disease being diagnosed just 6 years after her passing. But even still, Rayna feels blessed to be able to share her family’s story of journeying through Alzheimer’s Disease in her book No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season . Rayna understands the joys a...
Jul 31, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Annie Wood is a Hollywood native, neurodiverse, Israeli-American actor (Good Luck Chuck, My Sister’s Keeper, Becker) an internationally exhibited mixed media artist, an author, screenwriter, and playwright. Annie was the host and co-producer of the nationally syndicated dating game show, BZZZ! making her the 3rd female solo dating game show host in the history of television. The Hollywood Reporter compared Annie’s comedic chops to the legendary actresses, Jean Harlow and Mae West declaring that ...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 57
In episode 56 of Love Conquers Alz, my outstanding guest co-host, Rosanne Corcoran and I have a very candid and extremely important conversation for anyone who has a loved one in a nursing home or anyone planning to live a long and fulfilling life. Like me, Rosanne cared for her mother, Rose, over a 12 year span. in 2019, Rosanne started a regional Daughterhood Circle in Philadelphia and created Daughterhood The Podcast . You can also visit Rosanne on her website HeyRoe.com for information, insp...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 4Ep. 56
Do you feel it is difficult to be a care partner to someone that suffers from memory loss? Have you been looking for tools to cope with certain symptoms associated with dementia? Are you looking for respite and interesting in learning more about improving quality of life in your household? If you answered yes to any of these questions we are happy to introduce you to Alban Maino, noted Franco-American media producer who is passionate about integrative health. After personal experiences in his fa...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 55
Greg O’Brien was 59 years old when diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, unmasked by doctors after suffering a serious head injury. The award-winning journalist, husband, and father of three, lost his mother, father, paternal grandfather, and paternal uncle to Alzheimer’s. Greg learned from his beloved mother, Virginia, what it means to truly live with Alzheimer’s, and it was her inspiration that prompted him to write and speak openly about his own diagnosis. Ever since, Greg has been ...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 54
FACT: We are currently experiencing a global Caregiving Crisis. I just experienced the affects of this crisis and it is terrifying . Here are some harrowing facts: 53 MILLION PEOPLE ARE CAREGIVERS 75% OF THOSE WORK FULL TIME 30% OF EVERY WORKFORCE IS CARING FOR OLDER LOVED ONES $68 BILLION ANNUALLY IN CAREGIVER RELATED COSTS THAT AREN'T CONSTRUCTIVE Don and I spoke with Debbie Howard, a former caregiver on a mission to change the way the world looks at caregiving so the impacts are not so devast...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 53
It was so refreshing to speak with Jennifer Lagemann!! Jenn is a former family caregiver, and has spent most of her career in the private duty home care industry as a scheduling and intake coordinator. Caregiving for her best friend, her grandmother, lead Jennifer to want to pursue the home care industry. Her experience marries home care and digital marketing skills to help businesses succeed. At only 23, Jennifer is highly motivated to change the face of aging, dispel myths, and challenge the n...
Feb 21, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 52
Rick Mountcastle is not only an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia and a Retired Federal Prosecutor, he is a bonafide hero. Rick, along with his partner, Randy Ramseyer, led the investigation and prosecution of Purdue Pharma , as well as its CEO, General Counsel, and Chief Medical Officer, in an unprecedented case, that, at the inception of the opioid crisis, held the opioid manufacturer and its top executives criminally and civilly responsible for falsely marketing OxyC...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 51
I literally panic every time I can’t remember a word or a someone's name. And If you're caring or have cared for someone living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, like me, you probably experience similar anxiety when it comes to forgetting. It's terrifying. Well, Don and I are kicking off SEASON 4/EPISODE 50 with a very special guest, the distinguished memory researcher, Dr. Scott Small, who is going to share some new scientific findings that are going to give you some welcomed peace of mind in terms...
Jan 13, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 50
Earlier in the year, (Episode 38), Don and I had an absolutely inspirational conversation with ANTHONY COPELAND PARKER. In 2014, Tony, and his partner, Catherine (Cat) Elizabeth Popp, were in their 50’s when they found out that he needed a heart-valve replacement, and she had early-onset Alzheimer’s. But even though their life had was about to change forever, they were not about to let it stop them from chasing their dreams. With a shared passion for traveling and histories as endurance athletes...
Dec 22, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Once in a GREAT while, you read something and the author seems to be speaking directly to your heart. Like an old friend. That's what happened when I read a powerful missive Robert Pardi posted on LinkedIn. After that, I was hooked! I did a deep dive and, OMG, everything he shares about Caregiving and living your best life is incredibly astute and profoundly resonates with me. I am thrilled to have him as our guest and share his beautiful story that led to him being the dynamic leader in the Car...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 48
