Latest Totem Podcast Episodes
All-Star Episode: How do I convince dad that he has dementia?
Dementia By Day - February 05, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how to convice dad he has dementia, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia C...
All-Star Episode: What if I say the wrong thing?
Dementia By Day - January 30, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what if you say the wrong thing, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care...
All-Star Episode: When should I move her into memory care?
Dementia By Day - January 16, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on when to move her into memory care, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Ca...
All-Star Episode: Why is he having trouble speaking?
Dementia By Day - January 09, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on why he is having trouble speaking, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Ca...
All-Star Episode: How can I convince my brother to let us move mom?
Dementia By Day - January 02, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how you can convince your brother to let you move mom, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for...
All-Star Episode: How do I know if I'm getting burned out?
Dementia By Day - December 28, 2022 23:15 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how to know if you're getting burnt out, in 2023. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Demen...
All-Star Episode: How do I tell her that her sister died?
Dementia By Day - December 26, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how do you tell her that her sister died?, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dem...
All-Star Episode: Improving dementia care with improv
Dementia By Day - December 19, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how to improve dementia care with improv, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Deme...
All-Star Episode: Is this a hallucination or a delusion?
Dementia By Day - December 12, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on if it's a hallucination or a delusion?, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dement...
All-Star Episode: Is this depression or dementia?!
Dementia By Day - December 05, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on if it's Depression or Dementia?, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care...
All-Star Episode: When they think they're still working
Dementia By Day - November 28, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what to do when they think they're still working, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more...
All-Star Episode: After the dementia care move: changes, feelings and worries
Dementia By Day - November 21, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on the changes, feelings and worries after the dementia care move, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.co...
All-Star Episode: What ambigious loss is and why you're feeling it
Dementia By Day - November 14, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what ambiguous loss really is and why it's important to understand that term, in 2022. Visit https://racha...
All-Star Episode: Activities every care partner needs to know
Dementia By Day - November 07, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on the activities every care partner needs to know, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for mor...
All-Star Episode: How my 16 Things poem almost disappeared
Dementia By Day - October 31, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on how my 16 Things poem almost disappeared. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementi...
All-Star Episode: The 3 questions you need in dementia caregiving
Dementia By Day - October 24, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what the 3 questions you need to ask in dementia caregiving, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/p...
All-Star Episode: "What is Timeline Confusion™"
Dementia By Day - October 17, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what Timeline Confusion™ really is, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Deme...
All-Star Episode: "What it really means to Embrace Their Reality™"
Dementia By Day - October 10, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on what it really means to Embrace Their Reality™, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for ...
All-Star Episode: "#1 reason a routine is going to save you drama"
Dementia By Day - October 03, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on the #1 reason a routine will save you some drama, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ fo...
All-Star Episode: "The 3 worst move-ins I've ever seen"
Dementia By Day - September 26, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on the worst move-ins, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Orig...
All-Star Episode: "When can I go home?"
Dementia By Day - September 19, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on answering the question of going home, in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in De...
All-Star Episode: What is mini-reorientation?
Dementia By Day - September 12, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHello and welcome to Season 5, the All-Star Season, where I share my favorite episodes from the past...with a fresh take! Stay for the entirety of this episode to catch my take on mini-reorientation in 2022. Visit https://rachaelwonderlin.com/products/ for more in Dementia Care. Origi...
"What do I say when she says she 'wants to go home'?"
Dementia By Day - February 28, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHey guys, this is our last episode of season 4! Thank you for joining me on this journey. “Wanting to go home” is a really common phrase for people living with dementia. ‘Home’ is not so much a place as it is a feeling. I’m sure you can relate to this. What we don’t want to do is try to conv...
"How do I stop her from doing this annoying thing she's doing?"
Dementia By Day - February 21, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsI had many people reaching out to me on Instagram asking about their loved ones doing different kinds of annoying things. The bottom line is, you may not be able to get them to stop doing these things, at least not completely. Eventually, they will stop doing it, but that would also mean that ...
"Why does he sleep so much?"
Dementia By Day - February 14, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsI hear this one a lot. This is typically indicative of someone advancing in their dementia. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the person is in the late stages of their dementia; it could be a result of a lot of causes. It could also mean that the patient is dealing with some depression or that ...
"How do I involve my spouse in our life, even though they have dementia?"
Dementia By Day - February 07, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsI hear some versions of this question pretty frequently. Having a spouse living with dementia is completely different from having a parent with dementia. The inherent difference in the relationship is what makes it difficult. The biggest challenge is that previously, this person used to make d...
"Why is he suddenly incontinent?”
Dementia By Day - January 31, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIncontinence is actually a big reason why a care partner may choose to initiate a move to dementia care. Aside from the fact that it’s an embarrassing issue, it can also turn into a big problem because for some care partners, it may begin suddenly. The truth of the matter is, there’s no offici...
"How do I convince dad that he has dementia?"
Dementia By Day - January 24, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsLike I’ve said in past episodes: we can’t convince people living with dementia of anything that’s not in their reality. So, bad news if you are trying to convince them that they have dementia. Here’s my argument – why would you WANT to? Even if you convince them for a couple of hours that they...
"Where's the 'line' when it comes to 'lying?’ What IS Embracing Their Reality™?"
Dementia By Day - January 17, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWhat’s the difference between lying and Embracing their Reality? I keep hearing people using this phrase incorrectly. There are a lot of people who consider themselves experts in dementia care communication and they are still telling everybody the same thing that you’ve been hearing for years:...
"How do I take over finances when they feel they can still do it, even though I know they can’t?"
Dementia By Day - January 10, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsAs you probably know by now, you are not going to be able to convince the person living with dementia that they are no longer capable of handling their own finances. One of the main things that people will hold on to with all their might is money. No one wants to feel like somebody else is tak...
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