Latest Totem Podcast Episodes
They Teach WHAT in Nursing School?!
Dementia By Day - November 16, 2020 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsThis episode is a "remix" from season 1 because it's my most popular podcast episode yet! This topic really fired me up and I think you'll feel the same after a listen. Find out what the "WHAT" is and why it's been a real challenge to get people to think about dementia care communication differe...
Putting Your Dementia Care Passion into a Book w/ Stephanie Erickson
Dementia By Day - November 09, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsStephanie Erickson is a social worker and caregiving expert with 25 years of experience...and now she's an author! Stephanie's first book, "Plan for Aging Well" is brand new, and you can learn more about her and buy the book here. Join us on this episode as we dive into what it means to take y...
New Tricks to an Old Industry w/ PK Beville
Dementia By Day - November 03, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWoo, never a dull moment! I uploaded an edit with a longer beginning where we were messing with our tech...here's the new one! PK Beville is the founder and CEO of Second Wind Dreams and the Virtual Dementia Tour! Join us as we talk about what it means to bring new, fresh ideas into an older i...
How To Advocate For Your Loved One
Dementia By Day - October 26, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHow can you be the best advocate for your loved one? What happens when people are questioning your knowledge of their condition? What happens when they go to the hospital? We discuss why it's so crucial that you continue to advocate for what's best for them! If you're loving this podcast, you'...
WHY I Trademarked "Embracing Their Reality"
Dementia By Day - October 19, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, we dive into the WHY behind why I trademarked my phrase, "Embracing Their Reality(TM)." Hint: It's because it almost got stolen! A client sent me a link to a blog a few months back that she found online...and they'd been using my trademark without my permission! Fortunately, it ...
How My "16 Things I'd Want If I Got Dementia" Poem Almost Disappeared
Dementia By Day - October 12, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss how my "16 Things I'd Want If I Got Dementia" poem was co-opted by a blogger who tried to sell it for her own benefit! I tell you why it's SO IMPORTANT to trademark your phrases in business and how I started the process. I also mention my audiobook, out soon! Don'...
The 3 Questions You NEED in Dementia Caregiving
Dementia By Day - October 05, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe're back for season 3 of the Dementia By Day podcast! In this episode, we discuss the THREE questions that you need to improve your dementia caregiving. We'll dive into my favorite topic, Embracing Their Reality(TM) and why these three questions are crucial to improving your dementia caregivin...
Episode 28: Asking for What You Want
Low Man on the Totem Pole - September 23, 2020 06:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations--so why do so many of us hesitate to have them? Guest Kwame Christian is a business attorney with Carlile, Patchen & Murphy LLP, director of the American Negotiation Institute, author of the book Finding Confidence in Confli...
Episode 27: Minding Your Mindset
Low Man on the Totem Pole - August 26, 2020 06:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAs pandemic pandemonium continues to affect our jobs, our prospects, our outlook, and... well, pretty much everything, how do move forward? Spoiler: the answer is NOT a positive mindset!
Episode 26: Covid Recuperation + Bringing Others to the Podium
Low Man on the Totem Pole - August 07, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather's outta quarantine!! Heather and Kaytee catch up on how Heather is feeling post-Covid 19, + we talk about about actionable ways to support and empower others whose voices need to be heard.
Dementia and COVID with Michelle Tristani
Dementia By Day - May 30, 2020 19:54 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHow is COVID-19 impacting dementia caregiving and communication? Should a person living with dementia be asked to wear a mask? How do we encourage hand-washing? What's happening inside senior living? Find out in this candid conversation with Michelle Tristani and Rachael Wonderlin.
Episode 25: Resilience, Resourcefulness, and the Reptile Brain
Low Man on the Totem Pole - May 27, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhat do Mark Twain, Maya Angelou and the T-1000 have in common? They're all name-checked in this episode's discussion of practicing new pattern recognition to move away from scarcity mentality and into growth and abundance mentality, and to plan out your metaphorical next trip (whether or not any...
S2:E21: Bad Words PART 4
Dementia By Day - May 25, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this miniseries, I'll be going through my 4 top, least-favorite words in dementia care and why they're my least favorites! Be sure to rate and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen. Find more of me on www.rachaelwonderlin.com and download my freebies from the Products page!
S2:E20: Bad Words PART 3
Dementia By Day - May 18, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this miniseries, I'll be going through my 4 top, least-favorite words in dementia care and why they're my least favorites! Be sure to rate and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen. Find more of me on www.rachaelwonderlin.com and download my freebies from the Products page!
S2:E19: Bad Words PART 2
Dementia By Day - May 11, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this miniseries, I'll be going through my 4 top, least-favorite words in dementia care and why they're my least favorites! Be sure to rate and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen. Find more of me on www.rachaelwonderlin.com and download my freebies from the Products page!
S2:E18: Bad Words in Dementia Care PART 1
Dementia By Day - May 04, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this miniseries, I'll be going through my 4 top, least-favorite words in dementia care and why they're my least favorites! Be sure to rate and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen. Find more of me on www.rachaelwonderlin.com and download my freebies from the Products page!
Episode 24: Top Tenning It
Low Man on the Totem Pole - April 29, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee are bedazzling our pets out of boredom. Join us for lessons we can learn from this lockdown lunacy. Themes: zooming out and taking the long view; goats.
S2E17
Dementia By Day - April 27, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIt's common to find that shadowboxes outside residents' doors are full of knick-knacks and memorabilia...so why isn't this a great practice? Tune in and find out. Grab my freebies here: rachaelwonderlin.com/products
S2E17: Why Shadowboxes Shouldn't Be Full of Memorabilia
Dementia By Day - April 27, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIt's common to find that shadowboxes outside residents' doors are full of knick-knacks and memorabilia...so why isn't this a great practice? Tune in and find out. Grab my freebies here: rachaelwonderlin.com/products
S2:E16: What is Timeline Confusion(TM)?
Dementia By Day - April 20, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsAll about what Timeline Confusion(TM) is and why people living with dementia have trouble "recognizing" loved ones. Download my eKit on this topic here: www.rachaelwonderlin.com/products
S2:E15: Should You CALL a Person With Dementia?
Dementia By Day - April 13, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsShould you CALL a person living with dementia? I break down, in detail, the list that I wrote a few weeks back and many of my readers found helpful. When should you call someone? What do you say when you do call? Let's talk about it. For FREEBIES, see my site, rachaelwonderlin.com/products
S2:E14: My Personal #WFH Schedule
Dementia By Day - April 06, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsMixing it up a bit on this episode: giving you MY BEST tips to #workfromhome effectively. I've been working from home since 2016 and I KNOW it can be a real challenge, so I'm hitting you with my easiest tips and tricks. To download my freebie or enroll in my free masterclass, go to rachaelwonder...
Episode 23: Loki of Control
Low Man on the Totem Pole - April 01, 2020 06:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this quarantastic episode, Heather and Kaytee chat about how to deal with our current global and career uncertainties. Spoiler alert: our answer is at least partly hinged on diving into Netflix documentaries. Topics include: focusing on what is within your control to affect; making a plan (yes...
S2:E13: 5th "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
Dementia By Day - March 30, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsDownload the corresponding freebie here: https://rachaelwonderlin.com/product/the-5-ls-five-steps-to-awesome-communication/ This episode is all about Step 4, LEARN, and how to use it to Embrace Their Reality(TM) effectively. Thank you to FlyingAngels.com for the sponsorship this month!
S2:E12: 4th "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
Dementia By Day - March 23, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsDownload the corresponding freebie here: https://rachaelwonderlin.com/product/the-5-ls-five-steps-to-awesome-communication/ This episode is all about Step 4, LEAP, and how to use it to Embrace Their Reality(TM) effectively. Thank you to FlyingAngels.com for the sponsorship this month!
S2:E11: 3rd "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
Dementia By Day - March 16, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsDownload the corresponding freebie here: https://rachaelwonderlin.com/product/the-5-ls-five-steps-to-awesome-communication/ This episode is all about Step 3, LEAN, and how to use it to Embrace Their Reality(TM) effectively. Thank you to FlyingAngels.com for the sponsorship this month!
S2:E10: 2nd "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality(TM) Effectively
Dementia By Day - March 09, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsPart 2 of 5 of the Miniseries: 5 Steps to Embracing Their Reality! Download the freebie poster here: https://rachaelwonderlin.com/product/the-5-ls-five-steps-to-awesome-communication/ and please be sure to rate & review my podcast to keep it at the top of the queue!
Channeled: How to deal with people who don't care about facts - message from Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Totally Witchin' Psychic Tools for Deeper Living - March 06, 2020 00:00 - 9 minutesFrustrated by people who refuse to listen to reason? You won't like this suggestion but when all else fails, perhaps you need to rethink your strategy. Note: This channeled message is not for the faint of heart. The proposed solution is a bit hard to swallow. It's much easier to walk away. But c...
How to Recognize Messages from Your Guides
Totally Witchin' Psychic Tools for Deeper Living - March 02, 2020 17:00 - 13 minutesSo... you don't get messages from guidance? Why not? Simple tools for receiving Wisdom from your Spirit helpers.
S2:E9: 1st "L" Step to Embracing Their Reality Effectively
Dementia By Day - March 02, 2020 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsPart 1 of 5 of the Miniseries: 5 Steps to Embracing Their Reality! Download the freebie poster here: https://rachaelwonderlin.com/product/the-5-ls-five-steps-to-awesome-communication/ and please be sure to rate & review my podcast to keep it at the top of the queue!
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