Still Here

This episode explores not only what remains in the person but in their relationships, families, and identity. All these may narrow but may also deepen.

The kind of care that usually works in dementia may be quite different from the kind of care in any other general medical condition. This episode may give us enlightenment on what dementia care is about.

This episode talks about the caregiver's load which is real but not always visible and why it feels that way.

This episode explores role shifts and the emotional complexities associated with the shifts.

Dementia is not just memory loss. Dementia affects more than that. Understanding what is happening beyond memory reduces frustration and misinterpretation.

This provides honest thoughts regarding the diagnosis. The diagnosis, as an identifier is significantly different from understanding and living it. It does not answer a lot of questions but may bring up more.

This episode tries to validate the early noticing stage of demtnia.

This is when I realized the dual lens that I have, being a geriatric psychiatrist and a daughter of a mother with dementia.

Still Here is a podcast about dementia, care and connection. As a geriatric psychiatrist and a daughter of a mother living with dementia, I explore what dementia changes, what it doesn't, and what it means for patients, families, caregivers and providers. This trailer introduces the intention behind the podcast and the conversations to come.