Alzheimer's Speaks

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Ryan Linn Brownwho is a 5th year PhD student in Psychological Sciences at Rice University.  Ryan is a passionate science communicator and researcher who focus is on the biological mechanisms through which psychological stress like bereavement and family caregiving disrupts the immune, autonomic, and endocrine functions within our bodies. We are live today...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Pat Moffett who wrote and produced the award-winning film "Ice Cream in the Cupboard." This film is a true story of caring for his late wife with early-onset Alzheimer's. Pat is dedicated to supporting caregivers and providing education about early-onset Alzheimer’s.  Contact Pat Moffett Ice Cream in the Cupboard Website:https://www.icecreaminthecupboard....

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Steve Toll is a classically trained musician and composer. Steve’s interest in the amazing transformative “power of music” inspired him to research and develop a philosophy which uses music as a powerful therapeutic tool. Steve trains caregivers in the use of music for people living with dementia and has a daily live stream program called "Tune in Today"...

Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio is proud to partner again with the Roseville Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Action Team to provide resource information for caregivers and people living with dementia during the pandemic.  Today our host, Lori La Bey talks with Pat Samples who has devoted herself to supporting the well-being of older adults and caregivers for more than three decades.  Her eight books i...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Laura Wayman is known as “The Dementia Whisperer.”  She is a world-renowned dementia care expert and consultant and author of the bestselling book “A Loving Approach to Dementia Care” which is now in its 3rd edition and published by Johns Hopkins University Press.  We are live today so call in and join the conversation.  Ask your questions or make a comme...

Exploring Caring Choices For The Final Chapters of Life Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Kim Callinan the President and CEO of Compassion & Choices and Matt Whitaker is National Director of Integrated Programs. Today we will learn about options and choices available when people are discussing their wishes when it comes to end of life. Contact Compassion and Choices AvailableTools: Dement...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Cameron Huddleston who is an award-winning personal finance journalist and author of the book, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances.”  Cameron was a caregiver for 12 years for her mom, who had Alzheimer's disease. She currently is the director of education and content at Carefull, a digi...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Tori Tellem, the Founder of Comfort Human™ which creates mental and social wellness initiatives for those living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.  Tori also, is a published journalist, has produced television and has been a film writer.  Today we will learn about her book Conversations With Alzheimer’s, the baby doll initiative, and the Pen P...

Dementia & Your Spare Change Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Max Tokarsky, who is a serial nonprofit and social enterprise entrepreneur. Max is the founder and CEO of InvestAcure, a Public Benefit Corporation building a community of spare change investors and R&D companies working together to help end Alzhiemer's.  Call in to our Live show and ask your questions or make comments on this...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Mike Hamilton who has been working with the UK’s National Health Service in a technology supplier capacity for over 16 years.  Mike’s passion is to not only improve patient care via improvements in service and financial performance, but also by supporting frontline staff to deliver a higher quality of person-centered care by using alternative therapeutic...

Lori La Bey talks with Brooks Kenny the Executive Director of the Women’s Network at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s.  Brook's is also the General Manager for BrainGuide, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s newest initiative.  It focuses on bringing state-of-the-art technology to consumers across the country that are worried about their or a loved one’s brain health. Lori can't wait to have this discussion as we raise awar...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Allyson Schrier a Co-founder of Zinnia TV, Carolyn Parsey a researcher and neuropsychologist, Keri Pollock the Director of Marketing & Communications of Aging Wisdom, and Carolyn Lukert  who cares for her mother with dementia and also works with the Teepa Snow group.  Join us and learn the wonderful effects Zinnia TV provides. Join us and learn about deme...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Jeanne Bain, End of life navigator, dementia trainer and consultant.  Jeanne is co-host of a podcast called “Death Unfiltered.”  She dreams of a day when talking about hard subjects is as easy and common as talking about the weather.   Contact Jeanne Bain, End of Life Navigator Website: www.belovemn.com        Website:  https://belovemn.com/about-jeanne  ...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be live talking with Lauren Aguirre, an award-winning science journalist who has produced documentaries, podcasts, short-form video series, interactive games, and blogs for the PBS series NOVA, where she worked after graduating from MIT. Lauren’s reporting on memory has appeared in The Atlantic, Undark Magazine, The Scientist, and the Boston Globe’s STAT. The Memory Thie...

Lori La Bey will be talking with two representatives of the 360 Clinic, a mobile medical provider making healthcare more accessible to all. Vince Tien is the Co-Founder and CEO and is also a proud Board Member of Alzheimer's Orange County. Dr Trinh is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and health educator who holds leadership roles with different organizations in the community including Chief...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Michala Gibson who is a registered nurse, and Mandy Shoemaker; both are co-founders of Prairie Elder Care and co-author of” Now is Found”.  Michala works continuously with care partners throughout the community to ensure that elders living with dementia have the best opportunities for quality of life. Mandy's focus is to bring the concept of Community, Co...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Bill Protzmann’s whose mission is to raise awareness of the power of music as self-care. Bill is a world leading expert on the power of music for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.  He holds a magna cum laude degrees in piano performance and creative writing, and has been a successful entrepreneur for more than 30 years. In 2011, Bill laun...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Mark Nutting is a retired IT professional who gained dementia caregiver experience while caring for his mother living with Alzheimer’s disease with throughout her 13-year struggle. Mark always speaks and writes from a caregiver's perspective but strives to stay current and expand his knowledge on Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, and caregiver support throug...

Lori La Bey will be talk with Anne Scott who is living with dementia. She experienced the lack of awareness so she  wrote the children’s book, Sizzling Bacon.  Joining them is Anastacia Ackers a theatre maker, writer. She leads the “Outside Lives Green Room” initiative - exploring how the arts can be a tool for social change. Contact: Anne Scott’s Email     Facebook    Purchase Sizzling Bacon on A...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Katya De Luisa resides in Costa Rica, is an artist, author of “Journey through the Infinite Mind - the science and spirituality of dementia.” She is a dementia educator and freelance writer focused on holistic healthy aging and innovative information on dementia. Katya is the president of the non-profit, Association Wellbeing during the Golden Years. Katy...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Pia Kontos a senior scientist at the KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She is an activist academic who draws on the arts to challenge stigma associated with dementia and transform the culture of dementia care. In addition, Phyllis Fehr will be joining us.  Phyllis p...

Lori La Bey talks with her friend and colleague Kerry Mills Rutland, who has worked solely with people with cognitive impairment since 2002.   Kerry founded  Age Well Simply and has shared her expertise in the United States, Canada, the UK, Hong Kong, and China.  She is also a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and a trained practitioner in the Bredesen Protocol. She works with clien...

Bringing Confidence, Compassionate & Joy to Caregiving Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Toni Kanzler wears several hats: she's a wife, mother to three sons, a CPA, entrepreneur, private school administrator, non-profit volunteer and board member and now a bestselling author.  But it was as a daughter that she had the great privilege and ultimately the joy of being her mother’s caregiver...

Kerry Mills Rutland, has worked solely with people with cognitive impairment since 2002.   She founded  Age Well Simply.  Kerry has shared her expertise and vision in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and China. She is the co-author of “I Care - A Handbook for Care Partners of People with Dementia” and she has most recently authored “Serving Residents with Dementia: Transfo...

Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio has partnered with the Roseville Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Action Team to provide resource information for caregivers and people living with dementia during the pandemic. Lori La Bey talks with Deborah Day Laxson, an award-winning author and founder of the Health Care Agent Literacy Project.  Their conversation today will focus on  medical decisions, are hard and...