The Alcomy Podcast

Dr. Neal Patel on De-prescribing, Dementia Risk, Medical Cannabis, and Red Light Therapy in Senior Care The host interviews Dr. Neal Patel, a board-certified family medicine physician in Orange, California, who focuses on geriatric care and cognitive health, volunteers with Alzheimer’s Orange County, and advocates integrative modalities including cannabis, fasting, psilocybin, and red light therap...

2-Minute Moves for Caregiver Energy & Burnout Prevention  Alcomy Podcast host Ilija Vrajich welcomes workplace wellbeing speaker and author Lizzie Williamson, dubbed the “Excuse Buster from Down Under,” to discuss how small, consistent movement breaks can improve mental health, energy, and performance in high-stress care environments. Lizzie shares her story of postpartum depression and how st...

Happiness, Self-Care, and Gratitude in High-Stress Residential Care with Dr. Elia Grougouris Host Ilija Vrajich welcomes Dr. Elia Grougouris—international keynote speaker, author on happiness and positive leadership, and host of “The Happy Hour”—to the Alcomy Podcast about innovation and compassion in residential care. Elia explains his lifelong focus on happiness, shaped by his mother’s dying wis...

Unfortunately, our recording got cut off at the end. Do you think we should have him on again? Let us know! Brandon Gustafson of Assisted Living Investing has so many valuable insights! Make sure to contact him if you have any questions about getting in to Assisted Living. https://www.assistedlivinginvesting.net/blog/Welcome

An unfiltered look at what it really takes to run a high-performing care facility. Andrea shares how her family went from placing grandparents in care to building one of the most respected 15-bed communities in Northern California—complete with lessons, laughs, and late-night emergency calls. You’ll hear: Why Andrea traded spreadsheets for scrubs—and never looked back The mental and emotional toll...