Brenda Gurung

The Empowered Caregiver: Practical Insights with Brenda Gurung

Education EN ↓ 24 episodes

Dementia education for personal and professional caregivers. Brenda Gurung (she hers) is a credentialed dementia specialist. She leads the memory care program for a senior living operator (views are her own and may not necessarily represent her employer). She specializes in proactive interventions for behavioral expressions, communication strategies, direct-caregiving methods and purposeful engagements. She holds a number of specialized certifications in dementia care and aging. She has held various leadership roles in senior living for 16 years, served on the Forbes Health Advisory Board for...

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Brenda Gurung

Episodes

Common experiences that could be related to dementia or another cognitive impact 05.07.2026 5:03

Common experiences that could be related to dementia or another cognitive impact

Tips for successful holiday traditions 28.06.2026 4:01

Tips for successful holiday traditions

"Finding the Root" 21.06.2026 2:57

"Finding the Root"

If youre seeing some changes... Or, Am I overreacting 14.06.2026 3:48

If youre seeing some changes... Or, Am I overreacting

Tips for traveling with your person whos living with dementia 07.06.2026 3:44

Tips for traveling with your person whos living with dementia

3 1/2 products to engage connect converse with your person 31.05.2026 6:35

3 1/2 products to engage connect converse with your person.

Lessons from Memories in the Making 24.05.2026 9:08

Lessons from Memories in the Making

Power of music 17.05.2026 2:47

Power of music

Sexual expression and dementia 10.05.2026 3:08

Sexual expression and dementia

Signs to watch for 03.05.2026 6:27

Signs to watch for

3 tips for traveling with your person 26.04.2026 1:06

3 tips for traveling with your person

Best practices from Memories in the Making 19.04.2026 5:55

Best practices from Memories in the Making

Communication and connection with your person in the latter part of their journey 12.04.2026 4:26

Communication and connection with your person in the latter part of their journey

Reintroducing The Empowered Caregiver Podcast 05.04.2026 3:04

Reintroducing The Empowered Caregiver Podcast, with previous videos not previously available on many platforms.

Communication and connection with your person in the middle part of their journey 05.04.2026 4:04

Communication and connection with your person in the middle part of their journey

Communication and connection with your person in the early part of their journey 29.03.2026 2:19

Communication and connection with your person in the early part of their journey

Creating a "Memory Book" for your person 22.03.2026 3:45

Creating a Memory Book for your person

You’ve just received a diagnosis of mci or dementia 15.03.2026 2:40

You’ve just received a diagnosis of mci or dementia

Tips for the dark time of the year 08.03.2026 2:32

Tips for the dark time of the year

Go Slow to Go Fast 01.03.2026 3:46

Go Slow to Go Fast

Response to the Chevy ad 4 tips to connect 26.02.2026 2:41

Response to the Chevy ad 4 tips to connect

6 tips for meaningful engagement activities 22.02.2026 3:56

6 tips for meaningful engagement activities

5 questions for behavioral expressions 21.02.2026 4:32

Behavioral expressions are common in the dementia journey. But they are not the problem. They are the symbol or the flag that there is a deeper emotional or physical need that the person is having difficulty conveying in other ways.

The Empowered Caregiver: intro to the podcast 14.05.2025 6:09

This is the intro to The Empowered Caregiver podcast.