Caregivers of Alzheimers and Other Dementia Wellness Resources

Mindful Mondays Join today! 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/194dbd20354b/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6457313

Mindful Mondays Join today! 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/6148392f49e5/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6457309

Mindful Mondays Join today! “The Funny Thing About Well-Being: Evidence for Humor”🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/1a7979d393c3/mindful-mondays

Mindful Mondays Join today! 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/54abdc5f24ff/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6457305

Mindful Mondays Join today! 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/5ec5f3d66eb1/mindful-mondays

Mindful Mondays Join today! 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/cae1aa20ba56/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6457301

Mindful Mondays Join today for Resiliency and Grief 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/9aebdebdcb77/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6159761

Join me on 💘 Valentines for Care Con. It’s free- and I’ll speak for 45 min sharing mindfulness. Link ^

“Meaningful Connections Require Boundaries” 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/0ccb784c32b4/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6159757

Mindful Mondays Returns today! Join Us! - https://mailchi.mp/22174580049d/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us-6159753

Mindful Mondays Returns in 2024. Join Us! - https://mailchi.mp/d78d728f076e/mindful-mondays-returns-in-2024-join-us

The series of 8 virtual sessions will be held on Mondays January-May from 12:00-1:00pm Central Time via AARP’s Zoom platform.

Moving Beyond Trauma: Part 2 of 3 A FREE Narrative Writing Program Today - https://mailchi.mp/c11934039bf3/moving-beyond-trauma-a-free-narrative-writing-program-this-friday-6153089

Moving Beyond Trauma: A Narrative Writing Program This Friday! - https://mailchi.mp/5ac79c1a5562/moving-beyond-trauma-a-free-narrative-writing-program-this-friday

Get a free copy of "The Talk" - questions every family should have the answers to long before you become a caregiver. And believe me, you will. www.thewomaninthemirrorplay.com

Cultivating Presence and Well-being - https://mailchi.mp/c30281145db9/important-announcement-changes-happening-5877781

Join me today for the Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP “Cultivating Presence and Well-being”.

This Online Mindful Caregiver event we will learn how to build your foundation through mindfulness tolls for mental and physical well-being.

Cultivating Presence and Well-being happens MAY 8th! -

The Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP For You! - https://mailchi.mp/2f0fe90c708b/important-announcement-changes-happening-5881561

Each time Melissa hosts these talks something new is learned, shared, and discovered. Join us for the first time or come again and be supported.

This month is all about replenishing the soul. Register Today! - https://mailchi.mp/41ddaaeae5ee/this-month-is-all-about-replenishing-the-soul-register-today
Join us virtually on May 3rd from 6-7:30PM CST for our next event in Cedarhurst’s monthly Mindful Caregiving Series which focuses on how you can improve your quality of life, perseverance and ability to handle stressful situations as a caregiver.

This month is all about replenishing the soul. It’s easy to put yourself last. When in fact, the last thing we need to give up is the thing that gets us through.

Creating Meaningful Connections and Support - https://mailchi.mp/f645156737e9/important-announcement-changes-happening-5877777

Join me today for the Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP “Creating Meaningful Connections and Support”.

This Online Mindful Caregiver event we will learn how to create impactful relationships through healthy boundaries and clear communication.

Creating Meaningful Connections and Support happens April 24th. The Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP For You! - https://mailchi.mp/b27edb079558/important-announcement-changes-happening-5881553

Each time Melissa hosts these talks something new is learned, shared, and discovered. Join us for the first time or come again and be supported.

Antidote for Stress - https://mailchi.mp/55d3798e8d8b/important-announcement-changes-happening-5877765

Join me today for the Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP “Antidote for Stress”.

This Online Mindful Caregiver event we will develop powerful coping mechanisms through mindfulness. Learn the essential tools for compassion in action instead of reaction.

Antidote for Stress happens APRIL 10th - *|URL|
The Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP For You!

Each time Melissa hosts these talks something new is learned, shared, and discovered. Join us for the first time or come again and be supported.

Resiliency with Grief - https://mailchi.mp/7b961a8c29fa/important-announcement-changes-happening-5877757

Join me today for the Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP “Resiliency with Grief ”.

This Online Mindful Caregiver event we will focus on understanding how grief and loss impact our well-being.

Resiliency with Grief happens MARCH 27th - https://mailchi.mp/a469ce65666e/important-announcement-changes-happening-5882465

The Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP For You! - https://mailchi.mp/7a17a75ab85f/important-announcement-changes-happening-5881541

Each time Melissa hosts these talks something new is learned, shared, and discovered. Join us for the first time or come again and be supported.

Join me today for the Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP “Stop and Breathe: We Can’t Keep Caregiving Without these Tools”

This Online Mindful Caregiver event will focus on establishing self-agency through a better understanding of clear, easy techniques to regulate the nervous system.

"A new caregiver is like a driver in a foreign land. The vehicle is a stick shift, the terrain is mountainous with many switchbacks, and there are no maps, timetables, or rest stops. A catastrophic event or diagnosis catapults a caregiver into a territory that is poorly lit and offers up no familiar landmarks. The roads in this new world are all one-way, careening toward a new normal. There is no going back."
https://www.caregiver-wellness.com/post/the-unexpected-journey-of-caring

Donna Thomson is a caregiver, author and activist. She is the mother of two grown children, one who has severe cerebral palsy and medical complexity. Donna also helped care for her mother who lived with dementia until she passed away in the summer of 2018 at the age of 96. Donna Thomson also wrote “The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving” and blogs at The Caregivers’ Living Room.

Dr. Zachary White () is an Assistant Professor of Communication. He received his Ph.D. in communication from Purdue University. His academic research and teaching focus on how people manage meaning and communicate their experiences amidst high levels of ambiguity. He has published and presented academic research addressing health communication as encountered by medical providers, informal caregivers, family members, and organizational employees. He teaches university courses at the graduate and undergraduate level addressing topics including provider-patient communication, health and illness narratives, digital health literacy, interpersonal communication and relationship development on and offline, online social support and disclosure, the management of health-related disclosures in the workplace, and sense making amidst life transitions.


The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One to Caregiver (Rowman & Littlefield, New York, 2019) is available at all major online booksellers.

The Unexpected Journey of Caring There are a few basic truths that reveal themselves in almost every story of the early days of giving care to someone with a serious illness

Join me today for the Mindful Monday Caregiving Series with AARP “Caring for the Caregiver”. - https://mailchi.mp/5e2e2a170e2e/important-announcement-changes-happening-5877745

This Online Mindful Caregiver event we will discover the pillars for well-being and practical, easy ways to implement techniques for balancing your own care as you care for others.

Our latest episode for our podcast- The link between PTSD and Caregiving
with Donna Thomson

The Link between PTSD and Caregiving This was a live recorded podcast for caregivers of Alzheimer’s and other dementia. Find all our podcasts here:https://www.caregiverwellnessretreat.com/family...