Mind What Matters
Mind What Matters is a podcast about memory disease such as Alzheimer's and Dementia and how we can best care for the longterm health of our minds. Hosted by public speaker and advocate Elizabeth Humphreys.
Episodes
81 episodes
What’s Really Keeping You From Sleeping? with Dr. Christopher Allen
Why are you still tired after a full night's sleep? Can you really catch up on sleep over the weekend? And are melatonin and magnesium actually helping you sleep better?This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nik...
Caregiver Burnout & Mental Health: The Feelings We Don’t Talk About
Caregiver burnout doesn't always look like complete exhaustion. Sometimes it looks like anger, resentment, fear, guilt, or even wanting to get as far away from the person you love as possible.This week on Mind What Matters, Eliz...
Wellness Myths, Supplements & Dementia Prevention with Dr. Jessica Steier
Can a supplement really improve brain health? Do you need a full-body MRI? What actually helps reduce your risk of cognitive decline, and how can you tell when a viral health claim is actually backed by science?This week on Mind What...
Caregiver Mental Health: What Your Emotions Are Trying to Tell You with Vanessa Bentley
What does it actually mean to be mentally and emotionally healthy when your life is genuinely hard?This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with psychotherapist, speaker, author, and host of The Wor...
Living With Grief After Loss (Part 2) with Meghan Jarvis
Last week, we explored what grief does to us. This week, we're talking about what comes next.In Part 2 of their conversation with grief therapist, trauma specialist, and author Meghan Jarvis, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach move be...
Why Doesn't Anyone Teach Us How to Grieve? (Part 1) with Meghan Jarvis
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach are joined by grief therapist, trauma specialist, and author Meghan Jarvis for the first of a two-part conversation about one of the few experiences every human bein...
When Words Are Gone: Helping Children Understand Dementia with Sarah Maguire Marston
This week on Mind What Matters, Nikki DeLoach and Elizabeth Humphreys sit down with author, educator, and caregiver Sarah Maguire Marston to talk about one of the hardest conversations many families never expect to have: explaining dem...
The Dementia Caregiver's Guide: What Every Family Needs to Know with Dr. Macie Smith
This week on Mind What Matters, Nikki DeLoach sits down with nationally recognized gerontologist, social worker, and dementia care expert Dr. Macie Smith for one of the most practical conversations we've had about caregiving.With more th...
Walking in Her World: Ty Lewis on Faith, Dementia Care, and Sacred Advocacy
Walking in Her World: Ty Lewis on Faith, Dementia Care, and Sacred Advocacy week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with caregiver, educator, and certified dementia practitioner Ty Lewis, the voice beh...
You Don't Have to Hold It Together: Caregiving, Grief, and Learning to Feel Again
What if the thing that's keeping you stuck is the very thing you've been taught to do your whole life: hold it together?In this deeply personal conversation, Liz Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach explore the emotional cost of caregiving, the d...
Finding Peace When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan with Erik Ireland
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with mindfulness teacher, author, and host of the Listen to Sleep podcast, Erik Ireland, for a conversation about identity, suffering, purpose, and what it ...
A 20-Year-Old Caregiver on Huntington’s Disease, Genetic Testing, and Showing Up with Love
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys sits down with Mariana, a 20-year-old nursing student and caregiver whose story is both heartbreaking and deeply inspiring. Mariana grew up watching her mother live with Huntington’s ...
What Frontotemporal Dementia Really Looks Like with Beth Jones
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with caregiver, advocate, and podcast host Beth Jones for an honest conversation about frontotemporal dementia, isolation, and what happens when your parent...
How One Caregiver Is Rethinking ALS, Alzheimer’s & Healthcare with Indu Navar
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with entrepreneur, technologist, and healthcare innovator Indu Navar for one of the most eye-opening conversations the podcast has had to date. ...
The Caregiving Crisis No One Can Ignore Anymore
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach have a deeply personal and urgent conversation about why caregiving can no longer be treated as an individual family issue, because it has become a national crisis.&...
Raising Resilient Kids Through Adversity with Leland Vittert
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with journalist and author Leland Vittert for a powerful conversation about a different kind of caregiving, the kind that shapes a child’s entire life.<...
Everything We Wish We Knew About Senior Living Sooner (Part 2) with Christen Bergeron
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach continue their conversation with senior living expert Christen Bergeron, this time digging into one of the hardest and most overwhelming parts of caregiving: the cos...
Fixing Caregiving: What Needs to Change (Part 2) with Neal K. Shah
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach are back together with Neal K. Shah to continue a conversation that’s bigger than any one family’s experience.After unpacking the personal realities of caregi...
Why Caregiving Feels Impossible And What Neal K. Shah Says Needs to Change
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys sits down with entrepreneur and caregiver Neal K. Shah to talk about the reality so many families are facing: a caregiving system that is overwhelming, expensive, and often impossible...
Everything We Wish We Knew About Senior Living Sooner with Christen Bergeron
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys sits down with senior living expert Christen Bergeron to talk about what so many families wish they had understood before finding themselves in the middle of a caregiving crisis.<...
Understanding Autism, ADHD, and Family Dynamics with Dr. Sarah Richie
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys sits down with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Sarah Richie to explore a form of caregiving that often goes unseen, raising and supporting children with neurodevelopmental differences....
Ultra Endurance, Alzheimer’s, and the Power of Showing Up: Travis & Mark Macy
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys reaches into the archives for a powerful conversation with ultra endurance athlete Travis Macy, host of The Travis Macy Show, and his father, Mark "Mace" Macy.Known fo...
A Caregiver’s Alzheimer’s Journey: Edward O’Day on Family Decisions, Grief, and Advocacy
This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys revisits a powerful conversation from the archives with Edward O’Day, whose family faced the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease soon after losing his father to brain cancer.
Barbie Boules: Memory Care Decisions, Cognitive Fitness, and Cutting Through Wellness Noise
Caregiving doesn’t end when placement happens, it simply changes shape.In this episode of Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys sits down with registered dietitian and cognitive health advocate Barbie Boules for a open, wide-ra...
Lauren Dykovitrz on Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, Caregiver Guilt, and Learning to Accept the Journey
This week on Mind What Matters, Liz Humphreys reaches into the archives to revisit a conversation that still feels as relevant and raw as the day it was recorded.Liz sits down with author and caregiver Lauren Dykovitrz to talk a...