Still Time for Joy
Still Time for Joy features practical advice for weathering life's storms, and inspiring stories of resilience.
Host Sandra Levine interviews experts on caregiving, trauma, grief, and other intense challenges to provide a road map for survival. Heroes and healers, adventurers and innovators encourage you to pursue more self-care, reflection, connection, and fun—and your own unique and joyful purpose.
Sandra is a television producer, filmmaker, and speaker who spent 20 years as a caregiver, first for her husband Michael, who had a brain injury, and then for her mother Dorothy, who had Alzheimer's Disease. She created this show to share lessons learned from those experiences to help you get through difficult times, too.
Still Time for Joy is also available as a video podcast on YouTube @SandraLevineProd
Still Time for Joy
How Can I Get Family & Friends to Help with Caregiving? SMART Tips for Exhausted Dementia Caregivers
Caregiving for a loved one with dementia can be exhausting and overwhelming. It's important to learn to ask for help, and say "YES" when it's offered, even if the person filling in does tasks a bit differently than you.
Watch this episode to learn a SMART way to ask for help. Developed in the 1980s by George Doran for achieving goals, the SMART acronym stands for Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic and Time Related. You have a much better chance of getting help if you have a list of tasks ready, and you are very clear about exactly what needs to be done, and by when. It's equally important to pick the right person for each job; align your ask with their interests and comfort level.
Today's guest is Deb Hallisey, a caregiver advocate and certified dementia practitioner at Advocate for Mom and Dad https://advocateformomanddad.com/
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