355: When Being Right Makes Everything Wrong

You know you're right — but does saying so actually help? In this episode, dementia care expert Teepa Snow and host Greg Phelps explore one of the most common traps care partners fall into: the impulse to correct. Whether it's a misremembered fact, an outdated term, or a flat-out wrong take, the instinct to set the record straight can quietly damage the relationship you're working so hard to protect.Teepa shares why curiosity is more powerful than correction — and how reframing what someone says, rather than rebutting it, keeps the conversation moving forward without anyone feeling attacked or embarrassed. She also reveals why the skills that make you a better care partner have a funny way of improving every relationship in your life.In this episode:• Why "being right" can mean losing the relationship• How to use curiosity to redirect — without arguing• The art of restating what someone said so they feel heard, not corrected• Why these skills work on your kids, your spouse, and your coworkers tooThere's a line in Teepa's new Dementia Care Partner Guide that captures what today's episode is really about: let go of what is missing, and learn to celebrate and use what remains. That shift — from correcting to connecting, from caregiver to care partner — is what the whole book is built around.Inside, you'll find the updated GEMS® States of Brain Change, a photo-by-photo walkthrough of Hand-under-Hand®, Positive Action Starters, Visual-Verbal-Touch Cueing, and bonus resource cards you can use right away. If you're ready to make life worth living all the way through the journey, this is where to start. Pick up your copy at shop.teepasnow.com.🎧 Subscribe to the Dementia Care Partner Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss a new episode.📩 Have a question or topic you'd like Teepa to explore? Email Greg at [email protected]#DementiaCare #PositiveApproachToCare #TeepaSnow #CarePartner #PAC