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EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 43 MIN

EP 22: Dementia Is Reshaping Families — What We Can Do Now

from Unraveled and Rising Podcast · host Michelle Kavanaugh, Terry de Aragon, and Kimberly Diaz

In this powerful episode of Unraveled and Rising, Michelle and Kimberly dive into the Dementia Wave — a sweeping shift that is transforming American families, workplaces, and entire communities. With dementia rates climbing, most of us are completely unprepared. This episode explores how dementia is reshaping our society — and what we can do to respond with wisdom rather than fear.❤️ In this episode, we explore:✨ What is dementia✨ How caregiving roles are changing families✨ The hidden crisis of caregiver burnout, guilt, and identity loss✨ How workplaces can support caregivers✨ What individuals, families, and communities can do right now to prepare✨ Why compassion is the most powerful response we can chooseExpert Insight from Kimberly:As a dementia specialist and nurse, Kimberly explains what families need to know early, why planning is essential, and how to create dementia-friendly support systems at home, at work, and in the community.🌐 Learn More: Kimberly’s Transforming the Dementia Journey Online Course and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminar: https://caringmindsdementiacare.com/💛 Our Heart Message: Dementia reminds us of what our society has forgotten: that people are more than their memories, that aging is not a burden, but a teacher, and that relationships matter more than productivity.And when the unraveling feels overwhelming, there is still a rising — a new way to see, love, and care for one another.

In this powerful episode of Unraveled and Rising, Michelle and Kimberly dive into the Dementia Wave — a sweeping shift that is transforming American families, workplaces, and entire communities. With dementia rates climbing, most of us are completely unprepared. This episode explores how dementia is reshaping our society — and what we can do to respond with wisdom rather than fear.❤️ In this episode, we explore:✨ What is dementia✨ How caregiving roles are changing families✨ The hidden crisis of caregiver burnout, guilt, and identity loss✨ How workplaces can support caregivers✨ What individuals, families, and communities can do right now to prepare✨ Why compassion is the most powerful response we can chooseExpert Insight from Kimberly:As a dementia specialist and nurse, Kimberly explains what families need to know early, why planning is essential, and how to create dementia-friendly support systems at home, at work, and in the community.🌐 Learn More: Kimberly’s Transforming the Dementia Journey Online Course and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminar: https://caringmindsdementiacare.com/💛 Our Heart Message: Dementia reminds us of what our society has forgotten: that people are more than their memories, that aging is not a burden, but a teacher, and that relationships matter more than productivity.And when the unraveling feels overwhelming, there is still a rising — a new way to see, love, and care for one another.

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