Lewy Body Life

Ann Brucciani Lyon, Paula Rice Biever and Linda Olsen Engel
  • 5.0 (28)
  • MENTAL HEALTH

Lewy Body Life helps care partners, family and friends understand and navigate the often complex and unpredictable Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) journey. Here real people with real experience and real insight share essential information for caring and coping. They also guide you to professional resources, strategies and support networks that can help increase awareness and understanding of LBD and aid you in your LBD journey.

Episodes

  1. JAN 22

    Ready, Set, Go: Planning for Medical Emergencies

    With LBD, medical emergencies typically have many complicating factors. Here are steps you can take to achieve better outcomes every step of the way for the person with LBD and for yourself.

    55 min

  2. 04/17/2024

    Safety First: How to Protect Yourself if LBD Behavior Becomes Violent

    With LBD, situations can shift quickly and unexpectedly put care partners in danger. Here's how to protect yourself — and the person with LBD — before, during and after a violent episode.

    29 min

  3. 08/23/2023

    Hallucinations and Delusions? Go With the Flow

    Are you caring for someone with LBD who's hearing, seeing, touching, smelling or tasting things that aren't there? Or thinking unfounded or nonsensical thoughts? In this episode we delve into hallucinations and delusions — what they are, how to navigate them and when to seek medication.

    53 min

  4. 06/19/2023

    Keeping It Cool: Calming Communication Strategies

    Simple but powerful techniques you can use every day to help prevent situations from escalating and why healthy detachment is important to your well being.

    30 min

  5. 02/20/2023

    Is the Unpredictability of LBD Making You Anxious?

    If you answered yes, you're not alone. Join us for an honest look at the caregiver burden and some strategies and resources that can help.

    54 min

  6. 02/20/2023

    Hindsight Is 20-20: Early Signs of LBD

    Does your loved one have Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD), REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and/or experience subtle shifts in personality and/or cognition? Caregivers discuss some of the subtle and often overlooked physical, behavioral, cognitive and personality changes that may be early indicators of LBD.

    43 min

  7. 02/20/2023

    Lewy Body 101: The Roller Coaster Ride

    Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of dementia, the least understood and the most difficult to diagnose because it's episodic in nature. Unlike other forms of dementia where memory loss is gradual, the executive functioning of a person with Lewy Body ebbs and flows. In this episode, we cover the history of LBD and how it was identified, the diagnostic criteria for LBD, how LBD affects cognitive functioning and the importance of taking not

    50 min
  • 7 Episodes

5
out of 5
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About

Lewy Body Life helps care partners, family and friends understand and navigate the often complex and unpredictable Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) journey. Here real people with real experience and real insight share essential information for caring and coping. They also guide you to professional resources, strategies and support networks that can help increase awareness and understanding of LBD and aid you in your LBD journey.

Information

  • Creator
    Ann Brucciani Lyon, Paula Rice Biever and Linda Olsen Engel
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    Lewy Body Life

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