Navigating Dementia

Carlyn Lenfestey
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Navigating Dementia is a weekly podcast for anyone caring for someone with dementia, family and professional caregivers alike. Host Carlyn Lenfestey, a physical therapist and dementia care specialist with 25 years of clinical experience, uses real stories and everyday moments to show that behavior is never the problem. It's always the signal. Each episode teaches one meaningful insight through her Wheel of Function Framework™, delivered like a conversation over coffee, not a lecture. There is always a better way.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Why Does Someone With Dementia Try to Go to Work? Learning to Read the Signal

    In this first episode of Navigating Dementia, Carlyn shares the story that started it all: her grandfather Steve, a small-town shopkeeper in Limestone, Maine, who spent his mornings getting dressed for work at a store that had burned down years before. Everyone around him called it confusion. Carlyn eventually came to see it differently, and that shift in perspective became the foundation for A Better Way: Dementia Care Solutions. Resources A Better Way: Dementia Care Solutions: abetterwaydementiacaresolutions.com Join the free newsletter, Finding Our Way In Dementia Care: https://abetterwaydementiacaresolutions.com/page/weekly-sign-up-1?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=ep1_shownotes Newsletter Invitation If this episode sat with you, the newsletter is where we go further each week: real stories, real questions, no jargon. It's free, and it's where I actually build this relationship with you. Join here: https://abetterwaydementiacaresolutions.com/page/weekly-sign-up-1?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=ep1_shownotes

    Why Does Someone With Dementia Try to Go to Work? Learning to Read the Signal

  2. Jul 19

    A Personal Welcome: There Has to Be a Better Way

    Welcome to Navigating Dementia. If you've ever found yourself thinking, There has to be a better way, you're in the right place. Most care partners are not looking for more information. They're looking for someone to help them make sense of what they're seeing. When dementia changes the way a person thinks, communicates, or responds to the world around them, it can leave you feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, and wondering if you're doing enough. You are not alone. Join physical therapist, dementia educator, and coach Carlyn Lenfestey each week for practical guidance, heartfelt stories, and a fresh perspective on dementia care. Drawing from more than 25 years of clinical experience and her own family's journey with dementia, Carlyn helps care partners look beyond the behavior, understand what it may be communicating, and respond with greater confidence and compassion. Whether you're caring for a parent, spouse, friend, neighbor, or supporting people professionally, you'll find practical tools, encouragement, and a reminder that you don't have to navigate this journey alone. Welcome. I'm so glad you're here. In This Trailer  Why Navigating Dementia was created  What you can expect from future episodes  A different way to think about dementia care  How this podcast will help you make sense of what you're experiencingConnect with Carlyn FREE Weekly Newsletter https://abetterwaydementiacaresolutions.com/page/weekly-sign-up-1?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video_description&utm_campaign=navigating_dementia_podcast Website https://www.abetterwaydementiacaresolutions.com FB Page- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562478140551 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abetterwaydementiacaresolution/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlyn-lenfestey-abetterwaydementiacaresolutions If this sounds like the kind of support you've been looking for, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss an episode. I can't wait to navigate this journey with you.

    A Personal Welcome: There Has to Be a Better Way

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Navigating Dementia is a weekly podcast for anyone caring for someone with dementia, family and professional caregivers alike. Host Carlyn Lenfestey, a physical therapist and dementia care specialist with 25 years of clinical experience, uses real stories and everyday moments to show that behavior is never the problem. It's always the signal. Each episode teaches one meaningful insight through her Wheel of Function Framework™, delivered like a conversation over coffee, not a lecture. There is always a better way.

Information

  • Creator
    Carlyn Lenfestey
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Navigating Dementia
  • Show Website
    Navigating Dementia