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My friend Karen on dementia collective podcast! Check out me and my mom on the book cover behind her!! ❤️

🧠 What happens when correcting someone you love no longer brings clarity—and may actually increase distress?

Dementia Solutions' Karen Tyrell joins Andrew Karesa on a powerful podcast episode exploring one of the most misunderstood challenges in dementia care: Anosognosia: When a person living with dementia genuinely does not recognize that anything is wrong.

Drawing on more than 30 years of experience, Karen shares compassionate, practical strategies to help families and care partners navigate difficult conversations, reduce distress, and preserve dignity. Learn why arguing often backfires, how therapeutic reasoning can help keep the peace, and why behavior is often a form of communication.

🎙 In this episode, you'll discover:
✔️ Why correcting someone living with dementia can increase distress
✔️ What anosognosia is and how it affects conversations
✔️ How to respond to repeated questions with compassion
✔️ Why agitation is communication—not defiance
✔️ The importance of building support before caregiver burnout occurs
✔️ What preserving dignity looks like in everyday care

Whether you're caring for a parent, supporting a spouse, working in dementia care, or navigating a recent diagnosis, this conversation offers valuable insights and practical guidance.

💙 You cannot win an argument with dementia—but you can change how you respond.

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/TheDementiaCollective