Dancing With Dementia™
Dancing With Dementia™
Podcast Description
Being a Caregiver has its challenges, especially for young Caregivers. I started caring for my mom when I was in my early 30's, when she was diagnosed with Early Onset Dementia. I found it challenging to find support and education geared toward younger Caregivers. Inspired by my own experience and the shared experiences of so many other young Caregivers, this podcast is here to provide tips, tricks, tools, resources, and community for this new generation of Caregivers. Our goal is to support all Caregivers, as we infuse love, light, joy, and levity into the Caregiver Dance!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast addresses key themes surrounding caregiving, burnout, and personal resilience with specific episodes exploring emotional challenges, self-care strategies, and the transformative power of mindset shifts. Topics such as the importance of 'SOULfishness' versus selfishness and reframing caregiving as an opportunity for growth, love, and joy are frequently discussed.
Welcome to Dancing With Dementia™—the go-to podcast for young and atypical caregivers navigating the challenges of caring for a loved one with a chronic illness.
I’m Kama Newbry, a nurse, coach, educator, advocate, and daughter turned caregiver after my mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s in my early 30s. Like so many, I struggled to find support tailored to young caregivers—those of us balancing careers, identity, family dynamics, and deep soul shifts… all while caregiving.
This podcast is your compassionate resource for:
- Caregiver wellness tips
- Emotional and energetic tools
- Practical strategies for caregiving of all kinds, including dementia
- Mind-body healing and burnout prevention
- Community connection for young caregivers, AKA, “Caregivers on the Dancefloor of Life™”
Whether your loved one is at home, in assisted living, or in a care facility, this space is for you.
We explore everything from self-care and intuitive caregiving to grief, advocacy, spirituality, energy medicine, and the very real ups and downs of showing up for someone you love.
Our mission? To infuse love, light, levity, and joy into the caregiver journey—while offering grounded support, powerful conversations, and actionable tips, tricks, tools, and resources you can use right away!
Because you’re not just surviving—you’re rising.
Join us on the Caregiver Dancefloor of Life, where together, WE RISE!
Love, Leadership & Lessons From Our Care Systems
Our healthcare systems are wounded, understaffed, and emotionally overloaded. I believe healing them starts with healing the hearts and souls within. Welcome to the Insights From The Inside Series, where we dive into real, solutions-focused conversations with the caregivers, care partners, and frontline professionals who keep our systems running.
In this powerful Thanksgiving episode, Diana, a deeply compassionate QMAP and agency/registry caregiver who has worked in 30+ assisted living, memory care, and long-term care homes shares her heart-felt knowledge. Her perspective is raw and full of wisdom for family caregivers, professional caregivers, healthcare leaders, eldercare administrators, and anyone navigating the eldercare system.
Together, we explore the emotional, energetic, and practical truths that define quality care from the inside.
Are You…?
- Family caregiver wanting to understand what really happens inside care homes
- Professional caregiver, CNA, QMAP, per diem/agency caregiver seeking validation and insight
- Assisted living / memory care leadership working to improve staff retention and resident outcomes
- Healthcare administrator or policy leader committed to improving eldercare systems
- Care partner navigating care of a Loved One with dementia, Alzheimer’s, memory loss, or any other diagnosis
- Advocate fighting for higher standards, safer staffing, and resident rights
- Burnout-prone caregiver in need of inspiration and tangible tools
We Explore:
✨ Why some caregivers thrive, while others burn out
✨ How agency/per diem caregivers see the system
✨ What quality care looks like
✨ The importance of communication, handoff, and safety
✨ How young caregivers can advocate effectively
✨ How to prevent neglect, falls, and avoidable injuries
✨ Why “you’re walking into their home” is the most powerful reframe
✨ How to emotionally ground yourself before & after a shift
✨ What truly builds trust between staff, residents, and family caregivers
✨ The energetic impact of system caregivers
✨ The early signs of a healthy/unhealthy care environment
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