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Winner of two 2021 IBPA Gold Benjamin Franklin Awards for Self Help and for Psychology.

Dementia is an illness that causes no physical pain. But just ask anyone who cares about someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia if their heart isn’t aching. The pain in dementia comes from feeling hopeless, alone, or disconnected from loved ones—but a broken relationship can be healed.

This book is for family members and friends, for spouses, caregivers, and those who simply care. It outlines a path to a life with dementia that includes more life and less illness. With imagination, compassion, empathy, and quiet humor, the real-life stories in Dementia Together show you how to build a healthy dementia relationship.

Because there are ways to communicate that result in greater capacity to receive as well as to provide both warm connection and practical collaboration. Living with dementia gives everyone an opportunity to grow their hearts bigger. This book shows you how.

Table of Contents
Foreword Introduction Part One: Seeing Relationship 1• Acknowledging what’s there 2• Focusing imagination 3• Getting perspective 4• Committing to life Part Two: Tasting for Yourself 5• Practicing empathy 6• Feeding inner power 7• Savoring hurt, grief, and guilt Part Three: Listening With Heart 8• Being curious 9• Tuning in to anger and confusion 10• Asking questions 11• Staying in touch Endnote Epilogue

Dementia Together: How to Communicate to Connect

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      Publisher Puddle Dancer Press
      Published 1 January 2020
      ISBN-13 9781934336182
      978-1934336182
      ISBN-10 1934336181
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      Family and health

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Winner of two 2021 IBPA Gold Benjamin Franklin Awards for Self Help and for Psychology.

      Dementia is an illness that causes no physical pain. But just ask anyone who cares about someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia if their heart isn’t aching. The pain in dementia comes from feeling hopeless, alone, or disconnected from loved ones—but a broken relationship can be healed.

      This book is for family members and friends, for spouses, caregivers, and those who simply care. It outlines a path to a life with dementia that includes more life and less illness. With imagination, compassion, empathy, and quiet humor, the real-life stories in Dementia Together show you how to build a healthy dementia relationship.

      Because there are ways to communicate that result in greater capacity to receive as well as to provide both warm connection and practical collaboration. Living with dementia gives everyone an opportunity to grow their hearts bigger. This book shows you how.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword Introduction Part One: Seeing Relationship 1• Acknowledging what’s there 2• Focusing imagination 3• Getting perspective 4• Committing to life Part Two: Tasting for Yourself 5• Practicing empathy 6• Feeding inner power 7• Savoring hurt, grief, and guilt Part Three: Listening With Heart 8• Being curious 9• Tuning in to anger and confusion 10• Asking questions 11• Staying in touch Endnote Epilogue

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