by Sivan Perdue | Apr 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s Be Real: Caregiving is a Lot If you work in dementia care, you already know—this job isn’t for the faint of heart. You’re juggling emotional highs and lows, unpredictable behaviors, and the heavy reality that dementia doesn’t follow a script. Some days, you’re a... by Sivan Perdue | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be real—dementia care is a rollercoaster. One minute, everything’s going smoothly. The next? Your client is convinced you’re their third-grade teacher, they’re trying to eat their hearing aid, and they’re halfway out the door in pajamas. No matter how much... by Sivan Perdue | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Finding Your Authentic Self After Caregiving: Reconnecting with Who You Are Caregiving for a loved one with dementia is a full-body, full-heart experience. It asks everything of you—your time, your energy, your patience—and when it’s over, it can leave you... by Sivan Perdue | Feb 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey friends — I’m so glad you’re here. Today, I want to dig into an important topic that’s often misunderstood: pain in people living with dementia. There was once this wild (and totally wrong) idea floating around that folks with dementia didn’t feel pain. Some... by Sivan Perdue | Feb 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Understanding Dementia Behaviors: Seeing the Person, Not the Diagnosis et’s dive into something I see a lot when working with folks living with dementia: uncharacteristic behaviors. These behaviors — whether confusing, frustrating, or sometimes even funny — are often... by Sivan Perdue | Jan 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
What Is Art Therapy? Let’s start with the basics: art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses creativity—like drawing, painting, sculpting, or even simple mark making—as a way to explore emotions, express yourself, and improve mental well-being. To be art...
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