“A Heart Full of Gems” by Teepa Snow is a story that teaches children to pay attention to and share in the human connection that can be maintained when a loved one is living with Alzheimer’s.
This simple, easy to read, 100 page guidebook helps family members, friends, and caregivers to better understand the changes that come with advancing dementia or other impairments in thinking, reasoning or processing information.
You can continue living a meaningful life - even if Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body, Frontotemporal, or another form of dementia is part of it!
Learn why and how the brain changes in dementia care expert Understanding the Changing Brain. Know why something is happening, so you can reduce uncomfortable situations going forward.
A Guidebook for Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to All Relationships
Do you have relationships in your life that come easy to you? Are other relationships more difficult and leave you feeling drained?
Seeing the GEMS Workbook is a 48-page full-color workbook designed to help learners develop a deeper understanding of Teepa Snow’s GEMS State Model.
A Positive Approach to learning about dementia for kids by Teepa Snow.
Grandma’s Living with Dementia is the first in our Living with Dementia children’s book series.
Who is this notebook for?
Everyone who feels inspired by Teepa Snow’s thoughts and wisdom. Filled with ideas, and messages personally written from Teepa, this isn’t just a plain notebook. Every time you use this notebook, it is like Teepa is sitting next to you providing you in-the-moment encouragement and support.
A Positive Approach to Finding Balance in a Caring Life
The idea of Enough can be tricky, and different for everyone. Are you enough? Do you have enough of the things you need and like?
This book is the culmination of about six years of weekly team trivia I designed and led for residents at a senior living community where I worked for nearly 10 years. It began almost as a fluke and quickly developed into one of the most popular and consistently successful activities in the community.
What you are looking at truly is the ultimate resource for real trivia fans. This book chock full of nearly 3,000 classic trivia questions in over 250 categories literally from A to Z, but every answer has been thoroughly researched and, unlike any other trivia book or online quiz you have come across.
Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved Ones through Life’s Difficulties
When tragedy strikes someone you love, you will have to decide what kind of friend you will be: one who is there every step of the way or one who looks the other way.
How to Prevent or Resolve Marriage Conflicts Caused by Retirement
In this insightful and engaging book, Dr. Robert Delamontagne introduces the reader to a set of principles and actions that can lead to a more peaceful and rewarding marital relationship.
How to Make the Psychological Transition to Retirement
This book, based upon the author’s own personal experiences, leads readers on a journey of psychological and spiritual insights designed to help them cope with the challenges of this often difficult passage.
16 Things I Want You to Know
As a grandfather, Robert P. Delamontagne, PhD, knew one thing for sure: he didn’t want his grandkids to have to suffer the negative outcomes of poor life decisions.
So he decided to write a short guide to life, something he could pass on to each of his grandchildren about the many things he’d learned along his journey.
The willGather Planner is full of job-specific features to help you stay organized, detail-focused, well planned, and have fun!
A Professional Day Planner Made Just For Life Enrichment & Activity Directors. Be confident as you organize, set goals, access industry-specific information, document your successes, and have a place to plan great programs for the older adult population. While you're working so hard planning amazing programs, let us help you organize all of those behind the scene details. We give you peace of mind that all of the important things are written down, waiting for you, and ready to be executed. You've got this!
An Alzheimer's Care Guide
Meet Me Where I Am provides knowledge and essential tools to lovingly, confidently and, above all, successfully care for those who live with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
A Kid’s Guide for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
In Grandma and Me, Beatrice and Mary Ann combine their years of clinical experience to create a truly engaging, yet informative book for young children on the topics of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Do you have small piles of papers on your desk all the time with passwords for different websites on them? Are you confused as to whether or not that password is the one you changed last week?
An Alzheimer's Journey Sharing Lessons Learned and Challenges Conquered as a Caregiver
I Remember Me - The Mom Chronicles is a moving memoir and caregiving guide about a family's journey with Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lori Aden, who holds a doctorate in education from Walden University.
The Beginning Stage: A Children's View of Alzheimer's
Little Dreya has been noticing that her grandma is starting to act funny, but she doesn't know why.
The Middle Stage: A Children's View of Alzheimer's
Little Dreya's grandma is still acting funny and strange. In book 2 of this series, she learns that her grandma is now moving into the Middle Stage of Alzheimer's.
The Late Stage: A Children's View of Alzheimer's
Little Dreya’s grandma is now in the Late Stage of Alzheimer’s and her funny and strange behavior continues.
The Beginning: A Children's View of Alzheimer's
Little Dravin has been noticing that his grandpa is acting funny, but he doesn't know why.
The Middle Stage: A Children's View of Alzheimer's
Little Dravin's grandpa is still acting funny and strange. His grandpa is now moving into the Middle Stage of Alzheimer's.
The Late Stage: A Children's View of Alzheimer's
Little Dravin's grandpa is now in the Late Stage of Alzheimer's and his funny and strange behavior continues.
An Intergenerational Coloring Book
The designs in Colors Flowing from My Mind! make it easy for everyone, especially young children and older adults, to experience the joy of coloring without the worry of staying within small lines and spaces.
A Journey Through Dementia from a Daughter's Perspective
"Being My Mom's Mom" invites readers on my personal journey before and after the onset of my Mom's dementia.
Refreshment for the Caregiver's Spirit is a collection of 150 stunning photographs taken around the world by the author and her late husband Timothy.
What would happen if you silenced societal expectations to the point you could hear your true inner voice? How would it feel to embrace that you are a human being not a human doing? This is what happens and how it feels to experience your Midlife Calm. In her book Midlife Calm, Krista Powers invites readers into rigor of heart and mind to align with an alternative to midlife crisis.
Mistakes To Avoid Before a Spouse Dies
The Unprepared Widow is one wife's struggle with life after her husband dies. She spent their marriage blissfully ignorant of all the things her husband took care of.
As of 2020, there were a staggering 53 million people in the U.S. who identified as family caregivers. Many of them feel trapped by the cultural definition of being a “good” caregiver, and all of the unreasonable expectations that go along with the role of caregiver.
Becoming The Champion Your Seriously Ill Loved One Deserves
Is your loved one's serious illness causing you to feel overwhelmed or powerless? Do you desperately want them to get the care they deserve but aren't sure where to begin? Are you looking to make sense of the chaos surrounding their health issues?
A 90-day journey of self-discovery specifically designed for family caregivers and patient advocates. Each day, your journal will set you up for success by leading you through mindful reflection exercises and giving you space for strategizing.
Are you currently taking care of someone and feeling full of unpredictable emotions? Do you want to get them the best care possible but aren't sure where to start? Are you struggling to set aside time dedicated to self-care?
Being a caregiver can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted. If you are looking to better manage your days and your emotions, then the My Badass Advocate Journal is exactly what you need!
Are you currently taking care of someone and feeling full of unpredictable emotions? Do you want to get them the best care possible but aren't sure where to start? Are you struggling to set aside time dedicated to self-care?
Being a caregiver can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted. If you are looking to better manage your days and your emotions, then the My Badass Advocate Journal is exactly what you need!
Are you currently taking care of someone and feeling full of unpredictable emotions? Do you want to get them the best care possible but aren't sure where to start? Are you struggling to set aside time dedicated to self-care?
Being a caregiver can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted. If you are looking to better manage your days and your emotions, then the My Badass Advocate Journal is exactly what you need!
An Inspirational, Positive and Humorous View of a Not-So-Inspirational, Positive or Humorous Situation
When Diana Bosse was first diagnosed with lymphoma in April of 2019, she promised herself that she would stay positive throughout the difficult road ahead.
Through her mother’s dementia, Deborah discovered compassion, deepening love, and increased connection with her mother and her family.
Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses.
Learn about the typical emotional experience, the science behind those emotions and how to cope with it all, from medical experts and those who have been there.
A Recipe for: Inspired Thinking and Living, Finding Gifts When Life Gives You Lemons, and Turning Your Lemons into Lemonade!
Are things refusing to go your way?
A Woman’s Guide to Healing Her Relationship with Money
Are you ready to recover a positive and peaceful relationship... with your money?
Money is the third person in any marriage, but unlike your ex, money will be with you forever. That’s why it’s important for a divorcing woman to not only heal her heart but also her relationship with money.
A Financial Guide for Creative Entrepreneurs
"Manage Money Like a Boss will profoundly shift the way you think about money and entrepreneurship. Christine lays out a simple, yet profound strategy for creative entrepreneurs to succeed financially in business, and as she writes, 'change the world for the better.'" ~ Barbara (Stanny) Huson, bestselling author of Sacred Success:
Prevent Your Heart From Hijacking Your Wallet
If money is emotional, then why do we persist in trying to manage our personal finances logically? We already know what it takes to become financially healthy: spend less than we make, pay down our debt, and save more money. Money management books, tools, and techniques abound, yet most of us don’t utilize them. Maybe you’ve adopted the practice of ignoring money problems until they are barreling down on you like a tidal wave, as I once did.