Body Aware Grieving's Podcast

Are you, or someone you care, about dealing with the stress of being a caregiver? In this episode of Body Aware Grieving, Margo Rose is talking with Vicki Tapia, author of Somebody Stole My Iron. Vicki shares lessons she learned being a caregiver for her mother with dementia.   Topics include: The importance of “being yourself” even while caring for others   Activities that may help lift depression   Ways to reduce guilt and help people who are suspicious, angry or resentful feel calmer   How caregivers can support each other by sharing our mistakes and successes About Vicki Tapia: Vicki Tapia spent years teaching  10,000 mother/baby pairs the art of breastfeeding then found her energies redirected to the other end of life, after both parents were diagnosed with dementia. A diary written to help her cope with caregiving morphed into Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia. She is currently at work on her second book and actively involved in the administration AlzAuthors, a blog devoted to