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I’m excited to be speaking with CareHeroes® about not only the transactional aspects of care but also the relational interaction that allowed my family to move from limitation and deficit to limitless possibilities and to keep my dad at home while providing the dignified care and end of life that he desired.
A Cup of Comfort® hosted by Trish Laub
Caring for someone with a life-altering diagnosis? You are a CareHero®! Navigating the unfamiliar options can be overwhelming, but you are not alone. Listen to or watch episodes of A Cup of Comfort® with Trish Laub. Let Trish guide you through your CareHero® journey by providing concise, actionable information on how to care for a loved-one in need.
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National Association of Personal Financial Advisors Online magazine
“As I said in my book, A Most Meaningful Life, my dad and Alzheimer’s:
Often caregiving is a marathon vs. a sprint. My daughter who runs marathons says that how you recover is based on how you prepared. If you did your training according to the time-tested schedule for runs, you will recover from the full event more quickly. If not, you will suffer. Similarly, how you plan for caregiving will determine whether you survive or thrive during the experience.
Understanding the caregiving storm and its impact on your clients will allow you to assist them in weathering the storm and reaching their financial and retirement goals.”
Healing Ties Podcast
Interview by Christopher MacLellan
Memory Cafe Directory, online directory
“Through the story of our journey, I hope to inspire you to think, to know that even with Alzheimer’s Disease, the possibilities are limitless. With a clear philosophy and the creation of a strategy, you too can have a roadmap and navigate your loved one’s journey so that they have ‘a most meaningful life.'”
Love Conquer Alz: podcast for people to talk about the good, the bad, and everything in between.
Interview with Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess
The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!
Interview with Dr Pat Baccili, A Most Meaningful Life with Trish Laub
Being Patient, online publication
Alzheimer’s Books: The Being Patient Reading List Pt. 3, article by Athena Hellmann, Book Editor
Being Patient helps to create clarity around Alzheimer’s, dementia and related complex brain health issues by connecting our community of readers directly with trusted experts. In doing so, we do quite a bit of reading. Here’s a peek at what’s in our library.
CMSAToday, online publication
A Consumer’s Perspective: 3 Tips for Helping Your Clients Through the End of Life
“People are reticent to plan for their end of life, as the process is highly personal and requires us to face our inevitable mortality, triggering fear and negativity. When end of life planning is viewed as being as much for those who care for the patient as it is to help the patient live their remaining days as they choose, it becomes a great gift.”
NYC Big Book Awards
Winner, Caregiving: Through the Rabbit Hole, navigating the maze of providing care
Shoutout Colorado, an online publication
Meet Trish Laub - Author|Consultant|Speaker - Alzheimer’s|Dignifed Care|End of Life
“In our American culture, where youth and fitness are prized, there is a prevalent, damaging stigma around Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. We are not a society that likes to focus on illness or death. For that reason, I can attest as a former caregiver that providing dignified care is anything but simple, whether the condition is Alzheimer’s, cancer or something else. Finding the resources, equipment and providers needed requires navigating a maze. We do our best to ignore the fact that every life ends, thereby denying death the dignity that it deserves. More than likely, we all will be faced with each of these issues.”
Being Patient, online publication
Words Matter: Discussing Death with Dignity, guest article by Trish Laub
“I think that everyone wants a peaceful end of life. I don’t know what decisions I will make when I am faced with my end of life, but I know that the end of life deserves the dignity, as well as the grace and mercy, that our culture so readily denies it.”
“Most of us do not become caregivers with a lot of foresight. In most cases, many of us end up caregivers as a result of an emergency. Providing care is like falling down a rabbit hole.” Jennifer Fink
Fading Memories Podcast
Interview with Jennifer Fink
Navigating the Maze of Providing Care
“When you’ve decided to manage care, other steps are now needed. It’s essential to develop a care philosophy, goals, and strategies for reaching the target with the patient. A plan will allow everyone involved with the care to have a clear understanding of the patient’s wishes. You’ll have a plan to deliver them.”
Being Patient, online publication
Words Matter: Talking About Death at the End of My Parents' Lives, guest article by Trish Laub
“During the end-of-life process of each of caregiver Trish Laub’s parents, she came to realize that with a respect for their lives, came specific language and word choices in talking about death.”
"Describing my parents’ deaths as transitioning was not a way for me to avoid saying that they died, but rather the recognition that, as Albert Einstein discovered, “Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another.”
Living Now Awards
Bronze Medal, Caregiving: Through the Rabbit Hole, navigating the maze of providing care
Changing the Narrative in Colorado, online blog
Trish Laub: It’s a matter of perspective, article by Sara Breindel, Changing the Narrative blogger
“When asked her advice to others, she says not to think about age. It isn’t relevant. Her parents were great examples. They never stopped living. Trish’s mom ordered new clothes right up to a few days before she died.”
“You are old when you think you are. My parents’ bodies got old, not their minds. 90% of it is perspective.”
Being Patient, online publication
Words Matter: A Pandemic Shines the Light on a Culture of Ageism, guest article by Trish Laub
“Our current word choices indicate a population that is aging and declining, both physically and mentally, as well as in value.”
Being Patient, online publication
Words Matter: A Caregiver Finds the True Meaning of “Self-Care” in Her Love of Dance, guest article by Trish Laub
“One day I realized that dance was my medicine. And, when I took my medicine, I was more patient and focused, and my emotional and spiritual tank was filled with more of everything I needed to be a better caregiver and daughter to my parents. I again realized that self-care was not self-ish,it was essential to my ability to be resilient, and to recharge and thrive instead of merely survive. Self-care is really self-love.”
Being Patient, online publication
Words Matter: Changing the Way We Talked About Alzheimer’s Changed My Dad’s Experience for the Better, guest article by Trish Laub
“I now know that perhaps the greatest detriment to a person living with Alzheimer’s, and those who love them, is the harm that comes from the language we use to talk about it.”
“I believe that his success in continuing to live a meaningful life with Alzheimer’s was largely due to my family’s willingness to shift our perspective from limitation and deficit to one of limitless possibilities. We used language that supported that possibility.”
Independent Press Awards
Winner, Caregiving-Alzheimer’s: A Most Meaningful Life, my dad and Alzheimer’s
Distinguished Favorite, Caregiving: Through the Rabbit Hole, navigating the maze of providing care
Distinguished Favorite, Death & Dying: Peaceful Endings, guiding the walk to the end of life and beyond
50 Plus Marketplace News, Denver Metro
Balancing Work and Family Caregiving, guest article by Trish Laub
Article on 50PlusMarketplace.com, page 6.
“The real goal is for employers to empower their employees with the information to make educated caregiving decisions, and for employees to communicate with management about caregiving responsibilities and challenges”
AlzAuthors.com and AlzAuthors Youtube channel
Video 1:36
AlzAuthor, Trish Laub, empathizes with caregivers during the pandemic, reminding us of our ability to use technology to stay connected. She offers tips for coping with caregiving during the COVID-19 crisis, encouraging us to kind to ourselves. Trish is author of “Comfort in their Journey®,” a three-book series.
Being Patient, online publication
Words Matter: Choosing Words Wisely When It Comes to Alzheimer’s and Covid-19, guest article by Trish Laub
While it is always important when it comes to Alzheimer's, it is even more important amid Covid-19.
“The statement that 'Alzheimer’s is a fight' implies that it is a persistent, life-altering inconvenience and elicits a feeling of defeat. The alternative, 'Alzheimer’s is a challenge,' indicates that it is an obstacle that can be overcome and result in a feeling of accomplishment. A problem may be met with fear, anxiety and dread, while a challenge can be met with hope and creativity."
AlzAuthors, online blog
Trish Laub Writes Memoir of Her Dad’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s in A Most Meaningful Life, guest blog article written By Trish Laub
“Understanding the nuances of providing dignified care, and the necessary preparation for and process of the end of life is important for all caregivers, it is even more so for those caring for a loved one living with dementia as their loved one’s ability to self-advocate is diminished over the course of the disease.”
Being Patient, online publication
7 Ways to Cope with Covid-19 as a Caregiver, guest article by Trish Laub
Offering suggestions on how caregivers can help those living with Alzheimer’s amid Covid-19.
“I was a hands-on caregiver for both my parents, one living with Alzheimer’s and the other with cancer, and managed their overall care as well their medical care. My parents lived through the Great Depression and both did their part during WWII. They did not experience a pandemic, but I have thought about what I, as a caregiver, would do had my dad been under my care at this time.”
Castle Rock News
The Human Library® creates a safe space for dialog where topics, with the theme of “un-judge someone,” are discussed openly between human books and their readers.
Trish Laub shared her “Caregiver” story as one of 15 Human Books that were available for 20-minute checkout times; each book shared an aspect of their unique life experience through one-to-one conversation.
Nonfiction Authors Association
“Trish Laub is a masterful writer who deals with difficult subject matter with sensitivity and authenticity. The writing is elegant and has a comforting tone. Such language assuages the minds of readers who might (or might not) have trouble coping with loss. These three books are a fantastic series for anyone struggling with the challenges of life as well as the inevitability of death. Thank you!”
- Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Program
Caregiver Warrior, Blog post December 2, 2019
Comfort in their Journey®, book series review by Susanne White
“Trish Laub has chronicled her caregiving journey in three insightful books that work wonderfully when read together. So much is covered here that anyone new to caregiving will gain great insight and knowledge. It’s comforting to have all this information at your fingertips.”
Highlands Ranch Herald
“I also offer presentations and workshops for groups and businesses of any size, and individual consulting services. I am passionate about my work, specifically in both dispelling the detrimental stigma that surrounds those living with Alzheimer’s and promoting dignified care through the end of life for everyone.”
Elephant Journal, an online publication
The Three-Ring Caregiving Power Tool
“Possibly the greatest challenge caregivers face is the gathering and organizing of information so that it is easily accessible, current and effectively disseminated.”
Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio, online
The interview by Lori La Bey, with Trish Laub, about Comfort in their Journey®. (59:58)
In Denver Times, an online publication
Denver Businesses Benefit by Helping Employees Balance Family Caregiving Role, guest news article written by Trish Laub
“Now, a gathering storm is making it imperative that employers prepare to increase the options and resources available to employees who are going to be swept up in family caregiving responsibilities in greater numbers than ever -- and finding it harder to maintain their equilibrium.”
Big Blend Radio, online
The interview by Lisa D. Smith, with Trish Laub, about Comfort in their Journey® can be heard on the following: BlogTalkRadio, Spreaker, Soundcloud, YouTube, and Facebook. (55:36)
Read about Comfort in their Journey® in Big Blend e-News.
Alzheimer’s Speaks, online blog
A Shift in Perspective: Different, Not Less, guest blog article written by Trish Laub
“I had the great clarity that my dad was still my dad, that he might be different, but not less. He was not a disease, and Alzheimer’s was not his identity. I would work to keep his life as close to the way he would have lived without the disease.”
Well Spouse® Association, Mainstay October/November newsletter
Comfort in their Journey®, book series review by Terri Corcoran
“The three volumes which comprise the Comfort in Their Journey® series are somewhat of an encyclopedia of caregiving.”
Being Patient, Voice, an online publication
The Road to No Regrets, guest story written by Trish Laub
"My family believed that not dying is not the same as living, as there must be meaning for there to be life. It was our objective to maintain my dad’s quality of life as opposed to its longevity."
In Denver Times, an online publication
Language Sensitivity Helps Stifle Stigma, guest news article written by Trish Laub
"With awareness and a shift in our language to be accurate, sensitive, and love causing, we can lead by example and change the view of someone living with Alzheimer’s from one of living in the shadows of darkness and shame, to one of emerging with limitless possibilities for continuing a meaningful life."
Colorado and Company, KUSA-TV, 9News (NBC) in Denver
VoyageDenver, an online publication
Meet Trish Laub of Comfort in their Journey®
“I knew that what my family did to care for both of my parents while in crises was an act of deep love and a desperate effort to survive the physical and emotional toll. I also knew that I amassed an abundance of knowledge from it and could help others go through the process thriving instead of surviving.”
This interview allowed me to share my journey from care manager and caregiver for my parents to the creation of Comfort in their Journey®. Click below to read the entire interview.
Colorado and Company, KUSA-TV, 9News (NBC) in Denver
Senior News 50 and Better, Publication
Help from the Heart for Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers, feature article by Dawn Williams, Senior News Associate Publisher
“People are reticent to plan for their end of life, as the process is highly personal and requires us to face our inevitable mortality, triggering fear and negativity,” Trish said. “When end-of-life planning is viewed as being as much for those who care for you and help you live your remaining days as you choose, it becomes a great gift. It provides a roadmap for them to follow and assists with a smooth transition for everyone, removing the stress of having to guess at your wishes.
“In addition, identifying your end-of-life wishes before medical crisis or end of life is imminent, allows for decisions to be made calmly, rationally and without fear. Discussing the plan with your loved ones removes the fear and anxiety for them of not knowing your wishes and can start an open conversation. It is a gift of peace of mind for everyone.”
In Touch, online publication for the member practitioners of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America
How Feldenkrais® Teachers Can Help People With Alzheimer's Disease (video interview: 9:05)
MaryBeth Smith sat down with Trish Laub, author of three practical resource books about dignified end-of-life care, including "A Most Meaningful Life: My Dad and Alzheimer's." Well familiar with the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education (her daughter, a ballet dancer, worked with Mme Peff Modelski and MaryBeth Smith to recover successfully from injuries via the Method), she has a keen appreciation for the quality of attention a Feldenkrais Practitioner can provide in their interactions with clients who live with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
