5 Reasons Dementia Caregivers Struggle Making Hard Decisions
About this episode
Dr. Natali Edmonds discusses five thought patterns that make caregiving decisions difficult for caregivers.
Making caregiving decisions is hard in a way most people around you won't understand. The stakes are real. The information is incomplete. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you're already afraid of being wrong. If you've been circling a decision for weeks — or months — and still can't seem to make a move, your brain isn't broken. There are five specific thought patterns that make caregiving decisions feel nearly impossible, and once you can name them, something shifts. In this video I walk you through all five and what to actually do about them. Ready to work through a real decision you've been dreading? Join me here: https://tinyurl.com/difficult-decisions-pod ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 - The decision you've been avoiding 2:05 - Why not deciding still costs you 2:50 - The 5 thought patterns keeping you stuck 9:50 - What to do before this video ends 11:30 - The Difficult Decisions live class #dementia #dementiacare #alzheimers #dementiacaregiver --- Hi, I'm Dr. Natali Edmonds, a board-certified geropsychologist specializing in dementia care. Whether your loved one has Alzheimer's, frontotemporal, Lewy body, vascular, or mixed dementia, we believe that to create a dementia-friendly…
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