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I help tired, overwhelmed caregivers avoid a dementia diagnosis without spending more time and money.
🧠💜 Download my brain health checklist to start caring for your brain today!

11/17/2024

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

You may experience:
- mental clarity into your 100s
- clear memories from your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
- glowing reports from your Drs
- amazement from others your age
- independence into your 90s

As a adult-focused speech-language pathologist, certified brain injury specialist and certified dementia practitioner, it is my HONOR to have created this course to reduce your risk of dementia by 45%.

It is a 3-week course focused on normal vs abnormal aging, brain health & memory strategies.

You can learn how to change your brain health for the best too! Reducing the Risk of Dementia: Blueprint for BEST Brain Health is opening on MONDAY, 11/18! Mark your calendar :)

10/30/2024

Don’t tell me you’re going to sit around and WAIT to get dementia

You don’t have to be one of the 12.7 million people with Alzheimer’s in 2050!

Let’s DO something about it, starting today ⬇️

🛀 Relaxation helps manage chronic stress which can be a risk factor for dementia. You may consider journaling, praying, yoga, meditation, sitting down and closing your eyes for a few minutes.
🏃‍♀️ Physical activity greatly reduces the risk of dementia. Try going for a short walk or taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
🥬 As Dr. Annie Fenn says, the number one dementia-reducing behavior is a brain-healthy dietary pattern. Grab some leafy greens and berries today!
💤 Sleeping 7-8 hours/night is when your brain cleans itself out. Try to prioritize 7-8 hours of sleep each night.

Comment an emoji below with the lifestyle modification you plan to make: 🛀🏃‍♀️ 🥬💤

10/29/2024

I finally cracked the code ⬇️

Working out is hard to make time for... I get it. I have three 3 year-olds and I work. BUT that doesn’t excuse me from exercising because I know it’s AS GOOD for my brain as it is my body.

If you said to me, “but I literally have no time!” I’d tell you to shift your thinking.

❌ You don’t need to spend hours in the gym
❌ You don’t *have* to wake up early (but you can)
❌ You don’t have to have a ton of gym equipment or even a gym membership

✅ You just need to incorporate working out into your day!

👉 SWIPE for lots of examples to get your body moving & let me know below what you plan to do so I can cheer you on!

10/24/2024

You may not know, but dementia is NOT a normal part of aging and it is actually partially preventable.

➡️ Swipe through to check out how you can prevent your risk of dementia
➡️ Send to a friend to gently nudge them to prioritize their brain 😉

09/27/2024

THE BEST way(s) to prevent dementia are here!

This information is from the Lancet report and there were two new pieces of information: Managing high LDL cholesterol & vision loss.

What’s one step you can take today to move toward better brain health? Let me know here!

09/19/2024

The best time to start caring for your brain is...

NOW!

It’s SO hard to “just do it.” But it’s so hard not to. I’d love to hear how you’re prioritizing your brain health in the comments below 😊🧠

09/17/2024

The only “theory” I *actually* use with traumatic brain injury patients!

Resilience is HUGE for patients post TBI.

Here are some additional ways to help facilitate resilience if you know/love someone with a traumatic brain injury ⬇️

🧠 Struggling during rehabilitation is normal
🧠 Embrace an optimistic and future-oriented outlook & encourage conversations focused on strengths rather than deficits
🧠 Track/ graph stressors & coping over time & identify incremental progress

Let me know what has helped you in your recovery post TBI.

08/03/2024

1️⃣ I am AMAZED at the athleticism of the Olympics athletes. These people are the best of the best, no criticism coming from me.

2️⃣ No, no, no. You got it wrong, Doc. Only relative rest should be recommended (AKA do what you can, limit activities of daily living that increase symptoms)

3️⃣ 🚩 If you’ve had a concussion, you are more prone for another due to decreased reaction time among other reasons. *Please* don’t continue to play after a concussion or Snoop Dogg WILL look at you like this.

4️⃣ 🤣🙄😳 Hard to believe a coach would ACTUALLY say this. Any athlete suspected of a concussion needs to be IMMEDIATELY removed from the field of play and assessed.

Which one was your favorite? Tell me in the comments below!

07/25/2024

How a concussion *really* affects you

➡️ Difficulty focusing on watching film
➡️ Difficulty remembering a new play
➡️ Trouble talking with a teammate while warming up
➡️ Trouble remembering which play the quarterback called

If you shook your head after reading these, you would benefit from speech therapy services 🧠🗣

It’s frustrating to have to 🛑 STOP playing, but if you continue to play through your symptoms, you will delay your overall recovery AND put yourself more at risk of another concussion.

The good news? Help is here 👏

Reach out with any way I can help OR comment below on how an athletes cognition may be affected after a concussion.

05/16/2024

Brain healthy swaps 📱🏃‍♀️🤯

📱➡️📕 Instead of doomscrolling before bed —> read a book, pray or meditate

❌😴😴 Instead of pulling all-nighters or sacrificing sleep —> prioritize a good 7-8 hours of sleep

📺 Instead of “watching a show to wind down” —> Allow yourself to be bored for a few minutes.
➡️ Did you know your brain still has to process emotions and use memory when watching a T.V. show? It isn’t the brain break you think it is!

📺➡️💐🎹 Instead of binge-watching T.V. —> Find a hobby that is challenging and enjoyable (gardening, learning an instrument, or maybe a new language!). This is great for cognitive stimulation 🧠

🍇🍓 Instead of eating sugary snacks —> Eat nuts, berries or other fruit

🚶‍♀️👊 Instead of sitting on the couch —> Workout for 5 minutes or go for a walk

Which one do you plan to implement today? Drop an emoji below and I’ll keep you accountable ;)

To learn more about brain health, decreasing the risk of developing dementia & all about memory strategies, send me a message and I’ll give you the link for our FREE workshop May 22 and 29 from 8-9:30am.

05/10/2024

"I want to get dementia"

-- No one ever

BUT what if there were some lifestyle modifications you could implement to decrease your risk of developing dementia?

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

It sounds too good to be true, but there really are changes you can implement to decrease your risk for dementia.

And I'm sharing all that I know about it *virtually* on May 22nd and 29th from 8-9:30am.

The best part is that it's free! Bring your pen + paper and a friend!

Send me a message and I'll give you the link.

05/03/2024

Do you want to prevent a dementia diagnosis, prioritize your brain health &/or want to enjoy aging?

Are you a...
💜 Caregiver of someone with dementia/mild cognitive impairment
🙋‍♀️ Know someone with dementia/mild cognitive impairment
🧠 Person who wants to prioritize your brain health NOW

Then I have the PERFECT opportunity for you.

I’m hosting two FREE informational sessions jam-packed with high-quality information related to brain health, mild cognitive impairment, dementia and memory strategies.

Prioritize your brain health by meeting me *virtually* on
🗓Wednesday, May 22nd from 8-9:30am
🗓Wednesday, May 29th from 8-9:30am

Comment ‘Memory workshop’ below and I’ll send you the link!

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http://mindfulspeechtherapy.com/

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