How the Caregiver Brain Deals with Dementia with Dasha Kiper
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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Dasha Kiper joins host Ron Aaron and co-host Carol Zernial to talk about how the caregiver brain deals with dementia on this edition of Caregiver SOS.
About Dasha
After receiving her MA in clinical psychology from Columbia University, Dasha Kiper became a live-in caregiver for a holocaust survivor suffering from Alzheimer's disease. For the past fifteen years, she has supported family and professional caregivers and mental health professionals. She was the clinical director of support groups at an Alzheimer’s organization and is currently the director of caregiver support at Renewal Memory Partners. Her book Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain, published to wide acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad, interweaves stories, case histories, and brain science to illuminate the neurological challenges facing family caregivers.
Hosts Ron Aaron and Carol Zernial, and their guests talk about Caregiving and how to best cope with the stresses associated with it. Learn about "Caregiver SOS" and the "Teleconnection Hotline" programs.
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