Audio diaries of love and memory loss, recorded by caregivers of family members living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Join Mariko Sakamoto, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Victoria, for a second season of intimate stories recorded by spouses, children and grandchildren journeying alongside a loved one living with dementia.

Family caregivers are the lifeblood of the healthcare system for the more than 750,000 people in Canada currently living with dementia. Every year, they provide more than 580 million unpaid hours of care both at home and in long-term care settings.

Whether you’re a caregiver, or know someone with dementia, we hope this podcast series helps you feel heard or gives you a deeper understanding and empathy for the family caregiving experience.

This series is part of a UVic research project that explores storytelling, different ways of listening, and the power of being heard.

Go to CalltoMindPodcast.com to see storyteller photos, read episode transcriptions and learn more about our research project.

The multi-award-winning first series, released in 2022, was hosted by Debra Sheets, UVic professor emerita of nursing. Produced by Jenni Schine; sound design by David Parfit; executive producer, Suzanne Ahearne.

This podcast series is made possible by the generosity and creativity of the participants in this research project, as well as by the University of Victoria, with funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Michael Smith Health Research BC and The Alzheimer’s Society of BC.