Raise your hand if you...
✔️ Feeling overwhelmed and scared after receiving your parent's dementia diagnosis
✔️ Unsure what the future holds, and how quickly things might change
✔️ Struggling to process your emotions, and support your parent/s too
✔️ Wondering how to explain this family and friends, especially your kids
✔️ Scared that Mum is about to forget who you are
✔️ Feeling unprepared for the caregiving responsibilities that may lie ahead
✔️ Concerned about Mum and Dad's quality of life and independence
✔️ Worried about the financial implications of long-term care
✔️ Unsure how to balance caregiving with your own life and family responsibilities
With Talking Ageing, you're never alone.
My promise to you is that together, we'll solve problems, you'll have more clarity for today, and you'll understand the options and next steps for tomorrow.
I will provide you with the same strategies, knowledge, scripts, resources and exercises that I've given to 1,000+ families face-to-face.
Melissa
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After this workshop, you will:
✔️ Empowered with knowledge about dementia progression and what to expect
✔️ Be more confident in your ability to support your parent
✔️ Equipped with strategies to manage challenging behaviours and situations
✔️ Prepared to have difficult conversations and make big decisions
✔️ Capable of helping your parent preserve their relationships
✔️ Hopeful about your ability to face challenges and find moments of joy in the journey ahead
PS: 'Dementia: Post-diagnosis' is part of the 'Everything Dementia' program. All stages of dementia, AU$300, lifetime access
🔒 14-day money-back guarantee
Families I've worked with:
Learn practical skills and strategies to make
day-to-day care & life easier
Maintain connection, argue less,
and see an increase in joyful
and meaningful moments
Find greater self-care balance.
Be more successful at juggling life (kids, parents, work & self)
The post-diagnosis workshop includes...
Everything you need to help Mum & Dad navigate the diagnosis journey. Lifetime access for only AU $300
How to cope with Mum or Dad receiving a dementia diagnosis: And how to 'Step into their world' and provide support for your parents.
Helping Mum/Dad share their diagnosis with family and friends: A difficult and vulnerable process. There is no prescriptive approach, but I share practical strategies to help Mum or Dad share their diagnosis.
How to speak to children: Understanding your kids' thoughts and emotions, and child-appropriate scripts and strategies to sharing grandpa's diagnosis
Medical treatments and lifestyle strategies: An introduction to the latest medical options and Healthy Brain Ageing ('SMILE')
Difficult conversations & future planning: An introduction to my larger workshop on difficult conversations and future planning. While we cannot always control the twists and turns that come with dementia and ageing, future planning is at the heart of setting your family up for the most 'successful' journey ahead.
PS: 'Dementia: Pre-diagnosis' is part of the 'Everything Dementia' program. All stages of dementia, AU$300, lifetime access
🔒 14-day money-back guarantee
Plus you get every other module in my 'Everything Dementia' program...
Module 1
Dementia:
Pre-diagnosis
How to encourage Mum or Dad to see their doctor and seek a diagnosis, and what to expect in the appointment
Module 2
Post-diagnosis:
The Next Steps
A 'what to expect' with a dementia diagnosis.
Treatments, lifestyle options, difficult conversations and future planning
Module 3
Early Stages of Dementia
Practical strategies to support Mum to
live independently,
safely and enjoy a meaningful life
Module 4
Progressed Dementia
Strategies for tricky moments (repetitive questions, calling in the middle of the night, Mum living in a different reality, etc.)
Module 5
Advanced
Dementia & BPSD
Navigating the challenges of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (agitation, aggression, disinhibition, wandering and more)
'Everything Dementia' • All stages of dementia, AU$300, lifetime access
🔒 14-day money-back guarantee
Also included:
Monthly live Q&A's,
webinars, and discussions
with my expert partners.
Downloadable workbook, exercises, and strategies for you and your family
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PS: 'Dementia: Pre-diagnosis' is part of the 'Everything Dementia' program. All stages of dementia, AU$300, lifetime access
🔒 14-day money-back guarantee
Common questions
Is this workshop for me?
Are you navigating the ageing, dementia or caregiving journey with Mum, Dad or an ageing loved one? And are you keen to understand more, make the journey a bit easier, not feel alone, and provide best care possible? If yes - this workshop is absolutely for you!
Is this just for Australians?
No. Ageing is a universal experience.
The knowledge, strategies and exercises are used by families around the world. I have worked with families from Australia, the USA, the UK, Europe and Asia. Just note that being Australian, I use 'Mum' instead of 'Mom', 'Ageing' instead of 'Aging'.
What if Talking Ageing isn't right for me?
I'm confident that I can help you and your family. However, if Talking Ageing isn't the right solution for you, please contact us within 14-days of payment for a full refund.
Do you have an online community?
It's happening! Later in 2024 we'll be creating a private Talking Ageing online community.
What device do I need to access Talking Ageing?
Any device. I personally find the larger the screen the better, but you can use any mobile device, tablet or computer. Additionally, I recommend that you print off the PDF exercises.
What access will I have to Melissa?
If you’re looking for me, this is where you’ll find me: Pre-recorded workshops, live webinars and Q&A sessions. I will also be setting up a private community so you can connect with me, my team and your peers; your extended village.
Note: As stated in our Terms of Use, Talking Ageing Pty Ltd is not engaged in rendering therapy services by providing this site, and your use of the site does not create any therapist-patient or other treatment relationship between you and Talking Ageing or Melissa Levi or any of its representatives.
PS: 'Dementia: Pre-diagnosis' is part of the 'Everything Dementia' program. All stages of dementia, AU$300, lifetime access
🔒 14-day money-back guarantee
If you're still reading, you're likely caring for someone you love.
You're wanting the very best for your mom, dad, grandma, grandpa or ageing loved one. And you're probably finding it really hard, exhausting, confusing, often thankless and relentless.
From dementia to late life depression and anxiety, from navigating the aged care maze to carer stress and support. There is so much to learn, so many appointments and diagnoses, and so many emotions.
Firstly, I just want to say that you are not alone. Being a carer is one of the hardest and most important roles we'll play in our lives - while simultaneously trying to juggle the rest of life's responsibilities (kids, pets, friends, work - and our own mental health too).
As a clinical psychologist and author, specialising in older people's mental health and dementia, I've helped more than 1,000 families walk this journey. I’ve come to know that while every family’s story is unique, we all share the same fears and questions about ageing.
My promise to you is that together, we'll solve problems, you'll have more clarity for today, and you'll understand the options and next steps for tomorrow. My hope is to provide your family with greater peace of mind, and more confidence, knowledge, skills and strategies to make this stage of life easier. We will reduce your fears and anxieties, manage carer stress and prevent burnout.
I can't wait to help your family.
Melissa