Online emotional support for spouses and partners
When your partner has dementia, your life changes too.
Support for the emotional side of loving someone with dementia.
You may be missing the conversations, companionship, and shared decisions you once had, while trying to handle what needs to happen next. There is room here to talk about what this has been like for you.
Led by Liz Brown · Clinically trained social worker with more than 20 years of experience.
You may be carrying more than people realize.
The person you used to talk things through with may no longer be able to offer the same reassurance. You may be making decisions for both of you, grieving the future you expected, or feeling lonely even when you are together.
You may understand that dementia is changing your partner and still feel angry, guilty, or exhausted. Knowing why something is happening does not always make it easier to live with.
Your feelings, needs, and limits deserve attention too.
Meet Liz
A place to talk honestly about your side of this.
I’m Liz Brown, a clinically trained social worker with more than 20 years of experience supporting people through grief, loss, and major life transitions.
Alzheimer’s in my husband’s family made this work personal too. I saw how easily the experiences of the people around the diagnosis could get pushed aside.
I help you look at what this experience is asking of you, understand your reactions, and consider what you need too.
More about Liz →
Understand yourself better as things keep changing.
We talk about what has been happening, why certain moments are hard, and what you may need.
Make sense of what you feel
We make room for grief, loneliness, guilt, and other feelings that can be hard to explain. We look at what happened and why it affected you, rather than assuming you should have handled it better.
Recognize what you can carry
We look at what takes more out of you, what helps, and where you may need something to change. Being capable of doing something does not always mean you have room for it right now.
Make choices that fit
What matters to you? What do you need? What do you realistically have room for? We bring those questions into decisions that do not have an easy answer.
Grieving the Diagnosis
Ongoing guided support for spouses and partners.
Your weekly 90-minute online group has no more than eight members. I guide the conversation with a weekly focus, then we connect it to what is happening in your life.
The live group is the main place for support. Lessons and tools are available when helpful, without homework or a lesson sequence to keep up with.
You can learn about the sessions, membership, and joining details on the group page.
See how the group works“I am so thankful that I came across this program and took a chance on it. It has been so valuable giving me information as well as tools to help deal with this devastating disease. One of the most incredible parts is the community that I have come to know and cherish, including Liz and the others in the online group. Being able to share with others who are in a similar situation has been beyond priceless.”
Feedback from a participant in the earlier Grieving the Diagnosis program.
Get in touch.
If you have a question or want to talk about whether the group fits your needs, send me a message. I’ll follow up by phone or email.
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