Call to Mind

University of Victoria

English Education Personal Journals Self-Improvement Society & Culture

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 29m

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Since Jan 2022

Latest Episode Jan 2025

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About This Podcast

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.

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Recent Episodes

S2E4 Sleep well my little pussycat

Jan 30, 2025 21m Transcript

Sometimes, for a myriad of reasons, we just can’t take care of our aging loved ones in their home or ours. But caregiving doesn’t end if a family member moves into long term care.Marjorie’s story…

S2E3 It takes a village

Jan 30, 2025 25m Transcript

They say it takes a village and when it comes to caregiving for a family member with dementia, sometimes it takes a big family.Lana-Michele and her dad, Reynold—or Ren as everyone calls him—live on a…

S2E2 The long dance

Jan 30, 2025 36m Transcript

Caregiving is hard. And journeying alongside a life partner with dementia is like watching your lover, and your relationship, slowly disappear in the rear-view mirror. It’s heartbreaking and you just…

S2E1 Becoming a granddaughter again

Jan 30, 2025 32m Transcript

When you think about family caregivers, you likely imagine a spouse, or a son or daughter. But there are also young people out there who are doing the lion’s share of care for a grandparent with…

S2 Welcome to Call to Mind, Season 2

Jan 29, 2025 2m Trailer Transcript

Join Mariko Sakamoto, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Victoria, for the second season of the multi-award-winning podcast series about love and memory loss, recorded by caregivers…

S1E4 Every Minute of Respite: Wendy and Judith

Jan 30, 2022 32m Transcript

Three years ago, Wendy closed her commercial cake business in Vancouver to move back to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island to live with her mom, Judith, who had also been a baker. In this…

S1E3 Intelligent Noises: Margie and Brian

Jan 30, 2022 27m Transcript

A few years ago, Brian started playing the banjo-ukelele. He plays it every morning. And on days when he can’t find his words, he loves being able to make “intelligent noises” on his instrument and…

S1E2 Snowstorm: Daphne and Miki

Jan 30, 2022 31m Transcript

Miki and Daphne’s love story begins more than 42 years ago, with a poker game, a snowstorm and a first kiss under a streetlight. Both their lives and careers have been dedicated to advocacy, social…

S1E1 Beautiful Morning: Brenda and Dot

Jan 30, 2022 31m Transcript

Dorothy—or “Dot” as most people call her—was living in long-term care in Victoria when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Her daughter, Brenda, visited every day...until lockdown. Dot had her 100th birthday…

S1 Introducing Call to Mind

Jan 21, 2022 3m Trailer

In this podcast series, people living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia record audio diaries and conversations about their lives during the pandemic.Join your host, Debra Sheets, a…