Connections of the Heart: Stories of Hope for Tryn

A Season of Caring Podcast

Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Tryn Rose Seley. Tryn is an award-winning author and a master teaching artist. Through her experience with the creative arts, she has witnessed profound transformations in people living with dementia. Tryn wrote about what she has learned to teach others to bring out the best in each other, to develop positive relationships, and to build trust between care partners. She plays guitar and mountain dulcimer and enjoys the beautiful world around her through gardening, bird watching, and photography. Tryn shares the following insights:

• [3:26] People are what they love.
• [7:26] Just because they don’t recall it, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
• [9:01] If you know about rituals and special things important in the person’s life, do those things, and the person will respond and come back to the surface.
• [12:43] Give them a chance to show what they have and what they can do.
• [14:10] Magic can happen when you make that connection of the heart.
• [17:10] Using music, stories, and art includes almost everyone because different people respond to different things.
• [20:35] Lead from the heart and from the joy of what we can expect in a day.
• [22:23] Tryn’s caregiver book titled, “15 Minutes of Fame: One Photo Does Wonders to Bring You Both Back to Solid Ground”, can be found on her website, www.caregiverheart.com. She also contributed a chapter in a book, “Dementia-Friendly Worship,” which is available on Amazon.
• This episode was brought to you by Content Magazine, an electronic quarterly magazine designed to help you find God during your caregiving season. Learn more at www.ContentMagazine.online.