It’s often the small, yet monumental moments in life we overlook. A nagging desire after my mom died of wanting to honor her and help others has become my life’s work for the past 14 years. Another thought years later has led me to again share the Brain Boost!
A rare vascular disease with one symptom being short term memory loss quickly engulfed my mom and our lives about twenty years ago. It was extremely difficult to deal with, even as a nurse. On the other side of her illness and death, I desired to help others, but wasn’t sure how. Fast forward a few years to when I began MemoryMinders to help those (including my dad a few years later) with early stage memory issues. It was my way to to assist other individuals and their loved ones navigate a similar path.
Making Moments Memorable
Those were the early days of ‘memory loss programs’ and I was happy to host several of them in this new arena of memory engagement. But I also began creating new curriculum and referring to our program as ‘memory wellness’ as that’s what we were doing-enhancing memory and overall wellness. Over the years, I’ve helped hundreds of individuals and families via group programming, presentations, and 1:1 memory coaching sessions, creating curriculum and mental fitness activities along the way. Yet, I also knew I’d use this curriculum in multiple ways.
That lingering thought came to fruition in 2023, when I published Brain Boosters: Memory Techniques & Mental Fitness for Adults. Now even more individuals have access to the education and mental fitness activities I’d been creating and teaching for years. The feedback and reviews of Brain Boosters have been so phenomenal, I want the share the Brain Boost even more! Introducing the DIGITAL Brain Booster’s Instructor’s Guide and Curriculum!
Share the Brain Boost
This digital, comprehensive memory wellness program is exactly what any professional serving senior adults needs to implement memory wellness initiatives. Because it’s digital, professionals can utilize any or all parts of the material, thus personalizing it for their unique setting. If you work with high functioning, independent seniors-use ALL the educational information, handouts, and a few basic, but more of the complex mental fitness activities. If you work with those in the beginning stages of diagnosed or undiagnosed memory issues, use parts of the education, handouts, basic activities, and Instructor’s Insight suggestions for simpler group games. This flexible curriculum can literally be used with any adult over 40 to share the brain boost!
Look at all that’s included in this adaptable Brain Boosters: Memory Techniques & Mental Fitness Instructor’s Guide & Curriculum digital product:
- 13 Chapters of Easy-to-Understand Memory Wellness Education
- Instructor’s Insight for each chapter providing:
- Learning Objectives
- Important Concepts to Highlight
- Activity Insights-helpful details on the mental fitness activities of each chapter
- Additional Brain Boosters-fun ideas to further enhance the memory concepts
- 15 Handouts providing key concepts for participants to supplement their learning
- Over 200 Mental Fitness Activities with two levels of difficulty–Uniquely designed to reinforce the education of each chapter
- Reproduction permission to print handouts and activities for your participants
This Instructor’s Guide is designed for any professional, (Lifestyle Coordinator, Activity Professional, Social Worker, Recreational Therapist, Home Care Provider, RN etc.) working in an independent or assisted living setting to provide memory wellness services to the adults they serve. This was created and tested on MemoryMinders clients and my own family with expressed and objective improvement noted, including those diagnosed and/or experiencing early-stage memory loss.
To learn even more and order these comprehensive memory wellness curriculum, click here.
Let’s never overlook small, yet powerful thoughts and feelings. Through time and various services and products, my desire to help others navigate a wellness path with memory issues has evolved. I’m so grateful, humbled, and excited to share this new Brain Boosters Instructor’s Guide and Curriculum to assist professionals offer memory wellness services to those they serve and of course, share the brain boost!