How We Work Together

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My PHILOSOPHY

Dare to Dream with Dementia

There is great sorrow on the dementia journey. This I will never deny, but what if we allowed ourselves to dream and to live in joy. Joy is not the opposite of sorrow. They are woven together. My work is a living invitation to live in the balance of that deep sorrow and the moments of possibility.

Connect and Create Forum

Connect and Create Institute

Training for Senior Living Leaders and Staff in Creative Engagement through an online course and 1:1 Mentorship.

  • The Connect and Create Institute started as a small online conference for Life Enrichment Specialists back in 2018 in hopes that every type of care partner could be supported in networking with others in similar roles, and grow in knowledge and skills to navigate the day-to-day of senior living programming. Today, I am re-launching Connect and Create to better address the trials and uplift the triumphs of non-medical care partners and support new care partners as they enter their professional life.
  • Pick a level of Participation
  • Journey together with a cohort to build community, strengthen the ways we care for others, and find support through the trials of elder care.
  • Participate in Mentorship and Small Groups

Entering the Secret Garden

Providing education to school aged children and their parents, by exploring the themes of Mary’s journey into the Secret Garden.

  • Phase One – Memory Café
  • Phase Two Educational Theatre
  • Phase Three Performance
  • Phase Four Documentation and Package for other Community and Intergenerational Theatres to replicate.
  • Sign up for a Memory Café
  • Pick a level of participation – Story writing, Acting, Supporting, Audience.
  • Engage in Community to develop a show
  • Enjoy the performance from the stage or the audience.
The Secret Garden
Creative Engagement

Arts and Aging Programming

Guiding Senior Living Communities and organizations in developing a robust Life Enrichment program, facilitating Memory Cafés, the Dementia Letters Project, Arts Access programs, and more.

Dear Dementia…
Using Letter writing to express and explore our personal feelings about our own (or our loved one’s) diagnosis with a form of dementia.

Connecting with the greater community through penpal style letter writing.

Working to provide moments of connection, community, and joy.

From TimeSlips to the program you are dreaming up, exploring together the ways we can provide quality engagement moments for our lived ones and residents.

Working with various cultural institutes to provide a quality arts education and connection with other patrons of the arts in both the visual and performing arts.

Speaking and Event Workshops

Speaking at a wide range of events and programs in both keynote and workshop formats.

  • Understanding Dementia – Learning the basics of dementia from the lens of relationship. In both workshop and lecture format, we explore how to walk this dementia journey.
    We explore together how someone living with dementia can live wealthy in joy, community, creativity, and faith. 
  • Purple Angel
    A free dementia training for you and your business, organization, and community.
    As a Purple Angel Ambassador, I am one of many who enact the mission and vision of Norman McNamara to create a dementia-friendly world, a place where everyone can live a full and beautiful life in their chosen community.
    You can learn more about the program and the work of Norman by visiting this Purple Angel The great beauty of this program over other Dementia Friendly Campaigns is that it was founded and created by someone living with dementia. We as ambassadors follow in his lead, learning from his experiences, and helping him and others be heard, even though the program is designed to help those living with dementia.
  • Reach out to Kate to book a workshop or speaking engagement that fits your needs
  • Develop a tailored program for your audience or organization.
  • Sign a contract
  • Host the event.
Speaking and Events

Community of Care

Three Pillars of Community Support

Professional Development

Dementia Education and Programming rooted in Creative Engagement and Relationship that builds upon the “standard of Identity” that exists in most dementia programs.

Family
Support

Offering support groups, mentorship, and Creative Roundtable Conversations to those who care for our loved ones.

Creative
Aging

Guided senior living communities and organizations in developing a robust Life Enrichment program, Memory Café or Arts Access Program.

The Details

Explore Levels of Engagement

Package One

Pay per Program

  • Workshop/Speaking
  • Life Enrichment
  • Special Programs
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Package Two

Family Membership

  • Life Enrichment
  • Support Calls
  • Secret Garden Participation
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Package Three

Organization Membership

  • Full Connect and Create
  • Ongoing Life Enrichment
  • Discounted Speaking Fees
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