Faith Marshall - Answers for Elders

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Faith Marshall is a Coach and Certified Professional Hypnotist making a positive difference in how individuals and families respond to and navigate the different forms of Dementia that can affect a loved one.

My career spans over 20 years of corporate work and entrepreneurial endeavors including running a thriving bookkeeping business, operating a 5-stall barn, and leading a janitorial business.

After my mother was diagnosed with Dementia, and later died from Alzheimer’s, my world refocused. I developed expertise in dementia and related resources available to families. I published a book on dementia that became an international bestseller, and I founded, Awakenings Hypnosis and Coaching, a full-time business that provides education, resources, and support to caregivers and families facing one of the many forms of dementia.

The Top 5 Families Needs We Support:

Getting family agreement on systems to plan and choreograph caring for a loved one
Navigating patient care choices from In Home and Respite Care to several Outside Managed Care options
Facing the tasks of budgeting, financial planning, and coordinating elder law resources
Embracing self-care practices such as music, meditations, and hypnosis
Understanding nutritional support to sustain the energetic demands of caregiving

I specialize in meeting patients and families where they are, without judgment, from their initial diagnosis, to resources in managing care, and facing the hard decisions at end-of-life. Dementia, in all its forms, is a cruel disease. Through my services, I bring comfort and peace of mind, and even show families how to allow joy to be present in the journey. I also partner with care centers, physician groups, and corporate organizations to speak at events or launch much-needed support programs.

To learn more about my services and ask questions in a safe space, please contact me at (855) 363-2484 or info@faithmarshall.com.

And Remember ~
When you feel the beat…DANCE!

Radio Show Segments

Helping Those with Early Dementia Avoid Scams - Dementia family coach Faith Marshall joins Suzanne to talk about a hard subject: looking at scams from the point of view of a senior loved one with dementia. Continue Reading
Avoiding Senior Phone Scams - Dementia family coach Faith Marshall joins Suzanne to talk about how phone scammers prey on vulnerable or lonely seniors. Continue Reading
Communicating with those with Alzheimer’s, Part 4 with Faith Marshall - This hour with Dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching deals with how to communicate with loved ones facing Alzheimer's and dementia. This segment recaps the previous segments and focuses on how Faith Marshall can help families faced with this situation. Continue Reading
Communicating with those with Alzheimer’s, Part 3 with Faith Marshall - This hour with Dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching deals with how to communicate with loved ones facing Alzheimer's and dementia. This segment focuses on tips for providing energy, important for creating a flow of positive communication. Continue Reading
Communicating with those with Alzheimer’s, Part 2 with Faith Marshall - This hour with Dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching deals with how to communicate with loved ones facing Alzheimer's and dementia. This segment focuses on what loved ones pick up on inadvertently, sometimes a repetition of a diagnosis that in most cases isn't positive. Remembering to talk with them, not about them, is key. Continue Reading
Communicating with those with Alzheimer’s, Part 1 with Faith Marshall - Families have noticed an escalation of Alzheimer's and dementia symptoms after having been separated from senior loved ones for so long during the pandemic. This hour with Dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching deals with how to communicate with loved ones facing Alzheimer's and dementia. This segment provides a background into the mind of someone who has Alzheimer's, and how to maintain the respect of our loved ones in the face of frustration and a lack of understanding. Continue Reading
Caregiver Stress Relief Through Hypnosis, Part 4 with Faith Marshall - This hour focuses on reducing family caregiver stress through hypnosis. In this segment, Alzheimer's and dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching provides a four-minute sample hypnosis session. Please do not listen while operating machinery or driving. Wait until you're in a safe place where you can relax, sit, and close your eyes. (Image © Can Stock Photo / fizkes) Watch this podcast episode on YouTube! We would like to thank you for joining us in this podcast. Faith is here to support you and your family on this journey. She will help you to come together in… Continue Reading
Caregiver Stress Relief Through Hypnosis, Part 3 with Faith Marshall - This hour focuses on reducing family caregiver stress through hypnosis. As you're taking care of a senior loved one, hypnosis can help you regain your sanity. In this segment, Alzheimer's and dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching focuses on what happens when you first contact her. An initial conversation determines first steps, individualized to the person. A commonality with caregivers is exhaustion, burnout and fatigue. When people come to a session, people melt into the chair and enjoy it. Similar to meditation, a session starts with muscle relaxation and becoming comfortable with the hypnotist. A session lasts… Continue Reading
Caregiver Stress Relief Through Hypnosis, Part 2 with Faith Marshall - This hour focuses on reducing family caregiver stress through hypnosis. A lot of caregivers put themselves last, with lots of negative self-talk, feeling like they can't keep up, aren't good enough, trying to be everything to everybody. In this segment, Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about how she uses hypnosis to help reverse that negativity. She helps people stand in their own power, make their own choices on boundaries, and embrace them, helping caregivers get into a new mindset. Fatigue affects all caregivers, and we can be hypnotized such that a 20-minute session feels like a four-hour… Continue Reading
Caregiver Stress Relief Through Hypnosis, Part 1 with Faith Marshall - Alzheimer's and dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about the benefits of hypnosis as an aid for families and family caregivers. Stress is always there, but not always self-care. What she loves about hypnosis is it is a short-cut to stress relief. Hypnosis helps our subconscious ignore negative thoughts and guides us through in a positive way. A lot of people don't understand what hypnosis is all about; they're familiar with the stage hypnosis where they heard of a friend who was barking like a dog on stage. We have our own subconscious routines, and we're… Continue Reading
Putting a Plan Together, Part 4 with Faith Marshall - Family dynamics: how to be the most supportive and work well in the care of a senior loved one with Alzheimer's. It's more complex than it might seem. In this segment, Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching focuses on helping you find the best choices for your senior loved one and putting together a care plan for families to help them care for a senior loved one with Alzheimer's. We would like to thank you for joining us in this podcast. Faith is here to support you and your family on this journey. She will help you to come… Continue Reading
Whose Really on First, Part 3 with Faith Marshall - Family dynamics: how to be the most supportive and work well in the care of a senior loved one with Alzheimer's. It's more complex than it might seem. In this segment, Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching focuses on the senior loved one who's being cared for, and how how the dynamics follow the lead of the loved one; how they are dealing with the diagnosis. Patient-centered care is critical, and their daily circumstances, going where they want to go that moment. Some siblings like to redirect them to the present, but eventually you realize that this isn't helpful,… Continue Reading
First Steps to Treating Team Family, Part 2 with Faith Marshall - Family dynamics: how to be the most supportive and work well in the care of a senior loved one with Alzheimer's. It's more complex than it might seem. In this segment, Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching focuses on the first steps toward helping the whole family unit care for a loved one in need. The family needs to decide and respond the one who's going to be with the loved one most often, who is face-to-face with them. Sometimes the person who just has a ten minute phone call with mom at lunch can see nothing amiss. The… Continue Reading
Impact of Alzheimer’s Diagnosis on Family, Part 1 with Faith Marshall - This hour focuses on family dynamics, and how to be the most supportive and work well in the care of a senior loved one. It's more complex than it might seem. Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about changes that happen within families when a senior loved one is first diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Typically the family has previously noticed some symptoms but some might be in denial about what it means. We would like to thank you for joining us in this podcast. Faith is here to support you and your family on this journey. She will help… Continue Reading
Faith Marshall’s Journey with Her Mom and Dementia - Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching shares her story. She journaled her ten years of caregiving during her mother's journey with Alzheimer's and published it as a helpful guide in "I Miss You Mom, A Daughter's Journey into Dementia Land." Continue Reading
Sharing Grief With Your Senior Loved One, with Faith Marshall - Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about coping with grief. Many people have lost someone to COVID or know of someone who has, which brings a heaviness to your heart. While dealing with that with someone with dementia is a bit of a challenge, her heart goes out to the families who understand the current situation and have lost someone they loved, and are faced with whether or how to explain that to a loved one with dementia. I think we need to say it, and share that grief, and see how our loved ones respond. It can… Continue Reading
Reconnecting in the New Normal, with Faith Marshall - Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about communicating and reconnecting with senior loved ones during the pandemic, as we've been programmed to be distant, respecting spaces and creating barriers, even when vaccinated. In this new normal, those in senior care have seen changes, but you have to connect with them as they're able, understanding that their memory is tricky and they may not have realized that this new normal has lasted for more than a year. Continue Reading
Meeting Loved Ones Where They Are, with Faith Marshall - Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching is a published author and expert on Alzheimer’s and dementia with a new approach. In this segment, Faith discusses the fear that we’ve been reaching out to our loved ones in senior centers via Zoom, or phone calls or with a window separating them, and being afraid that they won’t remember us when we’re finally able to reconnect with them in person. I would just want to run in and give them a big hug, but it may be better first to gauge how they’ll respond to that, taking a baby-steps journey toward… Continue Reading
Education and Awareness for Alzheimer’s and Dementia - Faith Marshall, author of “I Miss You, Mom: A Daughter’s Journey Into Dementia Land,” works to build communities and awareness. Continue Reading