How one person's dementia story led to a journey of discovery


A podcast produced and hosted by Penny Bell

 

Latest Episodes and News

 

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Latest News

Discovering Dementia wins Best Wellbeing Podcast at the British Podcast Awards

Discovering Dementia has won gold for Best Wellbeing Podcast 2021 at the British Podcast Awards.

Latest News

Vote for Discovering Dementia in the British Podcast Awards

It’s been very exciting to find out Discovering Dementia has been nominated for Best Wellbeing Podcast in the British Podcast Awards this year!

You can vote for Discovering Dementia in the Listeners’ Choice Award here.

Bonus Episode

Dementia Action Week - Whistle stop tour of Discovering Dementia

What is Discovering Dementia and how did it all start?

To mark Dementia Action Week, Penny outlines the origins of the podcast and why she started recording.

Episode 9

Dementia specialist admiral nurse Victoria Lyons from Dementia UK

Victoria Lyons is Senior Consultant Admiral Nurse with Dementia UK, which provides specialist dementia support for families through the Admiral Nurse Service.

Episode 8

Slow puncture: new book on living with dementia by Peter Berry and Deb Bunt

We first met Peter Berry, who lives with early onset dementia, in Season 2 Episode 4.

Episode 7

Dave Pickering: documenting his dad’s life story and dementia

Penny meets Dave Pickering, storyteller and award winning podcaster, who’s been making audio recordings of his dad, Peter, for years.

 

How it all began

It began after Penny's mum was diagnosed with mixed dementia - Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.