#4 Dementia: The Healing Power of Touch and Scent

31/08/2025 15 min Episodio 4

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Episode Synopsis

Sound • Scent • Shade • Presence •A tender moment in a botanical garden helped my mother, as her memory is beginning to fade, recognize a word—through scent.This fourth episode touches on early-stage dementia (Alzheimer’s), sensory memory, and the role of scent in emotional connection.I explore how dementia shifts the way we relate—and how smell, perhaps our most underrated sense, can still reach us when words no longer do.If you'd like to share your thoughts or reflections, I'd be glad to hear from you.🌐 Find out more: ⁠⁠healpod.annayfantidis.com