Dancing With Dementia™
Welcome to Dancing With Dementia™—the go-to podcast for young and atypical caregivers navigating the challenges of caring for a loved one with a chronic illness.
I’m Kama Newbry, a nurse, coach, educator, advocate, and daughter turned caregiver after my mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s in my early 30s. Like so many, I struggled to find support tailored to young caregivers—those of us balancing careers, identity, family dynamics, and deep soul shifts… all while caregiving.
This podcast is your compassionate resource for:
- Caregiver wellness tips
- Emotional and energetic tools
- Practical strategies for caregiving of all kinds, including dementia
- Mind-body healing and burnout prevention
- Community connection for young caregivers, AKA, "Caregivers on the Dancefloor of Life™"
Whether your loved one is at home, in assisted living, or in a care facility, this space is for you.
We explore everything from self-care and intuitive caregiving to grief, advocacy, spirituality, energy medicine, and the very real ups and downs of showing up for someone you love.
Our mission? To infuse love, light, levity, and joy into the caregiver journey—while offering grounded support, powerful conversations, and actionable tips, tricks, tools, and resources you can use right away!
Because you’re not just surviving—you’re rising.
Join us on the Caregiver Dancefloor of Life, where together, WE RISE!
Dancing With Dementia™
Energy, Intuition, and the Quantum Side of Caregiving with Valarie Varan, Part 1
What if your burnout wasn’t “just stress,” but a sign your energy field is out of alignment? What if your intuition during caregiving isn’t random—but real, measurable, and rooted in quantum science?
In this powerful episode, Kama sits down with Valarie Varan, licensed professional counselor, holistic life coach, energy healer, and author of Living in a Quantum Reality, to explore how caregiving and consciousness collide.
We dive into:
✨ Why so many caregivers are energetically sensitive
✨ How quantum physics explains “gut feelings,” synchronicity, and non-local intuition
✨ The science of energy fields, coherence, and burnout
✨ The invisible impact of caregiving in care homes, hospitals, and chaotic environments
✨ Valarie’s lived experience as a caregiver for her mother—and the toll it took on her body, mind, and soul
✨ Tools to reclaim your energy, protect your peace, and reconnect with your soul’s alignment
Whether you’re caregiving at home or advocating from afar, this episode offers grounded insight and spiritual validation. It’s science and soul.
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Disclaimer: This episode offers spiritual and energetic insights and is not a substitute for medical advice. At Dancing With Dementia, we honor a wide range of belief systems and healing modalities. If this isn’t your vibe, check out one of our other episodes— You be you, boo! There’s something for everyone here. 💖
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