Podcast appearances and mentions of lauren flake

We talk with Lauren Flake, artist, author, and creator of @LoveofDixie on Instagram, where she shares her experience caring for and grieving her mother, Dixie, who died due to Alzheimer's. Lauren has written three books, including two children's books, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faithandgrief/support

In this episode I chat with Lauren Flake, artist, author, and Alzheimer's daughter. Lauren shares her grief story and how it informs her writing on her blog at Love of Dixie. As well as how it inspired her book, Though I Walk through the Valley: 12 Days in Psalm 23 and her award-winning children's books, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go?: A Preschooler's Guide to Losing A Loved One and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?Listen in as Lauren shares how “Grief is love…the final stage of grief never ends because love never ends.” Get my free ebook, New Year, New Hope: 7 Days of Meditation + Prayers: http://eepurl.com/bCTWMLConnect with Lauren Flake:Website: https://laurenflake.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loveofdixieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveofdixie/Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenflake

Lauren Flake is a wife, mom to two girls, watercolor artist, seventh-generation Texan, and early-onset Alzheimer's daughter. She is the author and illustrator of two award-winning children's books for grieving preschoolers, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?, and a devotional for women, Though I Walk through the Valley.Lauren's mom was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2013  when Lauren  graduated from college and then sadly passed away when Lauren was a young mother. Our conversation recounts the intense difficulties of caring for a declining parent when you still need your mom so much and the grief Lauren experienced and still experiences in her life. Quotable Quotes: “My grandparents died in their early 90s. I had them for a long time and they had a full life and I grieved the relationship we had that was lost. But then with my mom, I grieved that but I also grieved all these things that she's missing. “We're so naive about grief. You're never done with grief. You always grieve. Don't tell me to stop grieving; that's like telling me to stop loving. Grief is just the other side of love.” We also talked about how Lauren has transformed her experiences into resources for others who are walking the same path. She hosts a caregivers support page called Daughters of DementiaHer books for preschoolers:Where did my sweet Grandma go?Where did my sweet Grandpa go?A devotional for grieving women:Though I walk through the valleyFind Lauren here: @loveofdixie on Facebook and InstagramLaurenFlake.com Support the show (https://patreon.com/themotherhoodmetamorphosis)

Lauren Flake is a writer, artist, wife, girl mom, and Alzheimer’s daughter near Austin, Texas. She is the author of two award-winning children’s books for grieving preschoolers, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?; the co-founder of Daughters of Dementia; and the editor of Love of Dixie magazine for […] The post Lauren Flake: Dealing With Dementia appeared first on By His Grace.

Lauren Flake is Lauren is an author and blogger from Austin, TX, and a member of our Turquoise Table community. Lauren has been using her table in really powerful, special ways since she lost her mother Dixie to early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Today Lauren shares her story and walks us through what community looked like for her during and after her mother’s illness. She gives us first-hand advice on how not to fix the problem, but how to show up to simply be present with those who are grieving, and what that looks like.

Lauren Flake wrote a book to help your children process losing a family member to dementia, and helping them remember who their family member was. Mom to two young girls, a wife, and puppy-mom of two, Lauren is a blogger, author, and a project called Daughters of Dementia which supports caregivers. She is such an inspiration!

Lauren Flake is a wife, mother and author of, "Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go?" She wrote the book for her children after her mother passed away from early onset Alzheimer's disease. Lauren has a heart to help other "daughters of dementia" and has started a community to do just that. She blogs over at www.loveofdixie.com and is also responsible for raising money to benefit central Texas causes through #TexasStrong merchandise that she created! Listen in to hear her story!