Guest: Ludie Hansen

Caring for a loved one with dementia can upend every part of life—emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically. In this heartfelt and deeply practical conversation, Ludi Hansen shares how her personal journey through loss, caregiving, mental health struggles, and professional burnout led her back to purpose through what she now calls revival.

With more than three decades of experience as a speech-language pathologist specializing in adult neurological disorders, Ludi explains why dementia caregiving is so challenging—and why most families feel completely unprepared after a diagnosis. She breaks down how a changing brain affects communication, behavior, and emotional regulation, and why traditional logic, correction, and confrontation often make situations worse rather than better.

Throughout the episode, Ludi blends real-life caregiving stories with compassionate guidance, showing caregivers how to shift from reacting in frustration to responding with understanding. She emphasizes that behavior is always communication, even when words are no longer accessible, and that learning to interpret those signals can dramatically reduce stress for both caregivers and their loved ones.

Beyond practical strategies, this episode dives into the emotional and spiritual toll caregiving can take. Ludi speaks openly about losing her sense of identity, neglecting her own wellbeing, and how rebuilding daily practices of self-care, faith, reflection, and intentional pauses helped restore her resilience. She reminds caregivers that revival isn’t a one-time breakthrough—it’s an ongoing process that may be needed many times a day.

This episode offers hope for caregivers who feel exhausted, unseen, or stuck. It reframes dementia care as a journey where connection is still possible, joy can still exist, and caregivers can rediscover themselves while continuing to provide loving, meaningful support.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode

• How to shift your mindset from control to understanding
• Practical ways to reduce dementia-related behaviors
• Why caregiver wellbeing directly impacts quality of care
• How faith, purpose, and meaning can restore resilience
• How to bring moments of joy back into caregiving relationships

Connect with Ludie Hansen:

• LinkedIn – Ludi Hansen
• Facebook - Ludie Hansen
• Website – LudiesRevival.com
• Email – info@ludiesrevival.com

Click here to claim your free gift: The Dementia Caregiver Revival Toolkit

Guest: Stacey Lauren

What happens when you stop waiting for confidence and start building it in public? In this episode, Dr. Allen Lycka sits down with high-energy fundraising auctioneer and movement creator Stacey Lauren, founder of the Do The Thing platform. Stacey shares how she went from being afraid to speak—even running her podcast with the camera off for the first 100 episodes—to hosting challenges, charity auctions, and impact events that are on a path to raise a billion dollars for nonprofits.

You’ll hear how a 20-year run as a staffing company owner, stand-up comedy experiments, and mentoring with a celebrity charity auctioneer all shaped her framework for helping people “do the thing.” Stacey breaks down how her challenge model works, why she created the Comfort Circle framework to move people beyond fear, and how a trip to Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island sparked the idea for the Billion Dollar Impact Marketplace. Along the way, she shares hard-won lessons on rejection, momentum, and why movements grow fastest when they’re built around a shared cause—not the leader’s ego. If you’re craving more purpose, wanting to launch a challenge, or looking for a fresh model to fundraise for your favorite cause, this conversation will get you into action.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How Stacey turned personal reinvention, comedy, and auctions into the Do The Thing movement

• A simple challenge framework you can use to move people from watching to doing

• Why online charity auctions can outperform traditional galas (with less overhead)

• How to connect participants deeply to a cause so fundraising feels natural, not forced

• Practical mindset tools for handling rejection, staying in momentum, and not giving up too soon

Connect with Stacey Lauren:

• Facebook Group: https://dothethingcollaboration.com

• LinkedIn: Search “Stacey Lauren” on LinkedIn

Click here to claim your free gift: The Do The Thing Movement Challenge Workbook

Guest: Kristina Smith

What does it take to break old patterns, release self-imposed limits, and step into a life you truly love? In this inspiring episode, Dr. Allen Lycka sits down with Kristina Smith—dynamic speaker, certified relationship coach, life mastery consultant, and winner of the 2025 National Excellence in Coaching and Communications Award—to explore how small, intentional shifts create extraordinary change.

Kristina shares how books like Man’s Search for Meaning and stories of leaders like Nelson Mandela shaped her understanding of resilience, forgiveness, and personal transformation. She explains why so many people live the same day on autopilot, how simple “pattern breaks” wake up your mind, and how your internal “algorithm” can be retrained to notice more good, more possibility, and more connection.

From communication differences between men and women to rebuilding relationships, aligning your energy, and embracing new habits at any age, this episode is filled with practical insights and powerful mindset tools. Whether you're navigating change, seeking more joy, or craving deeper connection, Kristina’s perspective will inspire you to create a life you genuinely love.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why small pattern changes disrupt autopilot and create space for transformation

• How women and men often communicate differently—and simple ways to bridge the gap

• How to retrain your internal “algorithm” to focus on what you want more of

• Why humor, forgiveness, and gratitude accelerate healing and resilience

• How alignment, clarity, and vision help attract healthier relationships and opportunities

Connect with Kristina Smith:

• Email: createalifeyoulove13@gmail.com

• Phone/Text: 404-455-9761

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The 7-Day Mindset & Relationship Reset

The 7-Day Mindset & Relationship Reset — A practical workbook to help you break self-imposed limitations, improve communication, and realign your life with clarity and joy.