What No One Tells You About Dementia:
A Free 4-Part Training
Four free videos created by a dementia clinician for family caregivers who are tired of guessing. Real education, real answers — and a clear path forward.
If you're doing everything out of love — and it's still not working — this is for you.
Most families caring for someone with dementia describe the same experience.
The conversations that turn into arguments. The corrections that make things worse. The feeling that no matter what you do, you're always the bad guy.
And underneath all of it: the exhaustion of navigating one of the most complex diseases of aging without anyone ever explaining what's actually happening.
That's not a relationship problem. It's not a communication problem.
It's an information problem.
Here's what I know — because I've been there too.
I'm a physician assistant and dementia clinician. I've guided more than 700 families through this journey.
And I watched it happen in my own family.
The moment I stopped reacting and started understanding — everything changed. Not because the disease changed.
Because I finally had a map.
That's what these four videos give you.
VIDEO 1
Why caregiving stops working
What dementia is actually doing to the brain — and why it's so much bigger than a memory problem
VIDEO 3
The mistake most caregivers don't know they're making
Why the strategies that worked for decades suddenly backfire — and what's really behind the hardest behaviors
What you'll learn in the four videos:
VIDEO 2
What dementia never takes away
What your loved one never loses — no matter how far the disease progresses — and why it changes everything
VIDEO 4
What changes when you finally understand
What becomes possible when you have the complete picture — and how to navigate with clarity instead of fear
"Everything happened exactly as Amy said it would."
— Family caregiver, Better Dementia client
What I hope for you
I have watched caregivers carry this journey alone — exhausted, confused, and convinced that the hard moments were their fault.
They weren't.
Every caregiver I have ever worked with is doing this out of love. What they were missing wasn't effort or dedication — it was understanding.
That's what I want for you. Not just strategies to survive the hard moments, but a real understanding of what's happening — so you can show up for your loved one with clarity and confidence instead of guilt and fear.
That's why I made this training. And for families who want the complete picture, I'll show you where to go next.
About Amy Shaw, PA-C
Amy Shaw is a physician assistant, dementia clinician, and founder of Better Dementia™. She has guided more than 700 families through the dementia journey and is the author of The Arc of Conversation: A How-to Guide for Goals of Care Conversations (Springer, 2025) and the forthcoming Better Dementia: From Overwhelmed to Empowered (publishing, 2027).
Her work is built on one belief: that when caregivers truly understand dementia, everything changes.