Heart of the Home Series

Amanda Tam was diagnosed with ALS five days before her 21st birthday. Now, married to her high school sweetheart and raising awareness for a disease most people associate with a completely different age group, she's showing what it looks like to live fully in the present — one good day at a time.

Becky Wellman has spent 30 years in dementia and music therapy care — and she's done pretending it's all sunshine and rainbows. Known online as the "Dementia Disruptor," she talks straight about what music can actually do for a brain dementia is trying to take apart, the truths caregivers deserve to hear, and the grief of loving someone who's still here.

Sarah Harris is a nurse, mom of three, and family caregiver who spent nearly four years caring for her husband's grandmother, Baba, through dementia — all while raising a newborn with complex medical needs. In this month's Heart of the Home Series interview, she opens up about burnout, boundaries, connection, and finding joy in the small moments.

Jeanette Yates became a family caregiver as a child and has spent more than four decades caring for her mom. She shares how caregivers can let go of perfection, set real boundaries, spot burnout early, and choose care technology that actually helps.

Janet Musau spent seven years as a hands-on caregiver before founding GrandCare LLC in Renton, WA. In this Heart of the Home Series interview, she shares how servant leadership, dignity-centered care, and community connection drive her mission to help Washington seniors age safely at home.

Kait and Tamrin Giordano are raising a toddler while caring for both of Kait's parents, who are living with dementia — all under one roof in Georgia. In this Heart of the Home Series interview, they share how they chose to build the family they wanted, how radical acceptance keeps them present, and what they hope their son carries forward from a life where first words and forgotten words collide.

Kacie Gikonyo, RN — death doula, educator, and founder of Death Doula School — joins EnhDme's Heart of the Home Series to share how facing death honestly can help families live more fully, plan with intention, and find peace at the end of life.

Carlos L. Olivas III — two-time author, advocate, and primary caregiver for his father Charlie, a Navy veteran living with Alzheimer's — shares what it means to be a male caregiver. From battling burnout and misconceptions to finding grace in daily routines, Carlos offers honest perspective, practical tools, and hard-won wisdom for family caregivers navigating dementia.

Meet Jules, a spouse caregiver navigating life after her husband's brain surgery. In this Heart of the Home Series interview, she shares the reality of caregiving, the loneliness of the journey, and how cocktails became her creative outlet for processing it all.