Teepa Snow demos 10 first steps to calm & comfort a distressed person living with dementia

This four-and-a-half minute video by Teepa Snow (see below) demonstrates 10 easy steps to calm and comfort a distressed person living with dementia.

Truth be told, these practical actions would likely help calm and comfort anyone in distress:

1. position yourself on the person’s dominant side
2. useHand Under Hand™ (HUH™ video demo with Teepa here)
3. pump hand you are holding (like a heartbeat)
4. copy their breathing with emphasis on the exhale
5. repeat issue using their words
6. acknowledge & validate their emotions (more on validation here)
7. mirror their emotional state
8. calm & slow your own voice
9. slow your breathing, continue emphasis on exhale (more on breathing here)
10. check / confirm issue (e.g. you’re angry?)

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