Welcome to Dymphna
A Community for Dementia Caregivers
Dymphna is a dementia caregiver support community created to break the isolation that so often comes with caregiving. Born from personal experience, it offers a warm, welcoming space where caregivers can connect, share resources, and find strength in one another.
About Dymphna
A COMMUNITY CREATED BY A CAREGIVER, FOR CAREGIVERS.
Carolyn Brewster is the founder of Dymphna: A Dementia Caregiver Support Community. Carolyn’s journey began with the deeply personal experience of caring for her husband after his early onset diagnosis. Along the way, she is discovering not only the challenges of caregiving, but also the isolation so many others face on the same path. Inspired to change that, Carolyn created Dymphna, a warm, welcoming space where caregivers can come together to share resources, encouragement, and the full range of emotions that come with loving someone through dementia. While dementia is undeniably difficult, Carolyn believes deeply in embracing the joyful moments when they come and in walking this road together.
“THE SIMPLE ACT OF CARING IS HEROIC.”
— Edward Albert
The Offerings
TOOLS AND SUPPORT FOR THE JOURNEY.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Dementia caregivers connect, share their stories, and find comfort in knowing they’re not alone. Learn more
CAREGIVER RESOURCES
Curated tools, articles, and insights to help you navigate through all aspects of caregiving. Learn more
SHARED STORIES
Encouragement and guidance from people who understand caregiving. Learn more
Featured Stories
THE CAREGIVER’S PERSPECTIVE
A SLOW WALK
I love a good walk. I put my headphones on, listen to a book or a podcast, and I can go four miles easy…just lost in the…
Personally, I’ve always loved the excitement of air travel. It’s the bustle of airports, the idea of a new destination, and of…
HALLUCINATIONS
Mixed nuts are a staple at my house, usually left on the counter for my husband to graze at his leisure. After opening a…
GONE NUTS
A Space for the Caregivers