Experience, Compassion & a Passion for Changing Perspectives
About Lisa
Lisa Skinner is a recognized behavioral specialist, international keynote speaker, and bestselling author who has dedicated over twenty-five years to transforming how families and healthcare professionals navigate dementia care and cognitive health.
For Lisa Skinner, understanding Alzheimer's disease and dementia is more than a professional specialty. It is deeply personal.
Having experienced the impact of dementia through eight members of her own family, Lisa knows firsthand the confusion, heartbreak, and challenges that families face when someone they love begins experiencing cognitive changes.
Those experiences have played a significant role in shaping her lifelong commitment to helping others navigate a journey that is often misunderstood.
For Lisa Skinner, understanding Alzheimer's disease and dementia is more than a professional specialty. It is deeply personal.
Having experienced the impact of dementia through eight members of her own family, Lisa knows firsthand the confusion, heartbreak, and challenges that families face when someone they love begins experiencing cognitive changes.
Those experiences have played a significant role in shaping her lifelong commitment to helping others navigate a journey that is often misunderstood.
As a behavioral specialist, Certified Dementia Practitioner, Certified Dementia Care Trainer, and Certified Dementia Program Director, Lisa combines professional knowledge with practical, real-world approaches that help people respond to dementia with greater understanding and compassion. She also holds a degree in Human Behavior.
A Personal Journey That Became a Lifelong Mission
A Message of Compassion, Connection, and Hope
Today, Lisa brings her professional expertise and personal experiences to the stage, delivering presentations that help audiences see dementia from a different perspective.
Through storytelling, relatable examples, and practical insights, she works to replace misunderstanding with knowledge and frustration with more effective approaches to care.
At the heart of Lisa's message is a belief that even when dementia changes a person's abilities, meaningful connection, dignity, and quality of life remain important.
Her mission is to help families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and communities recognize that while dementia presents undeniable challenges, greater understanding can make a meaningful difference in how those challenges are experienced.
For Lisa, dementia education is not simply about sharing information. It is about changing perspective
Bestselling Author and Podcast Host
Over the years, Lisa has seen how misunderstandings about dementia can contribute to frustration, conflict, and unnecessary distress. She believes that understanding how dementia affects the brain and behavior can change the way families and caregivers communicate and connect with their loved ones.
This philosophy became the foundation of Minding Dementia, LLC, where Lisa provides education, training, resources, and support designed to help families and care professionals approach dementia with greater confidence.
Lisa is also a two-time bestselling author, internationally recognized TEDx speaker, and host of Truth, Lies & Alzheimer's. Through her books, presentations, media appearances, and educational programs, she continues to share her knowledge with audiences seeking a better understanding of these complex conditions.
Listen to a brief introduction from Lisa
