Empatia Specialist Dementia Coaching

26/09/2026

💙 FINAL PLACE AVAILABLE – ONLINE DEMENTIA SUPPORT COURSE

We now have just one place remaining on our 5-week online course for people supporting a loved one living with dementia, starting Wednesday 30 September.

This isn't a webinar or a large information session. The group is deliberately limited to just five people to create a comfortable, supportive space where everyone has time to talk, ask questions and explore their own experiences.

Across five weeks, we'll explore:

🧠 Dementia Education & Emotional Support
💙 Identity & Adapting
💬 Communication & Behaviour
🌿 Transitions – Difficult Decisions, Grief & Loss
🌱 Resilience & Planning Ahead

The course combines specialist dementia education with emotional support and practical strategies to help you understand what is happening, adapt with greater confidence and feel better prepared for the future.

📅 Starts Wednesday 30 September
🕡 6:30–8:30 pm
💻 Live online for 5 weeks
👥 FINAL PLACE AVAILABLE

Led by a Specialist Dementia Nurse.

Understand Dementia. Adapt with Confidence. Keep Close Relationships. Carry on Living.

To enquire about the final place:

📧 [email protected]
📞 07763 286169
🌐 www.empatiadementia.org

24/09/2026

What an unbelievable Club & Grub today! ❤️

At this rate, Philip Ferguson is going to have to open the whole pub to us soon! 😂

Another fantastic turnout and such a brilliant atmosphere. Club & Grub really has become something very special, and that is down to the people who give their time and energy to make it happen.

Peter Middleton (and his long-suffering wife, Pam) is absolutely incredible hosting our quizzes and bingo and keeping everyone entertained. Fearn, the beautiful Abi and Mike are outstanding musicians, and every one of them gave their time completely voluntarily today. Pete, Steve, Abi and Mike Dando all contribute simply because they want to support Club & Grub and give people a great afternoon and we are incredibly grateful to them. ❤️

A huge thank you also to Philip Ferguson and John at The Overstone Arms Pub and Dining, who let us use the room completely free of charge and cook delicious meals with unlimited tea and coffee at an incredibly affordable price.

Thank you to everyone who contributes to making Club & Grub such a special event.

And for anyone wondering what Club & Grub actually is — it isn't a support group!

If you or someone you love lives with dementia and you'd like a genuinely fun afternoon out, come and join us. Dementia doesn't have to be the focus. Come for:

🎵 Excellent live music
❓ Quizzes
🎱 Bingo
🍽️ Delicious food
☕ Unlimited tea & coffee
💬 Free specialist dementia advice from me if you'd like it
❤️ And, most importantly, plenty of laughter and good company.

Club & Grub is on the LAST THURSDAY of every month, 12–3pm, at The Overstone Arms, Pytchley.

📅 NEXT CLUB & GRUB: Thursday 29th October, 12–3pm
Come and have fun. Bring your family. Bring your friends. And don't worry about dementia for a few hours.

Good food. Great company. Lasting memories.

21/09/2026

🍽️ DEMENTIA CLUB & GRUB – THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 🎶

We’re back this Thursday for another afternoon of good food, good company and plenty of laughs at Dementia Club & Grub at The Overstone Arms Pub and Dining, Pytchley.

Club & Grub is for people living with dementia and those supporting them. It’s not a support group – it’s simply a relaxed afternoon out where dementia doesn’t have to be the focus.

🍽️ A lovely meal
🎵 Live music with Mike Dando and Steve Fern.
🎯 Bingo & quizzes with the incredible Peter Middleton
😊 Friendly faces and good company
🛟Free dementia specialist advice and support from me Amy Kerti

📅 Thursday 24 September
⏰ 12 noon – 3pm
📍 The Overstone Arms, Pytchley
💷 £15 per person

New faces are always very welcome, so if you’ve been thinking about coming along, please do.

Please share with anyone who might enjoy an afternoon with us. ❤️

27/08/2026

28 people at Dementia Club & Grub today! 💙

What a fantastic afternoon, and thank you to the 28 people who joined us today for good food, laughter, music, quizzes, bingo and, most importantly, great company.

Club & Grub is about creating a relaxed, welcoming place for people living with dementia and their families. There are no expectations and no formalities, just an opportunity to get out, enjoy yourself, meet others and feel part of a community.

I am also on hand to provide free specialist dementia advice and support.

A huge thank you to Peter Middleton, whose ability to entertain a room never fails us and, of course, to his lovely wife Pam, who does the important job of organising him! 😄

Thank you to Mike Dando for giving his time and sharing his skills by playing the piano for us. We were sad that our other incredible musician, Steve Fearn, couldn’t join us today.

And a very big thank you to Phil at The Overstone Arms Pub and Dining, who allows us to use the room completely free of charge and cooks proper, traditional homemade food at an incredibly affordable price, alongside unlimited tea and coffee. Keeping the afternoon affordable and accessible to families really matters to us, and we simply couldn't do it without that generosity.

Today was exactly what Club & Grub is meant to be: good food, laughter, friendship and dementia support, without dementia taking centre stage.

Thank you to all 28 of you who came along and made the afternoon what it was. 💙
Thank you to all 28 of you who came along and made the afternoon what it was. 💙

For more information about Empatia Specialist Dementia Coaching and how I can help if you or somebody you love is living with dementia, contact me, Amy Kerti:

📞 07763 286169
📧 [email protected]

Or visit my website for more information:
🌐 www.empatiadementia.org

Julie Gillies Sarah Underwood Smith Jackie Macredie

24/08/2026

23/08/2026

💙 Are you supporting someone you love who is living with dementia?

It can sometimes feel overwhelming and isolating — even when you have people around you.

Our 5-week live online course gives you a small, supportive space to understand what is happening, ask questions and learn practical ways to adapt.

Together we'll explore dementia and its emotional impact, changes in relationships and identity, communication and behaviour, transitions and loss, resilience and planning ahead.

You’ll be guided by a Specialist Dementia Nurse and learn alongside others who understand what you’re going through.

📅 Starts Wednesday 30 September
🕡 6:30–8:30 pm
💻 Live online for 5 weeks
👥 Only 5 spaces available

Understand Dementia. Adapt with Confidence. Keep Close Relationships. Carry on Living.

To find out more or reserve a place:
📧 [email protected]
📞 07763 286169
🌐www.empatiadementia.org

22/08/2026

What an incredible night at The Overstone Arms Pub and Dining last night.

The band, Bent Back Tulips were amazing and very talented.

Philip Ferguson of The Overstone Arms has opened the only shop in Pytchley! The shop sells clothes and shoes as well as food!

Phil and his family do so much for the local community. They have strong values and really care about people and contribute to host Dementia Club and Grub, which is growing and the next is this Thursday 27th august, 12 to 3.

Tonight!
We’re on from 7 🤘🏼🤘🏼

16/08/2026

05/08/2026

I'm working super long days this week. I've got a lot on, and I want to take some time for a holiday soon, so I could point to that as the reason. But looking back over my whole career, this is simply how I have always worked.

I love what I do. I want to help people live better lives, for as long as possible, in whatever way is still open to them, because nothing else compares to dementia.

Every family I sit with is losing something. The person living with dementia is losing pieces of themselves. The people who love them are grieving while their whole life changes, day by day. And too often, the support both of them need simply is not there.

That is heartbreaking, every time, without exception.

I still work far more than I should, regardless. Just now, I came across an interview with Fiona Phillips' husband, who put their experience into words better than most people manage. He said Fiona will likely never again taste a glass of wine, walk on a beach properly, go on holiday, or sit in a theatre.

Hearing that saddened me deeply, because it is not a rare story. It is the experience of so many people, regardless of who they are or where they come from. It reminded me exactly why I do this work, and how privileged I am to support people through the hardest time of their lives.

I often feel guilty choosing work over time with family and friends.

People tell me I'll regret it one day.

But I am enjoying life.

My work isn't simply a job; it's a calling.

That interview made me ask myself honestly whether I will regret this.

There is still so much work to do. Every day, people living with dementia and the families who love them need greater understanding and support.

If I can bring even one family a moment of peace today, it matters. But my goal is bigger than that—to build something that reaches far beyond me, so more families receive the support, understanding and compassion they deserve.

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