#848 Kailey Glenn

<p><strong>What if one of the most powerful tools for dementia and Alzheimer’s care isn’t another complicated technology—but music, memory, and human connection? Neuroscience advocate and The Day By Day Project founder Kaylie Glenn is changing the conversation around dementia, memory care, senior living, and brain health through the innovative Memory Disco™ Program.</strong></p><p><strong>And here’s the part that makes her story even crazier…</strong></p><p><strong>Kaylie started this journey at 14 years old.</strong></p><p><strong>Yep. Fourteen.</strong></p><p><strong>While most of us at 14 were trying to figure out who liked us, what shoes were cool, and how to survive algebra, Kaylie Glenn was building what would become The Day By Day Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals living with dementia.</strong></p><p><strong>Today, with a B.S. in Neuroscience, Kaylie is the inventor of the Memory Disco™ Program, a multi-sensory music experience designed specifically for senior living and memory care communities. Instead of focusing only on what dementia may take away, her work looks at what the brain can still access—and uses music, movement, sensory experiences, and human connection to create moments of joy, purpose, and belonging.</strong></p><p><strong>That idea punched me right in the heart.</strong></p><p><strong>Because behind every diagnosis is still a PERSON.</strong></p><p><strong>A mother.</strong><br><strong>A father.</strong><br><strong>A grandparent.</strong><br><strong>A friend.</strong><br><strong>A story.</strong></p><p><strong>And sometimes the person we think we&#39;ve lost is still very much there—we just need to find another door.</strong></p><p><strong>Kaylie’s work has been featured in UK Neuro Times, Alzheimer’s Today Magazine by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, and TEDx, but what impressed me most wasn&#39;t the résumé.</strong></p><p><strong>It was the WHY behind the work.</strong></p><p><strong>This conversation is about neuroscience, dementia care, music and memory, entrepreneurship, innovation, purpose, and what can happen when somebody stops waiting until they&#39;re “old enough,” “experienced enough,” or “qualified enough” to make a difference.</strong></p><p><strong>Kaylie is proof that impact doesn&#39;t check your birth certificate before it lets you through the door.</strong></p><p><strong>This episode might change the way you think about dementia.</strong></p><p><strong>But I think it might al