What happens when the person you love most slowly begins to disappear before your eyes? In this deeply emotional and inspiring conversation, Emma Heming Willis opens up about life with Bruce Willis following his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and how she turned heartbreak into purpose.
Joined by Helen Christoni, co-founder of Make Time Wellness, the two reveal why women’s brain health is so often ignored, what every caregiver needs to hear, and how to rediscover joy even in the hardest seasons of life.
👉 Watch now and learn how making time for yourself might just be the most powerful act of care there is.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:54 How Helen and Emma created Make Time Wellness
04:47 Hormones, estrogen loss, and dementia risk
06:03 Helen’s personal connection to dementia
08:04 Starting Make Time as Bruce’s symptoms appeared
08:51 How Emma met Bruce Willis and first signs of FTD
12:05 Understanding anosognosia and early dementia signs
15:29 The meaning of ambiguous loss for caregivers
18:45 Practical tools and exercises for caregivers
20:37 Redefining self-care and “making time”
21:20 How others can help caregivers in real ways
24:09 The caregiving crisis and policy change needed
28:43 Gender roles and men’s perspective on caregiving
31:00 Make Time Wellness mission and products
34:49 Bruce Willis’s current condition and progression
38:20 How their daughters are coping and family life
39:24 Emma’s and Helen’s advice for caregivers
40:57 Wisdom bumper sticker
44:57 Closing reflections and gratitude
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