Community Resources

WOOP for Dementia Caregivers

Caregivers: Learn to turn your wishes into action!

WOOP for Dementia Caregivers is an online program in which participants attend three sessions and learn a simple, evidence-based strategy called WOOP, which stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, and Plan. WOOP helps caregivers focus on what they can control and turn their important wishes into action plans. Each WOOP Group offers community, support, and validation for caregivers as they learn about WOOP with one another.

Join a WOOP Group This Spring

WOOP Group #1

  • Wednesdays, March 18 and 25 and April 1 from 10:30–11:30 AM
  • Registration required by March 16

WOOP Group #2

  • Tuesdays, April 14, 21, and 28 from 4–5 PM
  • Registration required by April 8

Want to learn more about WOOP before joining? Register to attend a WOOP for Dementia Caregivers Information Session on Wednesday, March 11, from 10:30–11:30 AM or on Tuesday, April 7, from 4–5 PM. The presenters will share more about the research behind WOOP and caregivers’ experiences using it. Once you have registered, you’ll receive a Zoom link for the session.

To Register: Contact Lisa Brown at (651) 632-5320 or caregiving@lyngblomsten.org or complete the form below. Registrants will receive a confirmation email with instructions for logging into the presentation via Zoom.

Cost: No fee. All participants in the three-week series will receive a letter asking them to consider making a suggested contribution.

WOOP for Dementia Caregivers is being offered by Lyngblomsten Community Services and Borrow My Glasses, an education and evaluation company focused on bringing new perspectives to issues of aging and caregiving.

WOOP Groups will be facilitated by Donna Fedus, MA, gerontologist and founder of Borrow My Glasses. Donna is a gerontologist, adjunct professor, instructional designer, program strategist, and founder of Borrow My Glasses, LLC, an education and evaluation company focused on bringing new perspectives to issues of aging and caregiving. Her mission is to offer alternatives to the tragedy narrative and stigma that often surround aging, caregiving, and dementia.

Lyngblomsten Community Services is supported, in part, by gifts made to the Lyngblomsten Foundation
and is funded under an award with Trellis as part of the Older Americans Act.

WOOP for Dementia Caregivers is a project of Borrow My Glasses, LLC © 2026. All rights reserved. Gabriele Oettingen owns the copyright and registered trademark for WOOP; used with permission.