‘Living the Life’ is about how you can look after yourself. It takes the form of a small reflective booklet (Living the Life), complemented by a card (A walk around myself) with a set of six simple mindfulness exercises to help with relaxation and reflection. The booklet and card together offer advice on nurturing a mindful attitude and positive emotions in everyday life to help deal with it constructively. The booklet has different sections relating to how to live well with memory problems, what is good for your health as well as for feeling good, and what you might ask other people for.
Revised version of Living the Life (2026):
We worked with six people with early-stage dementia in Greater Manchester in 2024 to understand how they would like to use the booklet. Participants used the book for two weeks and then gave us feedback about their experiences and anything they wanted us to improve. Changes included improving some of the icons, adding a contents list and colour coding for the different sections. People told us also that they liked using the booklet with loved ones, but wanted to be able to remove the section talking about dementia, once they had read it, so that they could feel more comfortable using the booklet jointly with others. here is the new updated version.
You can download the new version of ‘Living the Life’ (English language) by clicking on the button.
You can download the insert for ‘Living the Life’ (English language) by clicking on the button.
Original versions of Living the Life published in 2020:
You can download the ‘Living the Life’ booklet by clicking on the buttons below. It is now available in English, Spanish and German language. You can look at the booklet online, or you can print it.
We hope you enjoy using ‘Living the Life. If you do so, it would be great to hear from you with some feedback via our contact page.