by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Nov 24, 2020 | Uncategorized |
The holidays are here again, but this time they are nestled inside a pandemic. A time when most of us will choose not to physically be together to try and keep everyone we love safe. When so many of us are actively grieving people, we have lost and live with the...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Jun 12, 2020 | News Stories
Historically, politics and religion have been the two topics that we were often cautioned against discussing during the holidays, at business functions, or really just about any place where we want to keep the peace. We all know that these discussions are often...
by info | Apr 28, 2020 | Aging Issues
After almost two years, I returned to the cemetery, where we buried my grandmother (Nana). I went for two reasons. First, my mother wanted to go and needed somebody to drive her and my father to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. And second, just before Nana passed away, we...
by info | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Her family sat on either side of her. Her husband held her hand, and her daughter held the eyes of our team. The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia was just given, and the weight of the words hung heavy in the air. After thirty years, this part never gets easier...
by info | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Believing requires courage. It demands action. It is an act of accepting that which we may only be able to imagine. It is probably where the concept of “make believe” comes from. The idea that we can transport ourselves into a place of imagining and envisioning...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Mar 11, 2013 | Health Topics
COVID has brought many changes in to our lives–most of them frightening, sad, isolating and overwhelming but the virus has also pushed us to spend more time outdoors. We have learned that social gatherings are relatively safer when they occur outdoors. We know...
