by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Jan 18, 2026 | Caregiving, News
Let’s Talk About Talking About It Caregiving, Silence, and What We Hold Back The Quiet Calculations We Make Every Day I’ve been thinking a lot about silence this week. About that quiet, constant calculation so many of us are doing—often without realizing it—deciding...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Apr 27, 2025 | Caregiving, Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
Sometimes We Must Go Inward to Heal Outward Traveling inward is how I’ve been spending my time these days – almost as if my mind has slipped into a year-in-review mode, even though it’s only April. Psychologically, we tend to engage in year-end reviews to...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Feb 23, 2025 | Caregiving, Personal Reflections
Anybody who knows me knows that when I grab my power tools and a can of paint, it usually means I’m feeling… Well, all the things—overwhelmed, distressed, hopeful, scared, inspired, maybe even a little rebellious. It’s kind of my version of therapy, a way to...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Nov 18, 2024 | Caregiving, Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
Lessons from the Dragonfly’s Journey “I Listened To My Dragonflies, And They Whispered, Have Faith.” This quote has hung in my sister’s bedroom since the day she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. It’s more than just a picture on her wall—it’s become a lifeline,...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Oct 1, 2024 | Caregiving, Holistic Health, Personal Reflections, REAL: Living Greedy for Life
Today is October 1. It’s the beginning of mental health awareness month, and it marks the first anniversary of the death of my sweet father. Mental Health IS Health Let me begin by saying that mental health IS health. We are holistic beings, and it is impossible...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | May 12, 2024 | Caregiving, Generational Relationships, Women's Empowerment
To those who mother others, I honor you today. “Your motherhood will outlive you and will live on inside your children forever.” I have been thinking a lot about the art of mothering—the very act of creating, nurturing, teaching, loving, sacrificing, and...
