by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Dec 28, 2025 | Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
Turning the Page If reflection marks anything, it marks our responsibility. Not the kind that demands resolutions or reinvention—but the quieter responsibility of paying attention. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why the end of a year pulls us in this way. We...
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 16, 2025 | Self-Discovery, Women Entrepreneurs, Women's Empowerment
So, Madonna, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Abraham Lincoln, and I walk into a bar. Why are we hanging out together? Because we are all middle children. Of course, when we walked in, Obama smoothed over a bar fight, Lincoln gave an epic speech about unity, Gates calculated...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Feb 2, 2025 | Holistic Health, Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
I feel like Punxsutawney Phil—climbing out of my dark hole to reluctantly check on what is to come. Will there be more of the same, or is there a prediction of better days ahead? Okay, maybe that’s a bit melodramatic, but my family hails from Punxsutawney, so we feel...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Dec 26, 2024 | Entrepreneurs, Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
Stress. The buzzword dominates every conversation about mental health, productivity, and even aging. We’ve all heard it: “Stress will kill you.” And yes, chronic stress isn’t doing anyone any favors—it’s linked to a laundry list of issues, from heart...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Dec 15, 2024 | Generational Relationships, Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
Family Traditions Build Resilience Family traditions are more than rituals—they tie and connect us to our roots, shaping our identity and creating a sense of belonging. For me, this truth lives in my great-grandmother’s apron. After six generations, the pink roses...
