by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Oct 27, 2024 | Generational Relationships, Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery, Women's Empowerment
I spent this past week cleaning out my office, which I always think will be a simple task that won’t take much time at all. I’m sure you know how this goes. Fast-forward a few hours, and the room is a disaster, with drawers open, piles on the floor, and me...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Sep 22, 2024 | Personal Reflections, Women's Empowerment
Michelangelo once said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” As I walked through the ancient ruins of Pompeii, I felt that same sense of uncovering—of witnessing something trapped in time, waiting to be set free. When Mount...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Sep 1, 2024 | Women's Empowerment
I’m heading to Italy! My hope is that it will be a journey of discovery. I am eager to talk, listen and learn from some amazing women championing empowerment. In conversation with several of these amazing women, I’m struck by how much we, as women, have in common, no...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Aug 11, 2024 | Women's Empowerment
No Power. No Problem – Well, Sort of A series of tornadoes swept through northeast Ohio this past Tuesday, and we are now on day 5 with no power, which, in my neck of the woods, also means no water. All around us is the sound of generators running, long lines at the...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Aug 4, 2024 | Women's Empowerment
Why Female Friendships Matter Two weeks ago, I was doing that thing we all love to do—cleaning out a closet. You know the drill: sorting through old stuff, deciding what stays and what goes. In the process, I came across a beautiful Christmas ornament tucked away in...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Jul 28, 2024 | Personal Reflections, Women's Empowerment
As I reflected on everything I had heard, I felt emotionally drained. Rena’s stories, images, and thoughts were not words in a history book: they were memories—her memories—and they lived inside of her. Our time together had ended; I put my bags in the...