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You Gotta Have Heart!

By Jaime Huysman, PsyD, LCSW This business of baseball is only one-half skill. The other half is something else; something bigger! That’s the lead-in line to the song “Heart” in […]

Thursday, February 1, 2018
Embracing Change

By Dr. Jamie Huysman PsyD, LCSW For many years I would hear people say, “The only sure things are death and taxes.” That may well be true, but it is […]

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Take stock of what’s important this New Year

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director All of us probably know someone who is really good at small talk, has many acquaintances, and probably a steady stream of […]

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Gratitude – The Gift that Keeps on Giving

By Dr. Jamie Huysman PsyD, LCSW, CFT In recent years there’s been a lot written and researched about gratitude and “thanksliving” which supports the idea that those who practice being […]

Friday, December 1, 2017
It’s a Start – Legislative Support for Working Family Caregivers

By Dr. Jamie Huysman PsyD, LCSW, CFT For the better part of my career, I have worked to support family caregivers. I have concentrated on the aspect of self-care as […]

Friday, December 1, 2017
Why save the good stuff for later?

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director I’m always saving the good stuff. I was recently visiting a family member, and I noticed that they hadn’t opened the jar […]

Sunday, October 1, 2017
Beware the masks of caregiving

By Dr. Jamie Huysman PsyD, LCSW, CFT To celebrate Halloween, we can dress up, put on masks and pretend to be anything we want. Afterward, we return our costumes or […]

Sunday, October 1, 2017
Flirting with disaster

By Dr. Jamie Huysman PsyD, LCSW, CFT Recent events across our great country have proven once again that lack of planning and not being prepared can have terrible consequences. A […]

Friday, September 1, 2017
Memory’s Last Breath

Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director I used to talk about persons “suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.” Until I met Gerda Saunders. Gerda is the author […]

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Tips to regaining balance in your life

By Dr. Jamie Huysman PsyD, LCSW, CFT Being a primary caregiver can leave little room for creating a balance with the other important parts of your life. All caregiving and […]

Tuesday, August 1, 2017