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Obstacles to Practicing Kindness in Caregiving

By Dr. Jamie Huysman, PsyD, LCSW Being a primary caregiver can be a thankless job – particularly when you’re doing the best you can, and it’s still not enough. Family […]

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Take Measures to Asses Stress

By Jaime Huysman, PsyD, LCSW “Nothing is permanent in this world, not even our troubles.”  — Charlie Chaplin Physicians, and emergency, surgical and hospital staffs, are trained to work under […]

Sunday, April 1, 2018
Sisters and Brothers

Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director As I sat at a stop light recently, I saw two young people crossing in front of me. The older sister casually and […]

Thursday, March 1, 2018
Can Living in Gratitude Bring Relief from Anxiety & Depression?

By Jaime Huysman, PsyD, LCSW The world is a scary place these days, moving faster, changing, threatening to take away that which we depend on to “get by” in many […]

Thursday, March 1, 2018
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
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