by Barry J. Jacobs Lost in today’s healthcare headlines about social determinants of health, such as housing, transportation and food insecurity, is greater attention to the original social context of […]

by Dr. Jamie Huysman, PsyD, LCSW A heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to all cancer survivors! We are fortunate that we have access to so many unique stories of personal triumph. From the […]

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director The hospital. On the scale of caregiver heavy lifting, a hospital visit of any kind requires all hands on deck. Two weeks […]

As caregivers and persons receiving care, many of us wrestle with the notion that we may become dependent on others. We find ourselves struggling mightily against acknowledging that we need help. But John Donne’s words remind us that perhaps we were never intended to be independent of other people.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]