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The Brainwork of Resilience (Part One)
There comes a time in most people’s lives when their feet are knocked out from under them. The lives they were living are now not the...

Patricia Faust
Apr 1, 20205 min read


The Brainwork of Resilience (Part Two)
Common Resilience Factors Through their two decades of work with trauma survivors, Dr. Steven and Dr. Dennis Charney identified 10 common...

Patricia Faust
Apr 1, 20204 min read


Why Are People Hoarding Toilet Paper? Blame It On Fear
I spent the better part of this week looking for toilet paper! Who would have ever imagined that people would find having massive amounts...

Patricia Faust
Mar 19, 20205 min read


Our Brains' Reaction in These Troubled Times
Global news has been quite grim lately. It is not unusual to hear of new terrorist attacks, mass shootings and Coronavirus.. How does our...

Patricia Faust
Mar 19, 20202 min read


Burnout Brain in the Workplace
The impact of burnout can bring a promising career to a halt. All the while, the psychological stress of burnout not only impairs...

Patricia Faust
Mar 5, 20204 min read


Mindfulness Meditation in the Workplace
The Impact of Extreme Stress in the Workplace The workplace is a novel and complex environment and our brains love it. Except - when we...

Patricia Faust
Mar 5, 20204 min read


Your Brain on Creativity
Ask someone if they consider themselves a creative person and they might offer a couple of different responses. People who believe that...

Patricia Faust
Feb 20, 20204 min read


Your Brain on Productivity
Have you ever experienced ‘flow’? That is the time that you are just humming along oblivious to anything other than the project you are...

Patricia Faust
Feb 20, 20205 min read


Late-onset Alcoholism
A number of years ago I wrote an article about the impact of drinking on older adults. Everyone got nervous about the topic because there...

Patricia Faust
Feb 6, 20204 min read


Take the Time to Walk
One of the crazy things about aging is that so much is happening to our body and our brain that we can’t see. The realization that we...

Patricia Faust
Feb 6, 20202 min read


Your Thoughts Create Your Life
Well we are at the end of January already! Has the excitement of the new year with new goals and resolutions worn off yet? And, for all...

Patricia Faust
Jan 23, 20205 min read


From Goals to Reality - The Power of Visualization
There is no lack of information on the process of visualization. I have known about it for a very long time. Mentors and coaches taught...

Patricia Faust
Jan 23, 20205 min read


The Value of Finding Your Life Purpose
The New Year brings in a clean slate – what are you going to do with it? Let’s go for the big idea and talk about your life purpose. Do...

Patricia Faust
Jan 9, 20203 min read


Success in Reaching Your Goals - Through Neuroscience
The start of the New Year 2020!! This number seems somewhat surreal to me. When I was in grad school, I learned that there was a big...

Patricia Faust
Jan 9, 20204 min read


How Does Santa Remember Who Is Naughty or Nice?
There is no doubt that Santa always rises to the occasion of delivering all those gifts around the world on Christmas. But he isn’t the...

Patricia Faust
Dec 19, 20195 min read


Home for the Holidays
There is a phenomenon that takes place over the holiday season that all service providers for seniors are familiar with: Adult children...

Patricia Faust
Dec 19, 20195 min read


Do You Know How to Nourish Your Brain?
As they say - you are what you eat! The foods we eat or don’t eat impact our brain, mental health and mood. That is a lot to comprehend....

Patricia Faust
Dec 5, 20194 min read


Brain Health Supplements - Yay or Nay
Well you know the boomers have arrived into their later years! I have seen quite a few commercials for brain health vitamins and...

Patricia Faust
Dec 5, 20193 min read


Being Grateful When Times Are Tough
Feeling gratitude is a core piece of a brain healthy life. There is much written about it, and many suggestions of how to do it properly....

Patricia Faust
Nov 20, 20193 min read


The Attitude of Gratitude - How It Impacts Our Brain
Thanksgiving is next week. Those of us in the US set aside a day to express gratitude for all that life brings us. How can you find that...

Patricia Faust
Nov 20, 20193 min read
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