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Perspectives on Socialization and Technology - Then and Now
Way back in 2017 I found an article from 2014 – The Progression of Seclusion. This article was looking at old schools of thought when it...

Patricia Faust
Apr 30, 20203 min read


What Happens to Our Social Brain When We Are Social Distancing?
Our brains are hardwired to connect with other people. This all started with our prehistoric ancestors who gathered together in the face...

Patricia Faust
Apr 30, 20203 min read


And the Stress Goes On, and On, and On
There is something exciting about the start of a crisis. Your brain automatically goes into fight or flight and releases adrenalin. Your...

Patricia Faust
Apr 16, 20204 min read


The Problem With Overthinking
We normally think that we are generating all of the thoughts and actions that our brains make and take. But that is far from the truth....

Patricia Faust
Apr 16, 20202 min read


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
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