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The Loneliness of No Longer Needing to Be Needed
Grief often follows the end of caregiving. Explore the quiet ache of no longer being needed and what identity remains without that role.

Stephanie Rudolph
Oct 222 min read


Saying Goodbye to Our Dog: When the Hardest Choice Becomes the Most Loving
Saying goodbye to a dog means recognizing when love becomes mercy and acting before suffering overtakes their remaining ease.

Stephanie Rudolph
Apr 92 min read


Understanding Grief: How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving
Grief is universal yet deeply personal. Learn how to support a grieving loved one with empathy, patience, and meaningful actions.

Stephanie Rudolph
Jan 73 min read


A Brief Look Into the History of PTSD
It's Veterans Day today and we are reminded of all the folks who have served in the US Armed Forces. Today we celebrate them and should be mindful of the personal and psychological toll on humans whose job puts them in the daily position to both experience and witness unimaginable events. It is these men and women who first drew attention to a series of symptoms brought on by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. The diagnosis of which we now refer to as PTSD. What

Stephanie Rudolph
Nov 11, 20212 min read


Right Side Up or Upside Down
As we have re-entered life after all the limitations of the last year and a half, many of us find ourselves feeling out of sorts. At a time we are regaining freedom, we thought we would be in a happier state getting back to the norm of what our lives looked like pre-Covid. For adults, this was getting the kids back in school and having time more delineated between the work/school week and the weekend, not having to negotiate our day work with teaching our kids, and for many

Stephanie Rudolph
Nov 10, 20212 min read
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