Breaking Boundaries by Sima Gerber, Ph.D. On what turned out to be my last day of therapy, I asked my therapist, Dr. Roiphe, if he felt alright. This was the first time I had asked him this during the seven years that I had seen him. He said he was fine, and we didn’t talk about Read more
Why Creativity Matters: Ten Minutes a Day by Lucy E.M. Black Think LEFT and think RIGHT and think LOW and think HIGH. Oh, the THINGS you can think UP if only YOU try. –Dr. Seuss In the rush of our lives, it does not often seem possible to squeeze in time to paint, draw, write, Read more
My Secret Shaman by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. As many of you who read Silver Sage Magazine know, last year I contracted COVID and lost my sense of taste (ageusia) and smell (anosmia), as well as my ability to detect hot, spicy foods (chemesthesis). This was quite debilitating. I connected with hundreds of other people Read more
Top Ten Ways to Manage Stress by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Could things be more stressful right now? People are trying to not get sick, determine which vaccine to get or not get, how to keep working, pay the bills, etc. It’s been kind of a shit-show for everyone these past twenty-four months. Warning: these Read more
Finding Yourself in the Empty Nest by Christina Fain Undeniably, the infamous midlife crisis is not a myth, but we tend to associate this with balding men driving red convertibles. We don’t have an image of women navigating this time of life, not even a funny one! This transitional period affects women, specifically mothers, on Read more
Words by Lynn Campbell Words can get you through anything. Or at least make your journey through hard times a bit easier, whether you are suffering from the trials of this pandemic, the loss of a loved one, a financial crisis, career chaos or a broken heart. Personally, I enjoy reading novels. They are a Read more
Imposter Syndrome by Lucy E.M. Black Several years ago, a student trying to get my attention called out to me by shouting, “Hey, you!” I turned around smartly and responded in the prim, authoritarian voice administrators are trained to use for such occasions, “You may address me as Mrs. Black, or Principal Black, or Madam Read more
The Cost of Being Uninsured Today Can Cost Your Life Tomorrow by Marly Bobillier Grosso A few years ago, my then employer announced reductions in staff to every department within the company, including the visual design team where I worked. I became one more casualty of the crumbling retail world. Along with my job, our health Read more
The Bennies of CBD By Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. CBD has been around since the early 1900’s when chemist Roger Adams isolated cannabidiol compound while researching prophylactics to potential gas attacks during the trench warfare in Europe. Working at the National Research Council in Washington DC a few decades later, Adams presented a paper to Read more
Emotional Spring Cleaning by Donna Scrafano Spring is usually the season when we clean out our brick-and-mortar homes and closets for the coming year. But Spring is also a good time to clean out any toxic energy that may have infiltrated our lives. Such toxic energy may come in the forms of everyday stressors, pending Read more
