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As we head toward the end of 2024, many of us are planning 2025. The HABIT team would like to be sure all our…
We have been adding information to this page for almost 7 years now, so there is a lot of information! That also means that if…
The HABIT team at Mayo Clinic in Arizona is very excited that we are expanding! We are looking for a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)…
Hello! As you may know, HABIT has grown beyond just Mayo Clinic to include other institutions that either offer HABIT as a clinical intervention or…
We can never have too many resources for living with MCI as an individual or care partner, family member, or friend of someone living with…
For my post this month, I want to highlight and recommend this recently released book by Dr. Rebecca Chopp. It is, in my opinion, a…
The 22nd Annual MCI Symposium took place last Friday – in the virtual meeting space. This conference first started in Miami, hosted by the Wein…
Sleep problems are common in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). However, many over the counter sleep aides can make memory and other thinking problems…
I was recently leading one of our monthly support groups for HABIT alumni when the topic of psychological denial (the unwillingness to admit one has…
Hello from our team at HABIT and Happy New Year! I still cannot believe it is 2024; that date sounds like something out of a…
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood for the Alzheimer’s Association, “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” community event, on November 04, 2023, in Phoenix,…
In the HABIT program, we discuss the benefits of cognitive exercise as one aspect of our brain wellness series and our patients and partners…
It can be difficult to decide what or how much to share about a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) diagnosis with family, particularly children or grandchildren.…
In the HABIT program, we often "hear" the excuse that someone doesn't have a memory problem, they just have a hearing problem. For that reason,…
After a disappointing non-starter for Aduhelm (aducanumab) a couple of years ago, the newest version of a medication targeting the disease process in Alzheimer's disease…
It’s officially summer! In many areas of the country, this means warm weather and ready access to many of the fresh foods featured in the…
How often have you jumped to conclusions about a situation or something someone said? I enjoyed this insightful poem and hope you will, too. …
We've written several times about the planner system we use in the HABIT program. Our most recent story was in early 2023 and you can…
Towards the beginning of a HABIT session, I lead a discussion about the brain. I give an overview of how the brain works, and we…
Our primary focus in our HABIT program is working with patients diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). HABIT is a multidisciplinary integrated approach to non-pharmacological strategies…
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