Beyond the Barricade | SRS ties that shaped our community | Part 6
In 2005, Charlie Hansen took Lyddie Broussard on their first date. Over dinner he asked her, “Where do you see yourself when you retire?” She laughed and said, “I am going to be in Aiken, South Carolina! There is nowhere else I would rather be.” With that answer, Charlie knew that Lyddie was a woman he really wanted to get to know better. Married since 2006, Lyddie and Charlie Hansen have made Aiken their permanent home. While she is a Louisiana native and he hails from Massachusetts, they lived in South Carolina earlier in their careers. They both had sought opportunities to move back to South Carolina, and their continued […]
Psychological Flexibility in the Age of COVID-19
Knowing what we control and what we don’t is a vital part of self-awareness. It has been nearly 3 months since social distancing policies were implemented for South Carolina, and there has been a huge range of personal reactions to the pandemic and to changes in our lifestyles. Nearly everyone has experienced the consequences of job loss, reduced income, and anxiety about the virus and getting sick or dying, to say nothing of adjusting to much more time spent with our families in much closer proximity. National surveys are reporting increases in stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. The novelty and uncertainty of the virus have resulted in differences in how […]
