If you’ve ever flown in an airplane, you’ve heard this announcement before you exit: “Be careful when opening the overhead bin because objects may have shifted during flight”. After cancer treatment, parts of your life may have shifted and may not feel or look like they used to. Body image, relationships and career are just… Read More »
A Survivor Speaks Out
Today I received a thoughtfully written email from a survivor who’s been reading my “7 Common Mistakes Cancer Survivors Make” posts. She said she appreciated the content I’m sharing…but wished I wasn’t using the word “mistake”. Her point was that many survivors are already dealing with self-blame, and the word “mistake” comes across as harsh… Read More »
7 Common Mistakes Cancer Survivors Make & How to Avoid Them: Part 2
We’re looking at 7 mistakes cancer survivors make when choosing and implementing measures that reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. In part 1 we looked at how much to rely on drugs as preventive therapy. Now let’s look at another mistake: Mistake #6: Believing everything you read on the internet A complaint I’m seeing more… Read More »
7 Common Mistakes Cancer Survivors Make & How to Avoid Them: Part 1
A common question I hear among cancer survivors is “What can I do to keep from having cancer again?” I love hearing that question, because it reflects a proactive approach to creating a healthy future. Having asked that good question, though, lots of survivors get tangled up trying to sort through all the possible wellness… Read More »
Gratitude Challenge Day 24: A Tricky Patient Encounter
I recently opened up an online supplement dispensary, and today for the first time a patient requested a return. She hadn’t disclosed to me an ingredient intolerance that made the supplement inappropriate for her, and which was clearly labeled on the supplement box…but she’d already opened the bottle, which zeroed out any resale value of… Read More »
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