cancer survivors

Jun 12 2018

A Light in the Storm

At first I was irritated when I read this bit in the book Claim Your Power by Mastin Kipp: “Your soul learns from contrast. If your soul wants to learn forgiveness in this lifetime, then you must also experience betrayal. If your soul wants to learn self-love in this lifetime, then you must also experience… Read More »

Mar 13 2018

What’s weighing you down?

“If only I could get rid of this extra weight, I’d be so happy!” In this country we’re so fixated on losing weight. It’s the stuff of New Year’s resolutions and vacation planning. We throw money at this goal without thinking twice. It’s great to be lean and fit – I work on it myself. And… Read More »

Feb 27 2018

You know all you need to know, my friend

I’m just back from speaking to my colleagues at the annual Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians conference in Phoenix. In three days largely devoted to the latest and greatest in medical procedures, I was asked to offer a talk on how to heal trauma in cancer survivors (yes, cancer can absolutely produce trauma). I gathered the latest… Read More »

Feb 19 2018

Guess who loves you?

Valentine’s Day brings mixed emotions for me. February 14th was my Dad’s birthday, which he always celebrated by making sure each of his three girls had a Valentine card waiting for her when she came down to breakfast. I’ve always been grateful to him for that simple annual gift. Then there were the Valentine’s Day… Read More »

Jan 02 2018

What will you do with your brand new baby year?

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I don’t. It’s not that I don’t see value in setting goals. It’s not that I don’t see the value of reflecting and re-evaluating where I’ve been or where I’m going. It’s because I see nothing special about January 1st in that way. To me, living every day intentionally is… Read More »