D, a survivor I coach, dreams of becoming an independent photojournalist whose photographs inspire others to preserve Nature. Today – despite just having started a new job – she’s off to Alaska to photograph the Aurora Borealis in peak season. How many of us might have forgone such an opportunity because we couldn’t take time… Read More »
10 Great Reasons to Exercise After Cancer!
This week I saw a patient about to start chemotherapy for breast cancer. She was deciding whether to take a drug that would reduce her recurrence risk by 50%, or the more aggressive regimen recommended by her oncologist, which would reduce her risk by another 6% but carries the risk of additional longlasting side effects.1… Read More »
“The Magic is in You!”
At a conventional doctor visit, you usually come away with a drug prescription and depend on it for relief. Your responsibility is to take it as prescribed, nothing more. If it works, that’s great. But what if it doesn’t, or does for a while and then loses effectiveness? You have no idea how to adjust… Read More »
It’s About Progress, Not Perfection
Are you disappointed in yourself for not making more progress on your New Year’s resolutions? Are you chastising yourself for carrying extra weight or falling off your exercise regimen? Are you frustrated because your to-do list is growing rather than getting shorter? Consider this… A monk was assigned to build a brick wall for… Read More »