Extreme cases call for extreme measures. An interview with a woman with a malignant tumor was first resigned to giving up and then she found there may be an alternative surgery that would save her life. Her tumor was in a place many would believe is inoperable. It was surrounded by six of her internal [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Healing Should Have Its Own X-Games
Posted in Personal Conviction, tagged coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, extreme measures for healing on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Karate Kid and Your Health
Posted in Spirituality and Health, tagged coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Iconic movies achieve that status when they have lessons that are timeless. I’m sure most of the public considers “The Karate Kid” a good movie and are probably amused by all the stunts the teacher made the young student undertake, but the message is much deeper. The teacher was providing the student with skills that [...]
Creating Filters to Improve Health
Posted in Emotional Health, Self-Nurture, Spirituality and Health, tagged coaching illness, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What gets to you? Why does it get to you? How does it get to you? We all have things in our lives that are triggers for self-deprecating thoughts and behavior. We all have those moments of doubt that prevent us from keeping focused on our primary objective, getting well. The more I speak with [...]
Gratitude as Treatment
Posted in Emotional Health, Self-Nurture, Spirituality and Health, tagged coaching illness, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, gratitude on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The words “thank you” go a long way. It is one of the things we’re taught to say as little kids and the hope is that it sticks into adulthood. Over the past week I’ve had numerous conversations about the continuum of gratitude and it’s impact on our health. The simplest way for us to [...]
