Over the past couple of days I’ve noticed that the patience seems to be the topic of the week. As we approach the midnight hour signaling the beginning of 2009 it’s not unusual for people to reflect on the past year and make their famous “resolutions”. I know many parents ask for patience with their [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Long or Short Fuse?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, health and wellness, illness coaching, Mirabai Starr, overcoming adversity, patient empowerment, Spirituality and Health, St. Teresa of Avila on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is the Crazy Over?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged building your immune system, coaching illness, holida, holiday, holiday stress, holidays and illness, illness coaching on December 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The holidays are over and people are still out at the stores getting the last of the great bargains. It always feels that once we pass December 26th there is a universal sigh of relief that’s almost audible. In case you’re one of those heading to the stores for the bargains, the scoop is that [...]
The Blame Game
Posted in after the diagnosis, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, healing, health and the Divine, illness coaching, living with chronic illness, living with life threatening illness, mind body connection, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health, Teresa of Avila on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Christmas morning, last night was the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice just passed and Kwanza begins tomorrow, talk about a holiday grouping. I’ve been flipping through the channels on television and there are numerous programs talking about what the holidays mean, how they began, how we celebrate and noting the time of [...]
Bringing Up the Tough Questions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, end-of-life care, health and the holidays, patient empowerment, patient-caregiver relationship on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday! I read an article yesterday about having those deep discussions about the patient’s desires regarding their medical care. The items on the checklist include all items on the continuum including end-of-life care. The suggestion or the point being debated, not sure which it was, was that since families come together for [...]
Fear and Panic
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, fear and illness, Fresh Air, illness coaching, NPR, patient empowerment, Terry Gross on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am continuously looking at new ways of looking at the world on a daily basis. In order for me to understand certain ideas or concepts I use the recipe method. I take the concept and begin breaking it down into its components. My hope in doing this is that I get a stronger grasp [...]
Can Adversity Be Avoided?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged adversity and health, coaching illness, healthy choices, illness coaching, overcoming adversity, patient empowerment on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this year I wrote a piece on overcoming adversity that has caught the attention of many. Obviously the goal, if possible, is to overcome adversity because it gets in the way of progress, success and as I’m told…happiness. The truth is that there is no way to avoid adversity. Adversity comes with the package [...]
What is Healing?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged coaching illness, healing vs. curing, illness coaching, Intentional Healing, Jeanne Achterberg, patient empowerment, World Health Organization on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many people get energized during a debate. Adrenaline courses through our veins and we become super human in our energy, strength and unfortunately, most of the time, our level of stubbornness. One of the great debates is the difference between healing and curing. See I’ve already set a bias in the previous sentence. I’ve stated [...]
Education is Good
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged coaching illness, health education, illness coaching, mentors, patient empowerment, spiritual directors and health on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us went to school for a minimum of twelve years. Of course, there are some of us whose mothers promised us that if they won the lottery we could go to school for the rest of our lives (that’s a true confession). The truth is that education is good. I’m not merely talking [...]
The Power of Touch
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, Spirituality and Health, tagged coaching illness, healing touch, illness coaching, patient empowerment on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago the phone company had an ad campaign that said, “reach out and touch someone”. I always thought that was an interesting way to phrase it since in most cases you’re not in the vicinity of the recipient. I guess today with social network sites the ad line would read, “reach out and ping [...]
