Welcome to Caregiver Friday! It’s all over the news…laugh and the world laughs with you. (that’s definitely better than the world laughing at you) The study conducted by researchers at Harvard and University of California San Diego found that happiness is contagious. I know what you’re thinking, how can you be happy when you’re caring [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Find a “Happy” Social Network
Posted in care for the caregiver, Caregiving, coping with chronic illness, Having a Voice, tagged building your immune system, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver stress, coaching illness, happiness and health, illness coaching, patient empowerment on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You Gotta Have Heart
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, emotional heart, Heart Health, illness coaching, patient empowerment, Spirituality and Health on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When we refer to the heart we are speaking of the organ in our body that pumps all the blood. when we refer to having a heart or having heart we are speaking about something much more personal. It’s clear to all of us that we need a heart. Even the Tin Man in the [...]
Faith
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Hildegard of Bingen, illness coaching, Mirabai Starr, patient empowerment, soul stamina, Teresa of Avila on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you but there are certain people in this world that I seek out for their intellect, knowledge, teachings, and guidance. They are people I have found who have a gentle way, often who have overcome enormous challenges and yet have developed a deep sense of faith in their lives. One of [...]
The Lonely Patient
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, illness coaching, Jeanne Achterberg, loneliness, patient empowerment, Spirituality and Health on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m always looking to broaden my understanding of life in general, but more specifically the impact that illness has on our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. There are so many facets to these questions but one issue seems to cross all boundaries and that has to do with the loneliness or isolation many people feel [...]
Do We Reminisce About Health?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged Cheryl Richards, coaching illness, illness coaching, memory of health, patient empowerment on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the holiday season and many are getting together with family and friends. We sit around the table or the fireplace and talk about old times. When faced with a health challenge do we sit around reminiscing about our health? I don’t exactly hear someone sitting around the table saying, “I remember when I could [...]
