Welcome to Caregiver Friday! I can’t believe it’s Friday already. I hope you have your plans for the Super Bowl. Times like these get people to come together and remember the good times. That’s not what I want to focus on today, just something that created a flash in the moment. Last week’s Grey’s Anatomy [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Know Thyself
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Grey's Anatomy, McSteamy on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Wheelchair to Walking
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alan Osmond, American Idol, art and healing, coaching illness, David Osmond, Don Campbell, illness coaching, Multiple Sclerosis, patient empowerment, The Mozart Effect on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once again those under the age of 30 are gathering in stadiums and convention centers around the country hoping to be the next American Idol. The television was on and on my way from my art studio to the basement where I was painting some fabric I caught a glimpse of a background story of [...]
Size of Your World
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acts of service, coaching illness, coping with chronic and life threatening illness, coping with chronic illness, illness coaching, living with chronic illness, living with life threatening illness, patient empowerment, President Obama, self-empowerment on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I remember the first time I saw the pictures of the earth taken from outer space, what a magical vision. For a planet that seemed so large the picture made it look so small; I guess that’s a lesson in perspective. As we stand on this planet, in our bodies the illness experience knocks us [...]
What Shapes You?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coaching illness, diet and health, holistic health, illness coaching, living with chronic illness, living with life threatening illness, mind body connection, patient empowerment, raw food vegan, Spirituality and Health, vegan on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a kid I used to watch Gumby and Pokey. As an adult I had both a Gumby and Pokey toy in my therapy office. The amazing thing is that it wasn’t the kids who played with these bendable toys; it was the adults. It could be that kids didn’t know who these two claymation [...]
I Have My Eye On You
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, holistic health, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment, Spirituality and Health on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the beginning of the New Year and many of the commercials on television are for diet programs and gym memberships. I understand this is the equivalent of the children’s clothing industry’s “back-to-school” season or the candy companies Halloween, but there is a bigger lesson to learn from the mass media messages. If an industry [...]
I Felt the Earth Move
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Spirituality and Health on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday! What a week it has been, the inauguration of a new President, the confirmation of most of the President’s Cabinet, Executive orders being signed on a daily basis and of course what would the week be without the scoop on what everyone wore to all the ceremonies. It’s easy to get [...]
A Piece of the Inaugural Address
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, creating a legacy, Doris Kearns Goodwin, illness coaching, Inaugural Address, Oprah, patient empowerment, President Obama, Spirituality and Health on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I was watching Oprah’s show, the day after President Obama’s inauguration. The two guests I was most taken by were Jon Bon Jovi and Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. If you have never read any of Ms. Goodwin’s works I strongly urge you to read her accounts of some of our most [...]
Metallurgy and Health
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged c-difficile, coaching illness, hospital based infections, illness coaching, Memorial Sloan Kettering, MRSA, NPR, patient empowerment, Science Friday on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our country is always looking for sources of energy and one of the industries in the US is mining. We mostly hear about mining for coal since we need to run our electric plants and heat our homes. Scientists are looking at other areas, particularly metals and seeing how they can impact your health. The [...]
Wellness Goes Green
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, holistic health, illness coaching, Kansas State University, mind body connection, Nature and health, patient empowerment on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We hear a lot about the importance of going Green, using sustainable products. But research shows that we can go Green or we can go green. I know you think I’m trying top lay a joke on you but the green I’m talking about are plants. We know that plants have medicinal qualities, but we’re [...]
Which Way to Run
Posted in after the diagnosis, authenticity, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, Emotional Health, Integrity, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, Spirituality and Health, tagged coaching illness, fear and illness, illness coaching, self-empowerment, spiritual wellness on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a big week in the United States; the inauguration of the 44th President. There have been a number of speeches and parties over the weekend but everyone is waiting for the swearing in of the President and then that’s when the real work begins (of course once we see what Michelle Obama is wearing [...]
