Welcome to Caregiver Friday!!! Doing right can be a difficult thing. At times it requires self-sacrifice and unpopular decisions, but in the end what’s in the best interest of the patient is what’s crucial. Is it possible to be a caregiver/wellness partner and extract your ego from the process? Are we as humans capable of [...]
Archive for May, 2009
The Tough Decisions
Posted in after the diagnosis, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Soul Survival of the Fittest
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, patient empowerment, Road less travled, Robert Frost, Soul Evolution, spiritual journey, spiritual stamina, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did Darwin have it right about natural selection? Is it possible that we not only evolve as a species but throughout our lives we evolve spiritually? If that’s the case, then what is the catalyst for this remarkable evolutionary practice? Is it possible to evolve spiritually within one lifetime or do we need to believe [...]
Who Really Sees You?
Posted in after the diagnosis, authenticity, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, Integrity, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, false self, illness coaching, patient empowerment, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re in one of the greatest spiritual and social struggles of history. We’re fighting the fight between putting on a persona in order to live life the way society thinks we should live it and the desire to live life authentically. It’s a continuous duel that plays havoc on your soul because every day requires taking [...]
Swallowing Bitterness
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged anger and health, bitterness, coaching illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, patient empowerment, self-empowerment, spiritual stamina on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not uncommon for us to bite off more than we can chew. Our eyes are bigger than our stomachs and in life we believe that the more we take on the more will accomplish. It shouldn’t be surprising that in times of crisis our appetites, both figuratively and literally often diminish. Instead of nutritious [...]
All is Fair in Love and War
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, coaching illness, illness coaching, patient empowerment, Spirituality and Health on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday! How do we decide which issues in our lives are most important? How do you determine how you’ll devote your time, effort, and attention as you walk this world as a caregiver/wellness partner? If you’re looking for easy answers to these questions then you’re in for a big surprise. The truth [...]
Winning as the Dark Horse
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged Adam Lambert, American Idol, belief in self, coaching illness, Dancing with the Stars, Greg Katz, illness coaching, Kris Allen, patient empowerment, reality television, Shawn Johnson on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s amazing the lessons we can learn about life simply by paying attention to popular culture. I know that the American public watches too much television, but you can learn the lessons of life without turning on the tube simply by keeping your ears open to what’s happening. There have been two instances this week [...]
Constructing Reality
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health and reality, health and wellness, holistic health, illness coaching, patient empowerment, spiritual stamina, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s real? I’m sure this a question you asked yourself many times following your diagnosis of a chronic or life-threatening illness. It’s an important question because living in the fog of “did this really happen” prevents you from creating a mind, body, spirit integration toward health and healing. You first need to understand that you [...]
Do You Have a Message for the Divine?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health and the Divine, illness coaching, mind body connection, Note for God, patient empowerment, spiritual stamina, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s really a shame that hand written letters have gone the way of the dinosaur. I love getting something in the mail that isn’t a bill and a letter is far more exciting than an e-mail. There is a deeper connection with the sender when I see their handwriting. It conjures up memories of our [...]
Live or Memorex?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, conscious living, Greg Katz, illness coaching, integrative medicine, mind body connection, patient empowerment, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s clear that we live in a crazy world with so much going on that overwhelm is becoming more the norm than the exception. We all handle this type of stress and anxiety differently but we have the capacity to make it more universal than we think. This isn’t about living by rules but by [...]
Hero or Heroic?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Heroes, Jean Houston, Mythic lives, mythology, Spirituality and Health, The Odyssey on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I’ve had quite a week at school with the magnificent and legendary Jean Houston. In focusing on the story of Odysseus as a metaphor for life I began thinking about the life of the caregiver. Trying to do your best in what is an honor gesture of love and support you [...]
