The change of season has happened on the calendar and depending on where you live in the world, the temperature may be changing as well. It’s during this time of year that everything is in flux. One day it can be hot and the next cold, one day it can be clear and the next [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Everything Changes
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, Emotional Health, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged change in health, change of season, coaching illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Holiest Day of the Year
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Every day is holy, Greg Katz, illness coaching, Jewish Holiday, patient empowerment, spiritual stamina, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health, Yom Kippur on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish Calendar. It’s the day that your fate for the coming year is sealed. I’ll make this brief since the day is to be filled with thoughts about healing, repentance, and remembrance. I know that religions all have holy days, but in the true spirit of [...]
The Evolutionary You
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, personal evolution, self-empowerment on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I’m continuously riddled with questions about our own personal evolution. Studying human behavior for more than twenty years and watching my own evolutionary path has led me to want to expand this question to those around me. We all evolve. I’m not talking about physical evolution like going from apes to [...]
It is the Best of Times…It is the Worst of Times
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 wellness, holistic health, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment, spiritual stamina, spiritual wellness on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe that this is the 400th post on the Pilgrim Pathway/Surviving Strong blog. It’s an honor to write for you as we create a community all focusing on one thing, health and healing. In the title I modified the line from Charles Dickens. We live in a world filled with dualities. Every day [...]
Medical Record Transparency
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged "How Doctors Think", coaching illness, doctor-patient relationship, Electronic Medical Records, Greg Katz, healthcare transparency, illness coaching, Jerome Groopman, Medical Records, partnership with doctors, patient empowerment on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since the economic collapse last year the word that has been thrown around is transparency. People want to know what’s really going on and how it will impact them. Transparency is not exclusive to the financial community, the medical community has increased its discussions about transparency thanks to patient advocacy groups. Medical records have [...]
The Climb May be More Important than Reaching the Summit
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged climbing Everest, coaching illness, fighting illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, mindfulness, patient empowerment, Reaching the Summit, self-empowerment on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone has their own Everest. Prior to being diagnosed with a chronic or life-threatening illness it may have been money, work, status, or family obligations. The goals you set were based on the rules and expectations of your tribe. You were a part of a collective that set parameters for being happy. When you received [...]
Want to Play Twenty Questions?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, doctor-patient relationship, fear and illness, Greg Katz, health and curiosity, health and healing, illness coaching, patient empowerment, self-empowerment on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In case you hadn’t noticed, we live in a consumer run culture. We go to great lengths to find the latest and greatest products and services that will make our lives better, more interesting, and full of beauty. When’s the last time you went to buy a car, a large appliance, or big screen television? [...]
When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, patient-caregiver relationship on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I spend a lot of time at the Hallmark store because I like sending cards. I find myself in card/stationary shops everywhere I go looking for just the right card to say just the right thing. Is there a perfect card? No. Are there cards that come close? Maybe. The truth [...]
Healthcare Reform?
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, healthcare, healthcare policy, Healthcare Reform on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!!! The month of August has been crazy for the politicians as they reported back to their home districts touting the new healthcare plan. They’ve been holding town meetings that have been anything but calm, in fact they’ve been down right chaotic. It seems constituents believe that whoever yells the loudest will [...]
Caregivers Overcoming Adversity
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, MAME, mothers against medical errors, Shirley MacLaine, Terms of endearment on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!!! Every time I read a story about a caregiver who takes on the healthcare system all I can do is think of Sally Field in the movie, Norma Rae. It takes a lot of courage, perseverance, and resilience to be able to take a bad situation and go on to do something [...]
