Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! Are you still holding your breath? Maybe not literally, maybe just figuratively, but after the diagnosis of your loved one and some type of improvement you’ve been holding your breath believing that as long as you do nothing will happen. It’s unfortunate that superstition doesn’t work because I think we’d have [...]
Archive for October, 2009
When the Other Shoe Drops
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, relapse on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do You Have Time for Struggle?
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 struggle, illness coaching, Jay Haley, Mental Research Institute, patient empowerment, Rachel Zoe, strategic therapy, struggle on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I talked about Rachel Zoe’s (stylist to the stars) experience with illness. Her comment, “I don’t have time for this” was provocative because she stated the obvious, but coming from a celebrity I thought was enriching. As I see it, it’s not only the illness/diagnosis we don’t have time for, but struggling as well. [...]
Get Out Your Day Planner
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged BRAVO TV, coaching illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, patient empowerment, Rachel Zoe, Rachel Zoe project, Vertigo on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like the Bravo network for their reality shows. I’m a textile artist, among other things, and my father worked in the garment industry most of my life so I’m familiar with fashion. The Rachel Zoe Project follows the working life of a famous Hollywood stylist. I’m setting up the scene, this isn’t about what [...]
Full Disclosure
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged alternative remedies, coaching illness, Food and Drug Administration, Greg Katz, illness coaching, importance of pharmacists, partnership with doctors, patient empowerment, pharmacists, pharmacists as educators, supplements on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re all looking for ways to be healthier whether it be exercise, our diets or the supplements we take. The problem, especially those facing a chronic or life-threatening illness is that supplements overall are not regulated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Like many over-the-counter medications it’s not always the active ingredients, but the [...]
When Lives Intersect on Parallel Paths
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged Cancer, Children and Cancer, Children's Hospital, coaching illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, patient empowerment, Veterans and amputation, Youth and Pet Survivors on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Human interest stories get my attention on the news. Give me a story about a kid, a dog, or a person fighting the odds and winning makes me sing from the rafters. When the story shows how the lives of people and animals are more similar than different my ears stand at attention and I [...]
Homeland Security
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, homeland security, spiritual stamina, spiritual wellness on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! We attach meanings to words and phrases and over the past eight years “Homeland Security” has been a big issue. We hear about it on the news, in the papers, and in announcements at the airport. The “Homeland Security” that defends the country is the macro level when it comes to [...]
What Makes Your Life Bigger?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged authenticity, coaching illness, Greg Katz, illness coaching, life goals, patient empowerment, Patrick Swayze, The bucket list on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some people believe that size matters, and that may be true in certain circumstances…like your life. Our tendency is to live our lives by routine and safety. How many times have you heard friends, family, or co-workers talk about being in a rut? If you pay attention you’ll be surprised how many people are on [...]
