Suffering is a funny thing because, not literally, but it’s something we see all around us, but don’t necessarily know how to change. I was watching American Idol last night and they had their annual Idol Gives Back episode. They told amazing stories about hope, compassion, and collaboration. If we follow the story of the [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Is There Any Escape From Suffering
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged American Idol, coaching illness, enlightenment, Greg Katz, health blogger, Idol Gives Back, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment, Spirituality and Health, suffering, suffering and health, The Buddha on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Theatre to the Rescue
Posted in art and healing, creativity and health, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, laughter and pain, living theater, mind body connection, Norman Cousins, patient empowerment, theatre and healing, Three Stooges on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Art and Healing Wednesday… There’s nothing like going to see live theatre. The stories are provocative, entertaining, and engaging. Actors put their heart and soul into the characters bringing them to live in magical ways. Sometimes we can find an art form that bridges entertainment and meaning. It brings about social and cultural messages and [...]
Lost and Found
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 blogger, illness coaching, Jane Hirshfield, mind body connection, patient empowerment, PBS, Richard Gere, spiritual stamina, The Buddha on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was watching a documentary on PBS on The Buddha. It was narrated by Richard Gere and was interspersed with various experts on Buddha. Jane Hirshfield, a poet, said, “To gain everything, you first must lose everything”. That’s a powerful statement and it has taken me two weeks to play with the idea, allowing it [...]
What Keeps You Imprisoned?
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 healing, health blogger, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment, spiritual stamina on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An illness diagnosis makes us vulnerable to our environment, in our relationships, and to a profession that is there to help us navigate these difficult times. When it comes right down to it, our harshest critic is usually ourselves, and finding a way to give yourself some room to breathe is important for health and [...]
It’s Time to Be the Quarterback
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 blogger, illness and advice, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Once you received your diagnosis did you find that everyone has an opinion? Did you get bombarded with stories about friends with the same health challenge or anecdotes about stories in the news? It’s common when people learn you have a chronic or life-altering illness to dig deep and come up with information they believe [...]
Do We Have to Have a Stroke to Become Creative?
Posted in art and healing, creativity and health, tagged brain and creativity, brain hemorrhage, coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, mind body connection, New York Daily News, patient empowerment, stroke, Tommy McHugh on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Art and Healing Wednesday… I found an article in the New York Daily News that talks about Tommy McHugh, a sixty year old handyman and street fighter who had a massive brain hemorrhage. Upon emerging from his coma, McHugh got this creative streak. This creative streak had led him to begin transforming everything [...]
Is Driving When Ill Dangerous?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, focusing on the past, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, mind body connection, optimists and health, patient empowerment, pessimists and health on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You may be thinking that the title of this post actually refers to the act of driving. I don’t have any opinions or data on illness or driving, but I am referring to driving in the metaphorical sense. When we drive one of the tools that keeps us safe is the rear view mirror. We’re [...]
Company for the Journey
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, television and pop culture on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I encourage people to watch television because I believe, in some cases, it mirrors pop or current culture back to us in profound ways. I keep a pen and pad near me while I watch television because undoubtedly I hear a quote that sparks a thought that lingers and teases me [...]
Are We Acting Like Cancer Cells?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged Cancer Cells, coaching illness, Evolutionary Wisdom, Greg Katz, health blogger, holistic health, illness coaching, Immune Cells, Michael Dowd, mind body connection, patient empowerment, predestined fate, Thank God for Evolution on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is no denying that we are interdependent with the Earth. She is the mother of our existence and without her we wouldn’t survive as a species. Life on this planet has certainly changed over time and with all the talk about climate change and changing environments is it any wonder that the number of [...]
