I’ve been working in healthcare for over twenty years. As both a patient and a provider I know the importance of a good medical team, but aren’t there providers we overlook? The current health crisis with my mother-in-law is really making me take a stand on how to raise the profile and importance of pharmacists. [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Let’s Get Pharmacists in the Spotlight
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, drug interactions, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, importance of pharmacists, patient empowerment, pharmacists, pharmacology on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Climbing the Treehouse
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged "Cutting for Stone", Abraham Verghese, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, mental respite, patient empowerment, respite care, Treehouse on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Did you have a treehouse growing up? I didn’t because the trees we planted when we first moved in were nothing but elongated pencils. Also I was never very handy so I probably wouldn’t have been able to build one that would have supported my weight. It would have been an emergency room visit waiting [...]
On a Serious Note…Caregiving and Depression
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, caregiving and depression, caregiving and loneliness, coaching caregivers, Dark night of the soul, depression, depression and health, physical manifestations of depression, St. John of the Cross on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! How many of you were wondering if I was ever going to venture into the land of the “dark night of the soul” as coined by St. John of the Cross. You know those points in your life when you’re so down, feeling little hope, and don’t know where to turn? [...]
small things…BIG IRRITATION
Posted in coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, everyday irritation, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know why the world works the way it does; I guess if I did I’d be a guru or a prophet, but I’m just me. I wonder about important things, but I also wonder about silly things that don’t have any more of a solution than the big things. So here’s today’s pondering, [...]
Does Bliss Lead to Health?
Posted in art and healing, creativity and health, tagged "Pathways to Bliss", coaching illness, dance for your life, Gawain, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, Joseph Campbell, King Arthur, patient empowerment, so you think you can dance, ultimate self-expression on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Art and Healing Wednesday!! I know that happiness is good for the immune system. It is a catalyst for those helper cells to fight off what you don’t want in your body. It gives your body the fortification it needs to take on the health challenge you’re facing. But what about bliss? Is [...]
Questions About Connections
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged cancer support groups, coaching illness, communities of like-minded, Community Support, emotional support, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, patient empowerment, support groups, support systems, Tribes on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How do you feel when you spend time with friends and family (okay for some maybe just friends)? Do you feel good? Relaxed? Happy? Studies show that the lack of social connections can be as bad for you health as smoking, lack of exercise, or poor nutrition. Don’t you think that’s an incredible study outcome? [...]
Crossing Guards
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, importance of pharmacists, patient empowerment, pharmacists, pharmacists as educators, Spirituality and Health on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well today is a big day in San Antonio, just like it is in many cities across the country; school started! It was cute watching all the little kids waiting for the bus, riding their bicycles to school, and being walked to the school door by their parents. I dropped my movie off at Red [...]
The Reflecting Pool
Posted in Caregiving, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, health blogger on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! My San Antonio lessons continue and as the days roll by more and more questions pop into my head. I was standing in front of my apartment complex waiting for the bus and watching the cars as they pass me on their way to their destinations. I haven’t taken the bus [...]
Guardian Angels in the Least Likely Places
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, Relationships, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, guardian angels, health blogger, illness coaching, patient empowerment, protectors on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
San Antonio is providing me with lots of experiences and each a storytelling moment. The magical part about the stories is that they all have lessons that are so universal that I have to share them with you. I’m not always one who believes that everything happens for a reason, but in the grand scheme [...]
Going To Hell
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, Emotional Health, Self-Nurture, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, heaven on earth, hell on earth, holistic health, illness coaching, mind body connection, patient empowerment, resetting priorities on August 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve been reading the blog you know that I’m temporarily based in San Antonio, TX. I get to and from work on the bus so I’ve got lots of stories to tell (you’ll have to wait for the book for those stories) about the attitudes we have about things in our daily lives. Here’s [...]
