I’ve been dealing with some health issues over the past six weeks. I’ve become quite friendly with my internist as I’ve seen him three times in a month. Each time he has been respectful, inquisitive, and proactive. We’ve discussed treatment options and altered the medication I’m taking to resolve the issue. At this last appointment [...]
Archive for the ‘coping with life threatening illness’ Category
The Importance of a Great Doctor
Posted in after the diagnosis, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, partnership with doctors, patient empowerment, physician confidence on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What Forces Are Holding You Down?
Posted in after the diagnosis, Emotional Health, tagged "Your Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought", coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, isoaltion and health, mind body connection, Our own worst enemy, patient empowerment, support groups on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The diagnosis of a chronic or life-altering illness leaves most of us dazed and confused. Shifting our consciousness to health and wellness may be new to you and for those of you who have had this on your mind, the thoughts become more intense. After the diagnosis it takes commitment to work toward getting better [...]
Are You Chasing Your Own Tail?
Posted in after the diagnosis, Emotional Health, tagged Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey's Master Class, perfection, spiritual wellness on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that perfection is a great ideal, but in reality just makes you chase your own tail. You move very fast, but don’t get very far, and that’s exhausting. So what is it about perfection that drives us to have ridiculous expectations of others and ourselves. [...]
Are You Hoping to Get a Scholarship to Life?
Posted in after the diagnosis, Emotional Health, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, coaching illness, Greg Katz, Gregorian Chant, health blogger, spiritual practice, spiritual wellness, Stephen Covey on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Life is expensive, not only financially, but physically, mentally, and spiritually. It seems that everything we think and do has a price on some level. How do we keep coming up with the payment for life? Do you have the life resources you need to lead a good life? It may be that just like [...]
Leading Your Own Master Class
Posted in after the diagnosis, tagged coaching illness, doctor-patient relationship, Greg Katz, health blogger, Jane Fonda, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah winfrey Network, Oprah Winfrey's Master Class, spiritual wellness, Spirituality and Health, storytelling on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) may not be a success, but some shows are obviously taking center-stage on the network. It shouldn’t be a surprise, but the shows that are doing well are the shows where Oprah’s touch is evident. In these cases she’s either doing the interview as in, “Oprah’s Next Chapter”, or “Oprah [...]
Do You Have a Rooster in Your Life?
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, health challenge, illness coaching, spiritual wake-up call, wake up and smell the coffee on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We all know that the rooster gets things up and running on the farm. The rooster, for many, serves as the alarm clock for the farm. We know how important rest is for health and well-being, but what about rest for the our emotional or spiritual lives? How does this play into your plan for [...]
Is Your Life A Page Turner?
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged coaching illness, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Greg Katz, health blogger, illness coaching, New York Times, New York Times Book Review, storytelling, storytelling and healing, storytelling and health on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve read any of my more than 700 posts you know that I’m all about the story. I believe it’s our stories that allow us to connect to people and help us heal. Think about the importance of someone bearing witness to your life, and how that witness becomes part of your story. I’ve [...]
Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful
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, mind body connection, mother nature and healing, zen practice on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the first day of winter and here in Denver we’re having a snow storm. The area where I live has received 11 inches of snow thus far and it’s still snowing. I look out and it’s beautiful, but then again, I look at the driveway and have this deep sense of dread. The snow [...]
I’m OK…Bird Not So Lucky
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged centering breath, coaching illness, Greg Katz, health blogger, holistic health, patient empowerment on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I left Nashville yesterday morning where I have been working for the past four months. I’m on my way home to Denver so I was on 70West last nite on the phone(I have a wireless, no hands…don’t worry not holding a phone) when something smashed into my windshield. The windshield shattered and a fair amount [...]
What If You Were A Balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
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, holistic health, illness coaching, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, patient empowerment, Thanksgiving on November 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Happy Thanksgiving!! Growing up my father worked at a company whose offices faced 7th Avenue in New York, along the parade route. The families of the employees would come and watch the parade from the warmth of the offices. It was amazing to see the big balloons pass by, almost scary because of their enormity. [...]
