Welcome to Caregiver Friday! The United States is fighting two wars simultaneously. In addition, the United States is having to deal with weapons testing in North Korea. If all that weren’t enough you’re caring for someone who has been diagnosed with an illness and is in the fight of their lives. I’m sure you never [...]
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Soldiers in the Same War
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, patient-caregiver relationship, war on illness on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone is a Critic
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, patient-caregiver relationship, responsibility and caregiving on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday! How is it that we all have opinions about everything even if we’ve never had the experience we have an opinion about? We self-appoint ourselves as experts as it pertains to everything believing that our opinions will change the world. Well I have news for you, I learned a very important [...]
Hero or Heroic?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Heroes, Jean Houston, Mythic lives, mythology, Spirituality and Health, The Odyssey on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! I’ve had quite a week at school with the magnificent and legendary Jean Houston. In focusing on the story of Odysseus as a metaphor for life I began thinking about the life of the caregiver. Trying to do your best in what is an honor gesture of love and support you [...]
Never Give Up
Posted in after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, Uncategorized, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health and wellness, Hope, illness coaching, Kentucky Derby, Mine that Bird, patient empowerment, self-empowerment, wellness on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s easy to say “never give up hope” and something very different to actually implement. Hope is a necessary ingredient to health and healing and there are times when it’s a daunting task. There are many things that play into the hope equation including your physical health, symptoms and side-effects, your lab reports and the [...]
Answering to your Master
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddha, Buddhism, care for the caregiver, caregiver burnout, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, Greg Katz, self destiny, self-empowerment, self-knowledge on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!!! I’ve been thinking a lot about the perceived control we have over our own lives and the real control we have over our own lives. If you have the inclination to explore eastern philosophy or really any philosophy this issue comes up a lot. It’s interesting because the word I was [...]
Swine Flu: Why is This Different?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Centers for Disease Control, coaching illness, Greg Katz, healthcare and economics, illness coaching, Kathleen Sebelius, MRSA, patient empowerment, Pseudomonas, Swine Flu, World Health Organization on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every news cycle over the past few days has been consumed with stories about the Swine Flu (I realize that the CDC is calling it something different so pigs aren’t insulted). The World Health Organization is involved along with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and it helped facilitate the immediate confirmation of the new [...]
Impromptu Think Tank
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coaching illness, Greg Katz, health education, illness coaching, National Psoriasis Foundation, patient empowerment, psoriasis, Sarah Kurts, self-empowerment, support groups on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday evening I had the honor and pleasure of speaking to the local psoriasis support group. The topic was “How to be the CEO of your Healthcare Team”. It was a great evening. The group was welcoming and the mix of attendees was diverse. The group not only had those who have psoriasis but a [...]
Jolt
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coaching illness, complacency, Greg Katz, illness coaching, patient empowerment on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring brings thunderstorms across the nation. When lightning becomes an issue there are lots of stories on the news about how to stay safe under these harrowing circumstances. Every so often there’s a story about someone struck by lightning who survives; isn’t that a miracle. How did you handle your jolt? When the doctor calls [...]
