to create inspired healing, wellness & live out loud joy beyond cancer
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson Every once in a while, I find a quiet place and dial a phone number given to me by the good people at Cancer Hope Network. The person [...]
True hospitality comes from the heart, and is not the product of ostentatious and expensive material surroundings. Eleanor Roosevelt Opening your nest to friends and relatives during the holiday season should not be a stressful ordeal. You can make your home party ready and still have a great time by following my five tips: 1. Don't [...]
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Neale Donald Walsch Why do we find ruts so comfortable? Before cancer, “No” was my default response to anything new and different. After cancer, I realized saying “Yes” was healing and jumped in with both feet. I’d wanted to check out yoga prior to cancer but, [...]
If you're in the USA, I hope you enjoy the three-day 4th of July weekend. There is a special place in my heart for small town 4th of July parades and fireworks. They bring me back to my youth and are just the sweetest things. Which, in addition to the fact that I just celebrated [...]
It's a Sunday afternoon and you'd give anything to curl up under a blanket with a book and hide from the world. But there are lots of things to do that make that impossible. You'll rest later. Except you never do. Let me ask you this: Do you remember when cancer forced you to stop? [...]
When a friend starts a conversation by asking, "Did I ever tell you that my mother was murdered?" it's clear she's ready to tell her story. Being present for each other and offering a safe place in which to share our stories is what friends do. We know being heard validates and heals. What about [...]
My newest book, How to Build an Amazing Life After Treatment; 10 (more) simple secrets to creating inspired healing, wellness & your joyous life after cancer is here! Get it now while it's HOT off the (digital) presses! Part II of my After Treatment book series, How to Build an Amazing Life After Treatment picks [...]
Today I drove myself to the breast center for a mammogram and ultrasound of my left breast. There was no drama caused by a horrible technician, like the first time I went for a mammogram after my mastectomy. Everyone was professional, pleasant and sensitive. No, this time the drama was raging inside my head. I [...]
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