to create inspired healing, wellness & live out loud joy beyond cancer
What does it take to move beyond traumatic life experiences? Because we're all different, there is no one answer. Each of us brings our unique strengths to survival and hopefully, by sharing our stories, we provide each other with hope, encouragement and inspiration. That's why Melissa Wilson and I got together recently on a new episode of her The Grass Gets Greener [...]
It's been a great week getting out and meeting other survivors! Last Saturday, I was a survivor speaker at the Allendale, NJ, Relay for Life. On Tuesday evening I gave the keynote talk at the Celebration of Life event at Lourdes Regional Cancer Center in Binghamton, NY. Jody, an 11 month survivor, and I met at Relay. [...]
If you didn't get to hear it live last week, you can listen to my entire guest co-host appearance with Luci Weston of Chick Flick Chat now. We had a fabulous time discussing "The Descendants," starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne. I wanted to talk about this movie because of its many survivorship issues. It [...]
I'm so excited to join Luci Weston of Chick Flick Chat in a few hours to talk about "The Descendants." This gorgeous film starring George Clooney and the State of Hawaii masterfully draws us into one family's dance with tragedy, loss, and reconnection.As Luci's guest co-host, I wanted to talk about this film because of the powerful [...]
From the first moment I faced the potential of cancer, there was isolation. I carried the secret for days, unable to tell my husband. How could I cause him worry? How would I reassure my children? How to tell my mother and large, extended family? How do I break the news to my friends? Each [...]
I'm finally going to talk about sexual health. I've been avoiding the subject for over a year, so it's about time. How can you talk about survivorship without talking about sex? More pointedly, how can you talk about celebrating an inspired survivorship without talking about sex? You can't, so here goes. "What does mindfulness have to [...]
"The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have spent at home in the bosom of my family." --Thomas Jefferson September 14, 2008. It’s a Sunday afternoon and we are strolling through a kitchen design store, excited to finally embark on the renovation of our 30-year-ancient kitchen. The next day, Lehman [...]
In addition to sharing here at WhereWeGoNow, I've been hanging out at my Facebook page WhereWeGoNow as Cancer Survivors. I'm really loving the instaneous discussions that pop up about all kinds of things. Here's a sample of what I'm talking about:A few days ago, I asked the Question of the Day: "At what point in your [...]
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