Prioritize Self Care

First things first. After you have cancer, you begin to re-think your priorities in life. Which relationships are most important? How do you want to spend your free time? What has been left [...]

I think of a safe place, where I am welcome exactly as I am. No need for performance. I can set down my burdens and extend my legs and catch my breath. I notice what’s happening around me because [...]

When I was in the middle of chemo, I looked in the mirror with great curiosity. Sometimes shocked. Sometimes incredulous. “This is me?” No hair, no eyebrows, deep pain and fatigue. But also [...]

Do you ever feel like you are losing yourself by being overly focused on what others want from you? How do you remember to take a breath, feel grounded in the present moment, and act from your [...]

People are so afraid of their anger.  They don’t want to feel it, aren’t sure how to express it and in my experience working with cancer survivors, they sure as hell don’t want others to know [...]

Do one thing completely, all is done; Try to do all, you lose the one. To get your fill of flowers and fruit, Water the Root. Kabir, Poet

The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain [...]

When people get real about the impact of cancer on their bodies, relationships, careers, and energy, I hear amazing stories of suffering and resilience.  I am always inspired by the ingenious [...]

Jessica had barely finished treatment for a second bout with lung cancer when her medical leave was over and her supervisor was calling to see when she would return. Her team needed her and the [...]