Finding Resilience in Uncertain Times
November 24, 2024
If you are a cancer survivor, you are used to living with uncertainty. But I’ve been hearing from so many people that the last few months have been even more
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Ten Ways The Recent Election Is Like Being Diagnosed with Cancer
November 14, 2024
The biopsy came back and the news is not good. Here are 10 things the election and a cancer diagnosis have in common: To keep reading, consider being a JoyBoots
Feeling Moody?
September 27, 2024
Mental health is an essential aspect of overall well-being. The experience of a cancer diagnosis and its treatment can lead to various emotional and psychological challenges. Here are some key points
Step One: Being Honest with Yourself about Cancer’s Impact
September 16, 2024
Before you can heal, you have to get real with yourself about what’s wrong. Seventeen years later, my life is still affected by the experience of cancer. This may not
Are you fighting to quickly put yourself back in the same environment you were in when you got sick?
May 6, 2024
Should you be fighting to quickly put yourself back in the same environment you were in when you got sick? Talaya Dendy, Cancer Doula and Podcaster, posed this question in
How Can You Move Your Body to Heal Your Mind?
November 3, 2023
“How can you move your body to heal your mind?” Leading trauma researcher, Bessel Van der Kolk, began with this question at a workshop I attended many years ago. And
When Cancer Dominates Your Life
October 22, 2023
For the second time over the last 16 years, I recently had the sensation as I was going about my daily life: “I feel like I have my life back.”
Shift of Temperature
September 25, 2023
The heat has been oppressive and sometimes it feels like it’s all you can do just to make it through the day. And if you or your loved one is
How DO You Heal Emotionally after the Trauma of Cancer? The 6 Principles
July 10, 2023
Over the years, I’ve received many messages from people who heard an interview I did with Dr. Ann Kelly (shared below) at Therapist Uncensored about how hard it is to
Befriending Discomfort and Each Other
May 10, 2019
The cancer experience almost invariably brings discomfort. From initial diagnosis through treatment and after, physical and emotional discomfort can be a side effect. I’ve been invited to present on my
