Are you PISSED? Here’s what to do about it.
The other day my teenager told me she was going out with her friends and I said, “Okay honey. Have a good time!” That may seem unremarkable and normal to you and it is. But five years ago I may have had a different response. I noticed it that night. I thought to myself, See? […]
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Are you getting adequate sleep?
How’s the sleep going? I first began really focusing on my sleep as a method of healing and restoration after my first chemo treatment in the hospital. I became pretty obsessed with sleep to be honest. I mean, I was always basically aware of getting more or less than what I needed (I did have […]
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7 Tips to Help Winter Skin
Anyone else slathering on the moisturizer lately? The winter season can be hard on our skin, leaving it parched and even itchy. Add that to the damage effects that cancer treatments may have had, and your skin may be in need of some love this time of year. There are a few factors at play […]
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How to Not Get Sick This Season
With November brings Cold and Flu Season. As a cancer survivor with a possibly permanently compromised immune system, not getting sick has been my number one focus. It is vital for you cancer survivors who want permanent remission (as well as everyone else) who don’t want to get sick this cold and flu season to […]
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5 Motivation Tips to Exercise
I write a lot about food, what to eat and what not to eat, because well, I love food! And I’ve written several posts about how meditation has helped me. So, in honor of Cancer Prevention Month, this week I’m writing about something else that helps greatly in cancer prevention that frankly, doesn’t come easily […]
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Holiday Stress Series: Prioritize Self-Care
Happy holidays!! It’s almost Christmas and the last day of Hanukkah. ‘Tis the season to be with family and reflect. That alone may be adding stress to the already busy holiday season. This is the fifth post in my six-part series on managing stress during the holidays and I get personal in this one. If […]
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Holiday Stress Series: Spend Time Outdoors
This is the fourth post in a six-part series on managing stress during the holidays. So far in the series, I’ve written about what stress does to your body, how meditation helps and how you might want to put down your cell phone occasionally. If you haven’t read those posts, go back and check them […]
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Holiday Stress Series: How and Why to Reduce Stress
Happy Thanksgiving! Although this can be a joyful time of the year, the holidays can also bring added stress to our already busy, stress-filled lives. You may be feeling a lot of pressure to make the holidays special for kids or loved ones; you may have visits with extended family, bringing up past triggers; or […]
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Self-Care in a Crazy World
Does the world seem to be off its axis? I was brought up to pay attention to and be involved in politics and to care about our planet. I have lived over half a century now and this is the craziest time I’ve ever witnessed on both fronts. Random horrific violence, multiple earthquakes and devastating hurricanes […]
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Basic Yoga for Cancer Remission
I’m happy to bring you a guest post this week by Heidi Hackler, RYT, CHHC Where yoga was once considered “woo-woo” stuff that only vegetarians did, it has now become mainstream, and today most cancer centers in the US have some form of yoga program available. Yoga can be beneficial for healing the body from a […]
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