The Amazing Goji Berry
Have you tried goji berries? I am loving them in several of the recipes in my Clean & Lean Winter Reboot that officially kicked off yesterday. From the Himalayas, goji berries are known as superfoods and since they’re packed with nutrition and health benefits, it’s easy to see why. Goji berries have been used for […]
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Radiantly You Radio Interview is Live!
I had a great time on the Radiantly You radio show yesterday with Susie Hindle Kher. We went deep into my book WTF?! I Have Cancer? talking about the multitude of lessons I learned during my double cancer journey. We covered some big ground. I think this conversation would be valuable for anyone to listen to, even […]
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How to Surthrive the Holidays
With the holidays in full swing, stress can be an ever present feeling. I see articles on “surviving the holidays” but I don’t want to merely survive. I want to thrive! How do we surthrive the holidays? I think the secret to surthriving the holidays is through the concept of self-care. This is a topic about which I […]
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The Health Benefits of Far Infrared Saunas
Have you heard about the health benefits of far infrared saunas? Do they sound too good to be true? Weight loss, pain relief, detoxification, blood pressure reduction, and improved circulation just to name a few. Let’s look at what infrared saunas are and how they work. I got one for my birthday last year mainly for the healing benefits […]
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7 Tips for Blissful Sleep
For this Veteran’s Day edition of Flashback Friday, I’m focusing on sleep. Getting a good night’s sleep is super important to me, especially AD (After Diagnosis). After hearing another friend complain that she wasn’t sleeping well, I decided to bring back up to the front this post from last year. I want to add one more tip to […]
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Post Election Blues
As I sit here past noon and still in my pajamas, so incredibly sad for the future of our country, I struggle to find something to say to inspire you to be more healthy in body, mind and spirit. This particular struggle is about the spirit part of the equation. Eat your greens and take […]
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Practicing Gratitude
I’m super excited to be interviewed next week on the Gratitude Café Radio Show with Sue Lundquist (1150AM KKNW on Tuesday, November 15th at 8:00am). Tune in and listen! I’ll be giving away a copy of my book! Gratitude was a big focus of my cancer healing journey and I’m excited to talk with Sue […]
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Grief and Embracing a Deathaversary
A year ago today my dad died. I drove the four and a half hours to Eugene as soon as I heard. My mother wouldn’t let me or my sister, who had been with him when he died, to visit the body afterwards—she didn’t want us to remember him that way. I remember we waited […]
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5 Ways to Carve Out Some Down Time
Last week we took a mini-vacation to the Oregon Coast. You would not believe how hard it was to carve out five days for my family of two busy teenagers and two busy business-owner adults. But we did it! It was gorgeous there and I can’t tell you how relaxing it was to walk on the […]
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Don’t Skip Breakfast
The old saying is true, the most important meal of the day is breakfast. By eating a healthy meal first thing in the morning, you start your body’s engine–the metabolism, helping you keep energy high at the most productive time of day. I like to add greens to breakfast giving the body some good nutrition, […]
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