Mid-Week Balance: 12 September 2012

I have realized that there is a pattern developing in the MWB round-ups.  I generally find several posts that have some link to meditation, yoga, or mindfulness practice.  I find myself always re-learning these lessons, so posts on these topics grab me.  And then I have several other posts that create some grab-bag goodness.  This week is no … [Read more...]

Let’s Talk about Dying (and Living)

This week's blog is a bit of a change of pace.  Don't worry, I'll be back to my regularly scheduled programming next week.  However, National Healthcare Decision Day is this coming Monday--April 16th.  I think that this project is incredibly important, so today's blog is in support of the goal of beginning or improving conversations about end of … [Read more...]

The Conversations We Aren’t Having: Part I–Health and End of Life

 This post and the hashtag discussion at #EOLchat were inspired by conversations generated in several Twitter chat communities (hat tip to  #hcsm, #hpm, & #bcsm) and by the incredible resource of the National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) initiative.  These are communities that are dedicated to increasing communication and education … [Read more...]

Mid-Week Balance : 18 August 2011

I apologize in advance for any odd sentence structure, or disconnected thinking in this post.  You see, school started this week in my part of the world, and so did my first experience of school as a parent.   This is requiring a radical reset of the household--we tend more toward the night owl than the early bird around here!  So, my brain is … [Read more...]