Hi all--I hope this week finds you well. I know that here in the Midwest, (or at least at my house), we are coping with the first round of fall/winter germs. That may have influenced the posts I chose this week. I have several posts that fit into the health and healthcare category, and then a few that explore ways to challenge our … [Read more...]
When Asking “Why” Isn’t Helping–A Follow-Up Post
September 14, 2012 by 8 Comments
Last week, I looked at the tendency I see after people experience loss, trauma, or illness to try to understand why the painful event happened. In the first post, I explored the reasons that we do this. I also asked readers to evaluate a list of questions. Here are those questions: How much of your waking time and energy go into trying to … [Read more...]
Anger & Illness: Suggestions for Healthy Coping
August 31, 2012 by 10 Comments
Earlier this week, I shared a post about the varied types of anger that may come up while you are dealing with a serious illness. That post was a prelude to a Twitter chat about anger and breast cancer. During the chat, we discussed a wide range of experiences that participants had with anger. In my first post this week, I promised that we'd … [Read more...]
Creating Space: An Inside Peek
August 24, 2012 by 10 Comments
If you follow my Facebook page, you may have seen pictures of my "new" office. The physical space is the same one that I have been in for the past six years, but throughout August, our practice group has been renovating our space. We added some color to the walls, added a new office to the suite, thoroughly confounded our office manager, and … [Read more...]
An Olympic-Musings Post: Inner Critics and Big Dreams
August 10, 2012 by 11 Comments
Okay, if you've been around me online or in person over the past two weeks, you have perhaps picked up that I am an Olympics junkie. And, I know, because someone in an online chat last night reminded me, that many people are feeling Olympic-saturated right now. So, if you're in the over-saturated group, I apologize. I couldn't help … [Read more...]
