The Places You’ll Go (After a Diagnosis)
I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you – from Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go I love traveling to new places, beaches, mountains, cities, historic...
View ArticleHow to Give Yourself a Present on Your Journey: Meditation
When I was going through treatment, delicious breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and delectable desserts arrived in the “magic cooler” outside my garage door most days for over a month. Someone even made a...
View ArticleFor Our Mothers and Others — 5 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to...
Spring: birds singing and nesting, hyacinths and lilac perfuming the air, delicate daffodils and vibrant tulips decorating homes and gardens — a yearly reminder of nature’s beauty, fertility, and that...
View ArticleShaping Exercise Into Something That’s Anything but Routine
Movement is medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states. – Carol Welch First, a confession: I’m an exercise addict. “Just do it?” Well, I’ve done it AND loved it:...
View ArticleHot Topic: Chilling the Hot Flashes
I hear the term “excessive heat warning” from our local weathercasters and think they are talking about me. My hot flashes are so intense I can raise the temperature in a room a few degrees simply by...
View ArticleThe Many Benefits of Self-Expression
Part 1 of Jean Kane’s series, Project Strive to Thrive: Ideas for Moving Beyond “Survival” After Breast Cancer “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — From “The...
View ArticleStrive to Thrive: Do Good, Feel Good – How Volunteering Can Give You the Gift...
Scrooge. Just uttering the name conjures up images of a callous, bitter, and miserly “bah-humbug” of a man. Scrooge’s story is inextricably linked to the holiday season and can be seen on TV, stage,...
View ArticleStrive to Thrive: A New Year, a New Order of Well-Being: De-Cluttering
A new year brings new resolutions, ranging from losing weight to spending less money to reading War and Peace. Sticking to your resolutions takes energy and willpower. What if you made one resolution...
View ArticleStrive to Thrive: Welcome Spring by Letting Spirituality Bloom
A few days before my scheduled double mastectomy, I begrudgingly allowed a dear friend to take me to a “healing service” at her church. My reluctance grew out of uncertainty — what was a “healing...
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