When Your Beliefs About Illness Are Making You Sicker
A woman I will call Ruth came to see me three years after her breast cancer diagnosis. She had completed treatment. Her oncologist had declared her cancer-free. By every medical measure, she should have been celebrating. Instead, she told me in our first session that she felt more afraid than she had during chemotherapy. More […]
Dr Beverly Anderson: Remembering a Life & a Name
Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Beverly Anderson, this tribute reflects on grief, spirituality, and the enduring connection through rituals and remembrance.
Eckhart Tolle’s Words of Wisdom: Application to Family Nursing Practice
Discover how Eckhart Tolle’s wisdom can transform family nursing practice by fostering presence, reducing suffering through fact-based thinking, and embracing the power of acceptance in the face of illness.
A Problem of Loving too Much!!
Loving too much can lead to illness, as seen in the case of a Japanese couple where one partner’s excessive worry and self-neglect caused physical and emotional distress, teaching the importance of balancing love for others with self-care.
Steve Jobs: The Personal Cost of Illness and the Drum Major Instinct
Steve Jobs’ relentless drive for innovation, fueled by his life-threatening illness, showcased his “drum major instinct,” but also revealed the personal cost of prioritizing success over family and well-being.
“Why Me?” Taking Suffering Personally!
This blog post explores the idea of reframing suffering by questioning “Why NOT me?” instead of “Why me?” to reduce its personal impact and encourage healing through a shift in beliefs about suffering.