by admin | Dec 10, 2009 | chronic illness, empowerment, healing, health, inner critic, Mind-Body Medicine, the pusher, voice dialogue
My mother always used to tell me: “The cemeteries are filled with indispensable people.” She’d tell me this when I took myself too seriously, when I thought I needed do everything (perfectly, of course) by myself. I thought she meant that the cemeteries were filled...
by admin | Nov 30, 2009 | chronic illness, empowerment, healing, inspiration, patient empowerment, patient healing, wellbeing
I love Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen’s teachings in her book Kitchen Table Wisdom. Here is one of them: “The life in us is diminished by judgment far more frequently than by disease.” Do you worry about what other people are thinking when you tell them you are living with...
by admin | Nov 24, 2009 | chronic illness, healing, health, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing, wellbeing
For help with Thanksgiving, please follow the detailed instructions below: Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Good job!
by admin | Nov 21, 2009 | chronic illness, chronic illness and doctors, doctors, empowerment, finding the best doctor, healing, health, patient empowerment, patient healing, patient/doctor interactions
When I give talks to groups of people dealing with chronic illness, I suggest to the audience that some doctors might be a better “fit” for some people than for others. This way I don’t offend anyone. But most understand through experience that some doctors are,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2009 | chronic illness, healing, Humor, tools for healing, wellbeing
Even with all of the horror and sadness in the world, we must still make time to laugh. We need to laugh often, daily, like taking a dose of medicine. It’s something so basic to healing. We all know this. Why don’t we consciously use this tool? Of course, your sense...
by admin | Nov 1, 2009 | chronic illness, empowerment, healing, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing, writing for health
As I was redesigning my medical practice, a teacher advised, “Abby, beware of the brain drain.” What is brain drain? As I journal, I become more aware of it. Is it that form I haven’t filled out yet? The aunt I need to call? The last time I thought I put my foot in...
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