by admin | Feb 10, 2010 | chaplains, healing, hospital chaplains, inner critic, Mind-Body Medicine, self-compassion, subtle energy
Energy moves, transfers, ebbs and flows. It’s been said that if you are in large crowds and you notice yourself beginning to feel drained, then you are an introvert. If you feel yourself energized by the same situation, then you are an extrovert. Whichever category...
by admin | Dec 29, 2009 | chronic illness, chronic illness and doctors, doctors, empowerment, healing, health, inspiration, Mind-Body Medicine, patient empowerment, patient healing, patient/doctor interactions, tools for healing, wellbeing, writing, writing for health
About three times a year, I conduct a “Mind-Body Health Writing” workshop series. We meet in a bookstore in San Francisco, California. I find it interesting that, with one exception, only women have chosen to attend. I’m not sure why. But I always believe that the...
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 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 7, 2009 | healing, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing, wellbeing
This week I went to a conference where Sylvia Boorstein spoke. She asked the audience about our “practices”—-not where we worked, but about which daily “mindfulness” routines we were using. People raised their hands. One woman practiced yoga, another Tai Chi....
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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