We had a ton of fun making the Chronic Resilience book trailer. It hatched as an idea somewhere in my mind to put the book’s message on screen to demonstrate that even with illness life can be something really special. I wrote three scripts. Version one was too deep.…
3 Ways to Make Stress Worse
Stress is the tension between reality and what we imagine reality should be. If you want to make stress really intense I’ve got some suggestions: Complain to all of your friends. Completely obsess over every detail. Replay the crappy stuff over and over again. Get hundreds of opinions about what…
What Not to Do When You’re Sick
There are lots of things to do when you’re coping with an illness: rest, drink green juice, find a good doctor, get support, reduce stress,… The list could go on for days. As important, if not more, are the things you should not do when you’re sick. These are the…
Redecorating the Bed
The bed is sacred…especially with an illness. Sleep is some of the most powerful medicine we’ve got. Your bed should be relaxing, inviting, soft, firm and cozy. Just plain somewhere you want to hang out in. I recently overhauled ours. Seven years ago we were sleeping on a pillow top…
Healthy Aging Summit with WEGO Health
Last Thursday, I had the honor of attending the Healthy Aging Summit sponsored by Zimmer and hosted by WEGO Health as part of the Digital Pharma Conference in San Francisco. There were approximately 30 attendees for this afternoon of networking, idea swapping and presentations. I left Sacramento at 10:30am to…
Forgetting and Remembering
I’m not a book highlighting kind of gal. I know that I probably won’t remember to go back and look up what stuck out to me, so I stay in the moment with reading and enjoy insights as they come….and go. Of course when something does stick with me, I…