Last spring I wrote a series exploring the connection between positive thinking and healing. It is true that positive thinking isn’t a reliable cure for illness; however, there are huge emotional benefits that come from training yourself to find the bright side in any situation. If you are ready to step into the…
What’s Changed Since the Transplant
It has been just over 8 months since Phillip donated his kidney to me. October 7th will always be a momentous day to us. It is special in ways I still cannot find words to describe. Some of life is the same. Some has changed. Here’s what’s different: I have…
25 Meaningful Questions for Meaningful Relationships
“How are you?” “How was your day?” “What did you do today?” “What’s up?” These are the most common questions we ask another person. I have asked them of Phillip countless times. Common questions prompt quick, one-word, top level answers that don’t create connection. I had read this Huffington Post…
Book Review: How to Manage Depression Without Drugs
Receiving a diagnosis seems to be the end of choice. Once you’re in the medical system, it can seem that many choices are made for you as you march between tests, specialists and medications. It is easy to become resigned to this fate. Give in. Get it over with. If…
Living Chronic Resilience
We have arrived, at last, at last, with our final post in our series on positive thinking. We began with where the modern positive thinking movement came from, followed that with the scientific and medical explorations around positive thinking, took a detour into my personal struggles with positive thinking, discussed…
Peaceful Mind – Peaceful Body
As part of our series on positive thinking, last week we asked the question, “Can the mind heal the body?” The answer was twofold. The last post discussed the studies that affirm the “no” response. This week we’ll look at the “yes” side of the equation and discover the ways…
Can the mind heal the body?
We’ve almost made it. This is the third to last post in our series on positive thinking. This is also the first part of the answer to the BIG question…can the mind heal the body? If this is the first post you’ve landed at, catch up with us. Here are…
Disconnects
Over the past five weeks, I’ve been posting about positive thinking. Trying to get at the root of why we believe what we do. What’s true. What’s wishful thinking. How it helps. Sometimes why it hurts. If you read my last post, you’ll know that I’ve had my own journey…
In the Weeds of Positive Thinking
We’ve arrived at the revealing fourth post in my series on positive thinking. My journey deep into the heart of the positive thinking movement formed the basis for Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness. As you’ll see, positive thinking can sometimes turn sideways…