I live with two tiny, fuzzy yodas. With simple action and minimal communication, they offer profound lessons on stress management. Watch them for a day, just one, and you will know everything you need to about how to move through stress. Abbey We got Abbey, nickname Abbs or big girl,…
Years ago, when I was first introduced to positive thinking, the philosophy was that anything in life could be controlled with a thought. Perfect health, wealth, romance, all of it was just one thought away. This is a very sexy notion. It made the rough stuff in life seem easier…
Phillip and I were back for a checkup this week. I know better than this. I know that I should stay in the moment, say my affirmations and expect the best. But that’s the ideal and sometimes the ideal just isn’t where I am at on a particular day. I…
I am nursing a cold. It started out as a sinus infection that has most likely turned into mild bronchitis. It’s going on week three. Not really a big deal, except that around this time two years ago, a similar seasonal cold resulted in pneumonia, a collapsed lung and two…
The Norwegian diet is related to their location on the globe. Up in the frigid arctic waters where they are situated exists an abundance of seafood and wild game which takes up a big portion of their dinner plate. Breakfast was fairly typical European with lots of breads, jams, fruit,…
When I mention that I’m vegan, the first question is, “What do you eat?” With any dietary change comes the inevitable, ‘what will I eat?’ question. You immediately think of all the things you’ll have to give up in the face of preserving your health. At times it may even…
This was the first year I attempted vegan Thanksgiving. Stuffing is my favorite food and Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite meal, always has been. My mom made Thanksgiving the same as my grandmother did as I eventually learned to. The menu never changed, and those are the tastes I dream…
Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness “Danea Horn has put an honest and wise voice to the intimate journey of illness. She lights a fire for self-compassion and puts stress in its place, while providing empowering suggestions for living with grace and Chronic…
The advice has varied over the years: drink 8 to 10 glasses of water each day, drink enough so that your urine is clear, drink more when it is hot, when you’ve worked out or when you’ve eaten too much salt, drink half of your weight in ounces of water…
I share in the book that I am on the kidney transplant list as well as some background as to how I landed myself there, but I wanted to lay out the specifics of exactly what that means in my case. I was referred to my local transplant center in…