We’re onto the third post in our series on positive thinking. The first post looked at where the modern positive thinking movement came from, and the second saw the movement expand into the research laboratory and onto the public’s bookshelves. Today we’ll chat about how the medical community finally took…
This is the second post in a series about positive thinking – where it came from, what’s useful, what’s harmful and how to incorporate it into your life. You can catch up with part 1 here which discussed the beginning of the modern positive thinking movement. Part 2 Positive Thinking…
You’ve probably seen the headlines: Power of a Super Attitude (USA Today, 2004) A Positive Attitude Might Improve Your Health, Longevity (U.S. News & World Report, 2009) Heal thyself: Think positive (New Scientist, 2011) And there is more…much more from Oprah show episodes, to PBS specials and the cover of…
The Sacramento Kings are partnering with the Donate Life California Campaign to celebrate the miracle of organ donation on Wednesday, February 19th at the Kings vs. Warriors Game. Phillip and I joined Lisa Gonzales at KCRA this morning to chat about how things have been going since our transplant on…
Do you have the “somedays”? Someday I will be healthy… Someday I will find my purpose… Someday I will get my finances in order… Someday I will reduce my stress… Someday I will live happily ever after. Much of the time we do this unconsciously. Days are just days, they…
Back in the spring of 2011, I was having lunch with a friend and discussing my intention to write Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness. She asked me, “Do you really want to be known as ‘the chronic illness girl’?” At the time,…
Joan Friedlander, author of Business from Bed: The 6 Step Plan to Get Yourself Working Again After a Health Crisis, wrote an inspired post for us a few months ago titled The Comparison Trap. She is at it again with more insights to share. This time she is discussing the…
2013 has been one whirlwind of a year. My book, Chronic Resilience, was released, and, oh yes, I had a kidney transplant. These were two things I had anticipated for years and seeing them come to fruition was unspeakably joyful. This December, I find myself healing up, cooking, nesting and…
Last spring, I became an ambassador for the Donate Life California campaign. Needing an organ transplant quickly heightens your awareness of how important, and generous, it is for someone to decide to become an organ donor. One person can save eight lives and impact the lives of fifty people by…
I promise this is the last play-by-play post of my transplant. I wanted to get the experience written down so that I’ll have it. That also means this post is a long one. Thanks for reading along. Our first week at home after being discharged from the hospital was relatively,…