Cancer And Distractions
johndabell Cancer is all-consuming mentally, or, it can be if we let it. Mind demons can wrap us in barbed wire and keep us inside a compound of stress and anxiety.…
Well-Being
Be A Merchant Of Moxie
To get through any of life’s challenges and moments of madness then we need bucket loads of moxie. Merchants of Moxie make it their business to showcase moxie and to…
Optimism As A Prophylactic
Prophylactic, or preventive, healthcare has an important role in helping us stay healthy. In medicine, the term prophylactic is used to describe procedures and treatments that prevent something from happening.…
Be A Catalyst Of Can-Do
If you think you can’t then you probably won’t. Can’t is a contraction of cannot. It’s also a contraction of you. It makes you smaller. Can’t gets in your head…
Cancer And The Red Carpet
When you have cancer treatment should you also get a bit of the ‘red carpet treatment’ too? Cancer is a tough experience so anything that can make it more bearable…
Be A Digger Of Hardiness
When we talk about plants being hardy, we mean that they can stand up to low temperatures and survive. When we talk about hardiness in people, we mean the ability…
Give It The Old College Try
When was the last time you gave it the old college try? When was the last time you really tried your very hardest? When did you last give it your…
Cancer And Being A Resistance Fighter
We all navigate and manage the reality of cancer in our own way. I choose to manage my day-to-day brushes with the cancer experience as a resistance fighter. In other…
Cancer, Mission Control And Taking Risks
The nerve centre for American human spaceflight is NASA’s Mission Control Centre in the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. It has been described as something like an emergency call centre or…
Cancer And Being Vital
Vitality is having physical and mental energy. It is a core construct of our health and well-being that encompasses self-care, self-awareness and self-compassion. The word vitality itself is derived from…