Tragic Optimism And Cancer
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Overcoming the poverty of hope looks impossible in the midst of toxic news and life events, but we still have tragic optimism to draw on as articulated by Holocaust survivor…
Be Your Own Cheerleader
Job for today: be a cheerleader for someone else and get the best out of them. That’s a job worth doing and worth doing well. You cheer them on, that…
Cancer And Metanoia
If there’s one thing that a cancer diagnosis brings about and that’s metanoia. Metanoia means to change your mind and have a new perspective on the world and/or yourself. Cancer…
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.…
Donate Your Mental Wealth
There are lots of things that you can donate. Money is the obvious one. A philanthropic act works wonders and you don’t need to be a billionaire to make a…
Shakespeare, Cancer And Stage Presence
As the immortal bard reminds us: “All the world’s a stage; And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances;” Although medical references are…
Jenga And The Cancer Brick
Life is a Jenga tower and the cancer brick is in there somewhere. This stealth brick holds all the chaos. Pre-cancer, you build your base and keep adding bricks without…
Cancer And Being A Polymath Patient
Getting an incurable cancer diagnosis means that all work stops. And then the real work begins. Given only 2 months to live, it was a very easy decision to stop…
Being A Cancer Doula
Being a doula isn’t something you’d normally associate with cancer. Doulas support in pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period by providing information, advocacy, and offering practical and emotional support…
Be A Positive Energy Supplier
The energy we give out, positive or negative, can really make an impact on someone else’s mood. Positive energy is contagious. It makes people happy. They turn towards the sun.…