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Reactions to a Diagnosis of Cancer

During the past several weeks I’ve been writing a lot about communication and the factors that influence it. The topic is so interesting and complex that I could write about different facets of it for months and only begin to scratch the surface. When you think about the many ways in which we communicate, both verbal and non-verbal, there’s a... Read moreChevron

How Personality Affects our Health - Part II

Last week we took a peek into the depths of Eeyore’s personality and looked at how his pessimistic demeanor would affect how he takes care of himself and how he might manage a serious illness. It seemed pretty clear from our highly unscientific look at the gloomy, gray guy that he would probably not be a major spokesman for wellness approaches... Read moreChevron

How Personality Affects Our Health

We take our personality with us wherever we go—to work, school, in our relationships, on the golf course—everywhere. In fact, our personalities are reflected in everything we do. They are reflected in the TV shows we like to watch, what foods we eat, how much we drink, our hobbies, political affiliations, etc. So it would only make sense... Read moreChevron

The Silver Lining of Chronic Illness

There are lots of different sayings that have communicated the idea that good stuff often comes out of bad situations. In fact, this is not a new idea because some of those sayings are quite old. Whether it’s cancer, heart disease or any other potentially life threatening, chronic medical conditions, there is almost always something positive... Read moreChevron

Loving Silence

I hope you’ll forgive me for being so serious but, as you may know from last week’s blog, a wonderful woman in our community lost her battle with cancer less than two weeks ago and it has stirred up a lot for me personally. Having lost my first wife to breast cancer 16 years ago, I found a lot of similarities in the experiences of my wife... Read moreChevron

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