Talk for the Northampton Cancer Connection

Talk for the Northampton Cancer Connection

If you feel like taking me along on a walk or a car ride, here’s a link to a 90 minute talk I offered at the Cancer Connection on the topic of my book, You Finished Treatment, Now What? I prefer standing and walking around a bit when I teach, but for taping purposes,...

The Cancer Pod Interview

The Cancer Pod Interview

Listen here: https://www.thecancerpod.com/e97-amy-rothenberg-healing-after-treatment/ I have now done over 100 podcasts interviews on the topic of my Amazon Bestselling book You Finished Treatment Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors, but this is the first one...

Filler, Spiller, Thriller

Filler, Spiller, Thriller

Dear Family and Friends, I hope this finds you deep in summer and enjoying all the ways summer has of giving us time, light, foods to nourish, and hopefully a bit of adventure thrown in here or there. It’s been almost 6 months since I last wrote and I am feeling 100%....

#25 Dazzling

#25 Dazzling

When you read the word chimera you may or may not recall your Greek mythology. From Wikipedia we have: a chimera has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of disparate parts or...

#23 Sandbox

#23 Sandbox

Alas, I emerge from the worst of the transplant times back to some semblance of myself. I will need to process many things like the role of suffering and the purpose of pain, but for today, I’d like to focus on getting along well in the sandbox. I think about all the...

#22 Whipping Up

#22 Whipping Up

A lesser-known offering at MGH is their Integrative Therapies Program. On my first day back, I let the staff know I’d like access to it all: Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, Massage, Acupressure, Art Therapy, Music Therapy. Why not? I have already reframed my central line...

#21 Rainbow Blessings

#21 Rainbow Blessings

 The list of things a rainbow might signify runs long and reads like feel-good-about-it all dime store psychobabble: acceptance, new beginnings, harmony, happiness, hope, inspiration, integration, love, luck, joy, transformation. Let’s not even get started with equity...

#20 Hawks

#20 Hawks

Many of us who live in the country have our lives punctuated by sightings of wild things. We like to think we’re civilized, eating with a spoon, paying our bills, opening the door for a friend, but then a row of bats is dangling from near the front door gutter, or a...

#19 Fair Weather Friend

#19 Fair Weather Friend

Dear Friends and Family, Wow, it’s been a month since I posted any information about my current state of affairs! That is because I feel most excellent, enjoying time with family and friends, celebrating milestones, completing some home and yard projects, and gleaning...

#18 Ode to the Nurses

#18 Ode to the Nurses

The best way to find yourself  is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mahatma Gandhi While I have amazing doctors and researchers at MGH and Dana Farber who have weighed in on my case and helped carve out a plan I trust will see me back to pristine health, it’s...