#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...

#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...

#14 Peasant Stock

#14 Peasant Stock

So much of how I view the world has to do with how to be a good person; what does that even mean? A few things come to mind. Having a set of values and priorities that are in line with helping the world. Living and taking actions that are in harmony with those values....

#12 Organ Recital

#12 Organ Recital

As someone who has lived my life in the driver’s seat, it’s not easy being a passenger. As someone who has been the proverbial giver, it’s not easy being the receiver. As someone who has nurtured a career as a healer, it’s hard to be the patient. Of course, no one has...

#11 Grape Juice

#11 Grape Juice

We drive part way to Boston before answering a call that in fact, they do not have a bed for me. When we return home to our bonus day, we think together, what shall we do? We harvest our overflowing patch of tomatoes and Paul makes his famous slow-cooked-with...

#10 Buzz Cut

#10 Buzz Cut

I am blessed with a head of thick, dark, hair, often long and usually straight. If there is a quick, low-maintenance way to wear it, I do, from a pony tail, to tucked up in a bun with a chopstick. In my 40s, as eager strands of silvery white wisp into the mix, I like...

Bookmark & Signed Copies of the Book!

Bookmark & Signed Copies of the Book!

Here's the bookmark I made for when I sign books at conferences, bookstores or events. I love tucking it into the page where I sign and closing the book gently. While most people buy the book (ebook, hardback, softback, or audio,) wherever books are sold, I love...

Calling Up Gratitude

Calling Up Gratitude

Piece out today on Gratitude! Just in time for Thanksgiving but relevant all the time!

How to Create a New Habit?

How to Create a New Habit?

How do you start a new habit? One idea is to connect to something you already do. This week I had a follow up visit with a patient I am treating for GERD and anxiety. One piece of my recommendations asked her to integrate 5 minutes of deep, focused, full-belly...