That’s the problem. I’ve entered in Anger phase in full force and I’m stuck like Gorilla Glue. I’m referring to Kübler-Ross / Five Stages of Grief. Though the model was first described as a process of emotions for coping with dying, Kübler-Ross has extended the model to cover grief for any life-altering event including illness [...]
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I’ve had several blog post ideas swirling in my mind. Instead, I haven’t posted since before the start of 2012. Sure, I’ve been busy but I’ve got some big emotions that I’m not handling well. This is weighing heavily on my life. It’s keeping me from doing what I feel like I want to do. [...]
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Optimism has frequently been in headlines this year. Popular publications Time (March and May 2011) and Psychology Today (November 2011) dedicated entire issues to the subject. In Your Back Up Brain by Dan Hurley, Hurley explores a different mind-body connection than the ‘ol Mind over Matter mantra. He introduces us to the man on the [...]
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I’ve grown somewhat comfortable with being alone during times when others would be crowded with support. I go to most doctor’s appointments alone. There are few people I talk to about the content of appointments. Few people who are interested. I suppose that’s one of many reasons that I blog about all of this. Being [...]
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I used to think that all I wanted was to be expert. Upon further examination, I believe that what I really want to be is a scholar. schol·ar/ˈskälər/ Noun: 1 : a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher : pupil 2 : a person who has done advanced study in a [...]
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