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At the Wild Edge of Sorrow: If You Haven’t Grieved, You Haven’t Lived
“I can’t keep letting the guilt of surviving to stop me from thriving,” Chani Nicholas‘ words echo until I hear…
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Healing Doesn’t Mean You Are Broken; Just that You Are Ready to Feel Whole
He had called many times ahead of his arrival, wanting to know everything about the place where he was to…
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Love and Loss, Life and Death, a Tear and a Smile – What a Beautiful Tragedy
A man in his 60s sits before me. He has cancer like most others I meet throughout my day. It…
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Broken Shells & Barnacles: A Story of Pain, Love, and Renewed Trust
I am at the beach moving through something obscure. There is an ache in my heart, a weight on my…
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Your Cancer. Your Karma.
A Call for More Humanity in the Wellness Industry I was once told, not too long ago, that my cancer…
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Running From Myself No More: Changing the Narrative one Step at a Time
For a long time, I talked myself out of jogging because I was afraid of being judged – for my…
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A Teaching on Compassion, In Loving Memory of Janice Farrell
I once had one of the most memorable encounters with an 86-year old woman named Janice that has left a…
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The Power of Now: Why and How to Live As If You’re Peeling a Shrimp
What am I doing at an all-inclusive in Cuba, all by myself? I find the most inconspicuous table, set for…
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A Story of a Guitar, a Cancer Waiting Room, and a Cuban Courtyard
Imagine there’s no heaven.It’s easy if you try. A woman sitting on the edge of the pale green suede couch…
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Sorrow: an Invitation to Be Fully Alive in the Wake of Our Forgetfulness
How do we prevent the shoulders from collapsing into our fatigued hearts? Tired of being disappointed – Afraid that the…
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Pain is not the End: A Musing on Struggle & Surrender
Dear Life, Over and over, I have felt the ground beneath me break. And each time, there you were, with…