Pilgrim Pathway/Surviving Strong
Blog URL http://www.pilgrimpathway.com
Tags chronic illness, life-threatening illness, care for the caregiver, patient empowerment, health and healing, spirituality and health, quality of life, illness diagnosis, mind-body connection
An exploration of the trials and triumphs of those facing chronic and life-threatening illness. Focusing on inner strength, authenticity and inspiration.
Latest Blog Posts
- Is There a Cut-Off Point? on Nov 24, 2009 in Having a Voice in Healthcare 60 Minutes coaching illness end-of-life care Greg Katz healtcare reform healthcare debates healthcare rationing illness coaching Ira Byock National Public Radio
Healthcare is being debated in Congress and one of the issues on the table is the rationing of healthcare. People are concerned that treatment they need won’t be available to them because there are parameters that prohibit you from receivin...
- Strength Training on Nov 23, 2009 in Emotional Health Spirituality and Health coaching illness emotional endurance emotional release Emotions and Healing emotions impact on health Greg Katz illness coaching mind body connection spiritual stamina spiritual wellness
How strong are you? If you go to the gym you can measure your strength by using some of the apparatus in the gym. Aside from muscular strength in your arms and legs you hear trainers talk about core strength; the strength in the torso of the body...
- Minimum Daily Requirements on Nov 19, 2009 in Emotional Health after the diagnosis coping with chronic illness coping with life threatening illness building your immune system coaching illness Greg Katz holistic health illness coaching mind body connection patient empowerment spiritual wellness Spirituality and Health
Ever look at the list of vitamins and minerals on the side of any food product in the grocery store? Do you pay attention to what the minimum daily requirements are and how they impact your life? Are you conscious of what your body needs in order...
- Decisions Decisions on Nov 17, 2009 in Having a Voice in Healthcare coaching illness Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making Greg Katz illness coaching informed consent informed decision making patient empowerment self-empowerment Spinal Surgery
When diagnosed with a chronic or life-threatening illness not only do you have the shock of the diagnosis, but now you’re required to make all these decisions about your care. Our age of technology sends most of us running to the internet for...
- Anchors Away on Nov 16, 2009 in Emotional Health coaching illness Greg Katz illness coaching partnership with doctors reframing experience self-empowerment shifting perspectives
I’ve only been on small sail boats a couple of times when I was a kid. As an adult my boat experiences have been on cruise ships, a very different experience. The thing both types of boats have in common is the anchor. The anchor keeps t...
- Your Chief-of-Staff on Nov 13, 2009 in Caregiving care for the caregiver caregiver burnout caregiver empowerment caregiver health caregiver needs caregiver stress caregiver support Chief-of-Staff coaching illness Greg Katz The West Wing
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!! Wouldn’t it be great if we all had someone who would give us counsel, look out for our well-being, and protect us from everything in the world? That’s exactly what the President has in his Chief-of-Staff. ...
- When Will It End? on Nov 12, 2009 in Living with Illness after the diagnosis coping with chronic illness coping with life threatening illness living with chronic illness asking the big questions asking the tough questions coaching illness Greg Katz illness coaching patient empowerment sitting in the question
As I wrote the title for this article it made me think about how many ways it can be interpreted. I guess the truth is that it all depends on what’s going on in your life at any particular time. I believe it’s a question we all ask ou...
