June was National Cancer Survivors Month, so this was the focus of my June writing workshop for cancer patients and caregivers. What better way for my thriving writers to celebrate than to spend time reflecting on and writing about what being a survivor means to them, right? Okay, okay--I admit there are probably more exciting... Continue Reading →
A Most Undesirable Teacher: Learning from Illness and Trauma
“When we see what we have to learn from an illness, then often the illness can gather itself and begin to depart.” John O’Donohue "Cancer is an amazing teacher." Dr. Tieraona Low Dog "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering." Friedrich Nietzsche We've all had... Continue Reading →