When my cardiologist said that we should start to meet with surgeons, I expected to wait a few months to get an appointment. During that time I figured I would set aside some of my worries and just sort of live my life. However, it appears that the first surgeon with whom I will meet…
I am a veteran. In case there is a doubt, here is the first photo taken after I completed boot camp. In boot camp, we learned all sorts of things. The turning point in the Pacific campaign of WWII was the battle of Midway. We learned how to salute, how to fold clothes the Navy…
Injury sometimes leads to opportunity. I guess I have made that apparent repeatedly throughout my life as reflected in this blog. Did I injure myself again? Yep! I was not lifting heavy, just doing cable rope hammer curls – only 15lbs and felt something pop in my right shoulder. By Friday morning, I had to…
Yesterday we were getting ready to go to the lake for the first time this season. I had my bathing suit on and grabbed some shorts. They were too tight. Ugh! I grabbed another pair and I could not even pull them up. Same with another and another. The last pair I had left, finally…
Oh boy. That’s both scary and liberating. I have so closely managed my diet and exercise for the past 27 months. Now I am asked to change things. Lots of things go through my mind… What will happen if I make changes this drastic? What will my pre- and post-workout snacks look like if I…
I met with my cardiologist Friday and for the second time in a month, she said something about asking myself “why me?” This is not a question that I ask myself. It just never occurs to me. What are we asking when we ask this question? Why me and not someone else? Why me, I…
Really? You think so? Somehow, unless you have been in this situation, I don’t think you could possibly understand! I learned a lesson about empathy this week. Someone said these words to me. We therapists (yes, including me) frequently use this very statement with our patients. Unfortunately, not only is it an untruth, it is…
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a relatively new therapy (about 30 years old) as compared to psychoanalysis. It has more of a wellness approach than many other therapies. A primary focus of ACT is identification of personal values and making efforts to live one’s life in service of those values. ACT recognizes that when…
It’s Father’s Day and a time to remember. Some of my most vivid childhood memories are of my father in the pulpit. You see, my dad was a Methodist minister until I was 7 or 8 years old. If you have never experienced such a thing, maybe this will help you to understand. Imagine a…
Before: You have such a pretty face! “I can’t imagine you have THAT much to lose!” I think you are pretty the way you are… During: Wow, you look great, be careful you don’t lose too much weight! “I thought you looked great before, but now…!” How are you doing it? Really, just exercising and…
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