I’m Not Cured, but I Am Healed
Hi there — today PBS’s wonderful online web magazine, Next Avenue, published my OpEd on how we can journey toward healing in the face of chronic illness… and the important distinction between being “cured” and being “healed.” I so hope you’ll check it out, and that you enjoy. Links below! I’m Not Cured, but I
How We Handle the Wear and Tear of Today’s Stress Predicts Whether We’ll Be Depressed Ten Years From Now
The way we manage our emotional responses to the stresses we meet in day-to-day life — to what is happening right now, right here, in our life — predicts whether we’ll suffer from depression and anxiety ten years from now, says a new study in today’s Psychological Science. Researchers examined the relationship between how we
Forest Bathing, Green Music
This past Easter weekend, we spent many afternoons in the woods, walking trails, going on photo expeditions. My husband, son and daughter and I are great lovers of what I call “green music” — the music of the rustling trees. We all enjoy the hum of how nature nurtures. I think for most of us
A View of the Week that Was
Some of you have inquired why my blog has been so quiet. Here’s why: book tour! This has been a busy week. it started with a conversation with Montel Williams on Joy Behar’s (of The View) show Say Anything, which we taped in New York. Montel is working hard to bring research funding and awareness
Double Book Giveaway C*O*N*T*E*S*T!
Are you ready? Today I’m announcing my Double Book Giveaway contest! This time, 1 lucky winner will receive A Double Giveaway Book Set: one signed copy of my new book, THE LAST BEST CURE, and one signed, first-printing hardcover copy of the award-winning
Come Join Me! Hope to see you at this very special event …
“Joy Factor” vs. “Fear Factor”
A new Harvard study out today indicates that in the past several decades our general mood and sense of well-being have declined, making it harder for us to stay on what I call, in THE LAST BEST CURE, The Life Channel. I’ve written a great deal about rising rates of stress-reactivity, and how stress-reactivity is
Let Go of Regret
Today I had an unexpected conversation with a lovely woman, whom I’ll call K, who trims my hair. It began when I walked into the salon and the sweet receptionist, whom I’ll call A, surprised me by having a copy of THE LAST BEST CURE in her hand so I could sign it (her mom
I’m Blown Away by Your Comments
Thank you, dear readers, for these comments. To know that the book is helping you to change your own life story is the greatest gift an author can receive. Mary Sometimes I have to re-read a line or close the book, it is that powerful to my soul. Someone understands what I am feeling. I
Your Advice?
I know THE LAST BEST CURE has only been out for a week but some of you have (so sweetly!) already emailed to tell me you’ve read cover to cover with highlighter and sticky notes in hand, and are buying a copy for a friend or family member who you think “needs it.” You’ve told