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Chronic Illness, Healing, Transitions, Writing and Healing 5/11/18 Chronic Illness, Healing, Transitions, Writing and Healing 5/11/18

Making Honey

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Feeling at Home at Christmas
Chronic Illness, The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 12/9/16 Chronic Illness, The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 12/9/16

Feeling at Home at Christmas

Because there are more calls on my limited energy, because I can’t entirely eradicate the specter of a Martha Stewart Christmas, because I want so desperately for it to be a magical season, I am more exhausted and frustrated than ever.

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aging parents, Chronic Illness, Grief 11/5/15 aging parents, Chronic Illness, Grief 11/5/15

Facing It

Middle age, like fall, is a time to shed illusions. Do we know too much to be happy?

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Chronic Illness 2/5/14 Chronic Illness 2/5/14

Inside the Circle

The distinction between acceptance and resignation in chronic illness.

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artists, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Writing and Self-Making 7/31/13 artists, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Writing and Self-Making 7/31/13

The White Rabbit

Paying attention in the present moment can yield important information.

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Cancer, Chronic Illness, Spirituality 6/19/13 Cancer, Chronic Illness, Spirituality 6/19/13

Shame/Grace

Shame and illness.

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Chronic Illness, Prisoners 4/25/13 Chronic Illness, Prisoners 4/25/13

Prisoners

When we feel isolated, we can lose hope.

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Chronic Illness, Community, Healing, Writing and Healing 1/22/13 Chronic Illness, Community, Healing, Writing and Healing 1/22/13

Trapped in the Ice

Breaking through the isolation of chronic Illness.

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Art and Healthcare, Chronic Illness, poetry, Writing and Healing 1/16/13 Art and Healthcare, Chronic Illness, poetry, Writing and Healing 1/16/13

Brancusi's Egg

A new chapbook of poems from Finishing Line Press suitable for using in the health care setting.

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Art and Healthcare, artists, Chronic Illness, Writing and Healing 1/23/12 Art and Healthcare, artists, Chronic Illness, Writing and Healing 1/23/12

Willing to Make Mistakes

Sometimes be willing to make mistakes is the most important part of a creative endeavor.

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Chronic Illness, poetry, Spirituality, Writing and Healing 1/3/12 Chronic Illness, poetry, Spirituality, Writing and Healing 1/3/12

Heart Goals

Encountering despair, grief, and envy--with compassion.

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Chronic Illness, Poetry Therapy, stress, trauma, Writing and Healing 10/7/11 Chronic Illness, Poetry Therapy, stress, trauma, Writing and Healing 10/7/11

Miracle Cure

The writing cure is not a miracle cure, but it can go along way to help us heal.

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Chronic Illness, Medical Humanitites, Spirituality 7/27/11 Chronic Illness, Medical Humanitites, Spirituality 7/27/11

The Alchemy of Illness

What it feels like to be overtaken by illness, and ways to think about the illness.

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Art and Healthcare, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Poetry Therapy, Writing and Healing 6/24/11 Art and Healthcare, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Poetry Therapy, Writing and Healing 6/24/11

A Communion of Sorts

A writer's illness and loss lead to the creation of a healing writing workshop, and a new anthology of writings.

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Art and Healthcare, Chronic Illness, Spirituality, stress, Writing and Healing 3/28/11 Art and Healthcare, Chronic Illness, Spirituality, stress, Writing and Healing 3/28/11

Put To the Test

A poem about the vulnerablity experienced with a lumbar puncture.

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Chronic Illness, stress 3/8/11 Chronic Illness, stress 3/8/11

Prisoners

Having CFIDs is like being in prison. Recovering from it is like being on parole.

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Chronic Illness, Spirituality 1/26/11 Chronic Illness, Spirituality 1/26/11

La Vida

Who are the poor who are always with us?

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Art and Healthcare, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Literature and Medicine, poetry, Poetry Therapy, Writing and Healing, Writing and Self-Making 10/6/10 Art and Healthcare, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Literature and Medicine, poetry, Poetry Therapy, Writing and Healing, Writing and Self-Making 10/6/10

After a Long Absence

Writing about our demons takes courage, but in the process we become more authentic, able to integrate our suffering into "the joyousness of the unified being."

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Art and Healthcare, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Literature and Medicine, pediatric psychiatry, poetry, Poetry Therapy, Spirituality, Writing and Healing, Writing and Self-Making 6/16/10 Art and Healthcare, cancer care, Chronic Illness, Literature and Medicine, pediatric psychiatry, poetry, Poetry Therapy, Spirituality, Writing and Healing, Writing and Self-Making 6/16/10

Climbing Above

Do the facts of our histories determine the truth of our lives.

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Chronic Illness, Poetry Therapy, Spirituality, Writing and Healing, Writing and Self-Making 5/6/10 Chronic Illness, Poetry Therapy, Spirituality, Writing and Healing, Writing and Self-Making 5/6/10

The Soul is Shy

When painful issues arise in a writing group, how do facilitators react?

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