February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012
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Tending to the Soul
In each issue of Women, we look for inspirational people and practices that will highlight the way different women care for their emotional and spiritual wellbeing. “Spirit House” might include profiles of inspiring nonprofit organizations, features describing various spiritual practices, instructions for creating sacred spaces or healing gardens, advice from a life coach, or personal stories of spiritual journeys. Throughout “Spirit House,” it is our hope that women will take a moment to remember the value of caring for their emotional and spiritual selves as they care for their physical bodies.
Celebrity Hairstylist David Babaii provides hair and wig tips to women undergoing cancer treatment During chemotherapy many women experience hair thinning and hair loss. What is your recommendation for the best way a woman can camouflage spots where her hair is thinning? Because this is such a difficult time for women both physically and mentally, [...]
Learn to manage that second-guessing voice in your head. By Denise King Gillingham, MSW We all have them. They take many different forms and have various identities. They are the little voices that play repeatedly in our heads. Perhaps you have made a decision to try something new and you hear that little voice saying, [...]
By Diana Price What do you get when you bring 136 former National Football League (NFL) cheerleaders, a whole bunch of pink pom-poms, and a large dose of dance talent together to fight breast cancer—and then post the result on YouTube? Well, if you’re the official NFL Alumni Philadelphia Chapter Cheerleaders, you get $100,000 donated [...]
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Live Long People with a sense of overall happiness and well-being live longer. If you’re happy and you know it, your lifespan will surely show it. Happy people are not only having more fun, they’re living longer, according to a comprehensive review of 160 studies.1 The analysis included studies that examined [...]
A new book for children and families provides a valuable tool for talking about cancer—and it’s a good read. By Diana Price A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. No doubt about it. But for mothers of small children, it becomes clear very quickly that it is not a life-stopping event. Life must go on [...]
By Denise King Gillingham, MSW, CPCC In preparing to write about managing change, a favorite John Lennon quote comes to mind: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” I used to think that I had some degree of control over what happened in my life. Work hard, follow the Golden [...]
When reacting to a friend’s loss, lead with your heart. By Vicky Bates The other day a “Dear Abby” letter caught my eye. A woman had written to say that her in-laws had never said a word to her about the recent death of her father. She mentioned that she had seen them a few [...]
By Mallika Chopra Stressed out? Feeling stretched with too much to do? Want to just escape from your life for a bit to a faraway island for some peace and serenity? I have learned from years of meditation that some simple techniques help anchor us through difficult times and make the good times more enriching. [...]
Meditation may reduce pain. Meditation may bring more than peace, according to the results of a study at Wake Forest University. Researchers there found that individuals who were subjected to mild burns before and after a crash course in meditation reported a 40 percent decrease in pain after the mediation course. This perception went far [...]
Nurture your spirit to nourish yourself. By Ann Bloom We all know the basic recipe for health: eat right, exercise, get plenty of sleep, limit our alcohol intake, and avoid tobacco and other drugs. Those things are important for maintaining physical and emotional health. But what about that part of yourself that is less tangible [...]
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