Navigating the new me ∼ BC Becky

May you live in interesting times

Thu July 9, 2020

Funny what happens when you Google a phrase. What I had thought was an ancient Chinese curse, turns out to be a 20th century expression with no connection whatsoever…

An escape to Indian Wells and the desert

Tue December 4, 2018

Emotional Journey

When I found out that a friend from Ottawa was going to be in Indian Wells (near Palm Springs) for a conference, I seriously considered going to visit her.…

Weirdness …

Sun June 17, 2018

Caregiving

I cannot describe it any other way than weirdness. On Friday we went up to Hamilton again in order for mom to have a repeat brain MRI. We are…

Transitions

Fri February 9, 2018

Navigating the new me

I realized that although I was feeling a loss associated with my gym membership, that this was also an opportunity to make a change. Part of that was a…

Mindfulness and CBT – A #yogamooc reflection

Sat November 11, 2017

Emotional Journey

YogaMOOC has caused me to reflect on the relationship between mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In the past I have been challenged with mindfulness instruction. In part, this…

breast cancer bootcamp

Sat November 4, 2017

Health Literacy

At the BCC annual conference yesterday, one of the speakers, Dr. David Spiegel, mentioned that patients have much less anxiety if they take time at the [...]

Goals for YogaMOOC – and breathing after breast cancer surgery

Wed October 25, 2017

Navigating the new me

This week we were challenged with setting our goals for Yoga MOOC - truth be told, I didn't watch the entire goal video. I'm good at setting small manageable…

Doctors think patients … and don’t talk down to me…

Mon October 2, 2017

Emotional Journey

I wasn't sure right away what didn't feel right, but upon reflection I realize that part of my viscerally negative reaction at the Health 2.0 expo today was the…

Normalization of surgery and toes

Tue September 12, 2017

Navigating the new me

It struck me the other day that the whole concept of surgery has been normalized for me. I knew this about breast cancer surgeries - where the talk of…

Nancy’s summer blog post challenge

Mon August 21, 2017

Navigating the new me

Thanks to Marie's weekly round-up, I did not miss this year's summer blog post challenge from Nancy. This year's challenge involved answering 10 questions. I found myself linking back…