Relationships are one of the most important things in our lives, but sometimes they can be a double-edged sword. In this episode, we’re talking about relationship remedies with Tracey Coates, a divorce attorney in the D.C./ Maryland area. I recently did a webinar about the things I consider to be crucial for…(Read More)
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Sometimes life hands us the unexpected and we are left trying to figure how to fit it into our already busy lives. My guest this week, Dalia Topelson Ritvo, was a young professional busy starting a career as a lawyer at a large law firm in New York City. This is her story of staying…(Read More)
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The scariest three words you could ever face in your life are “you have cancer”. And yet, the American Cancer Society states that more than 1,762,450 people (cases) were expected to be diagnosed in 2019 in the US alone. In this episode Medical Oncologist, Dr. Dev Paul shares his professional perspectives on using…(Read More)
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One of the most helpful things on my healing journey was learning to meditate. Not for the sake of meditation or to talk about it at parties, but to relieve my own stress and anxiety I was feeling from all that I had been subjected to over the preceding year. Toxic emotions are one of…(Read More)
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Nancy Novack started Nancy’s List as a way to help cancer patients find financial resources to get through treatment. It became so much more. Nancy was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in 2004 and learned quickly that the number one stressor for patients was the question of how they were going to pay…(Read More)
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My guest today has had a long history with alcohol. Her parents drank and she started drinking at a young age too. Her struggle with alcohol and journey in getting clean paved the way for her ability to deal with ovarian cancer. In this candid conversation we talk about the difficulty of admitting loss of…(Read More)
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The central theme of this podcast was all about making life better for others! A concept I can definitely get behind! Gail Nussbaum started out as an employee at Amgen working to help people with psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, when life took her down the cancer journey. As she puts it, “cancer wasn’t on…(Read More)
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Exercising while you’re going through cancer treatments can be tricky. Some days you may feel so tired you just barely have enough energy to get from one room to another in your own home. As my wise doctor advised me long ago…. you have to move. If you want a glass of water, you…(Read More)
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In her groundbreaking book, Radical Remission, author Kelly Turner identifies living a life of purpose as one of the nine attributes of cancer survivors who’ve had a “radical remission”. In this week’s episode, I speak with my long-time friend, Dafna Michaelson Jenet. We discuss living a life of purpose and finding solutions…(Read More)
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Brene Brown said it best, FFTs (F***ing First Times) are never easy. But you have to get uncomfortable to create. In this first episode, I get real personal and share my story and the tools I used to help me on my cancer journey. No holds barred, I talk about everything I did to…(Read More)
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