Archive for the POSITIVE Category
Easter – a great time to think about life and death …
One of the most thought-provoking discussions in my book, Positive, is with Ian Gawler, a pioneer of mind-body medicine in Australia. We talked about the inclination in Western culture to deny death, and Ian commented: “I do not think that we are well supported in society to include death in day to day life. Society [...]
The tyranny of positive thinking?
“The whole ‘positive’ thing from a psychiatrist’s point of view is a complicated issue. One of the things patients say to me during and after their treatment is it’s a balance of trying to reconcile what’s happened, deal with the fear it could come back but not stay locked in that state. Most people I [...]
Positive – a new plan for the blog
The message in “Positive” is about finding – or making – good things come out of cancer, whether at an emotional, psychological, spiritual or physical level, and whether the positives are for you or for those around you. I would love for everyone touched by cancer to hear that message. My way of making that [...]
An upside to cancer – wishful thinking?
Here’s what the publicity says about Positive: “An intimate exposé of living life with a cancer diagnosis, this important book contains nearly 50 stories that will bring tears, laughter and inspiration in equal measure. “While Positive features very personal accounts from some of Australia’s best-known identities (former Olympian Raelene Boyle, TV presenter and ex-Test cricketer [...]
Positive hits the bookstores!
Positive is now available in all good bookstores … check out the HarperCollins website for details of online ordering (http://www.harpercollins.com.au/books/9780732287191/Positive/index.aspx). Media interest is starting, with the first radio interview scheduled for tomorrow (2CC in Canberra) and more to follow this week and next.
Soldier, victim, sufferer …
I was reading an article earlier today about the Northern Territory government setting up a ‘one stop web site’ for cancer sufferers. Great idea, but I was particularly caught by the language. Is ‘sufferer’ really the best word we can use? I guess it’s better than ‘victim’ … ‘Patient’ would be an option. Lots of [...]
