It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To

Lose Weight, Live Healthier Lives and LOVE the Food!

2012-01-25T06:46:00.002+02:00

B'SD

1 Shvat 5772

Not keeping those "Lose weight" new year's resolutions are you? I suspect that this is not just about willpower. It's about flavor. A meal is something to savor.

You can lose weight, lower your bad cholesterol levels and love the experience. All it takes are some almonds, barley, cinnamon, fruit, garlic, ginger, grape seed oil, oatmeal, olive oil, pistachios, salad fixings, sea salt, walnuts, whole grains and lots of other delicious foods.

Fill your flavorful dreams with whole foods and pure water, teas, juices and other natural fare. It's the packaged, processed gunk coming off the assembly lines that are ruining your waistline - and possibly lowering your timeline. They're loaded with fat, salt and synthetic chemicals that human bodies don't need. The goo just messes up your metabolism and much more.

Watch your health turn into something better, and more affordable, day by day. Don't believe me? I used to joke that a candy bar in each hand made a balanced meal. Then I turned a deadly diagnosis into a medical recovery miracle by improving my diet.

Read all about it, and how simple life can be in

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NEW Radio Show to Improve Your Health & Coping Skills!

2012-01-24T06:21:00.001+02:00

B'SD

29 Tevet 5772

I've been busy behind the scenes, preparing to launch the Refua Radio Show! If all works according to plan (and if I can smack the Murphy's Law Monster on the nose), launch date will happen mid-February 2012.

Listen to the all-new Refua Radio Show with

Yocheved Golani!

http://embraceisrael.com/refua/

(In plain English, "refua" means "healing")

Author of highly acclaimed It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry If I Need To: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge, Yocheved addresses the diverse needs of disabled, ill and recovering readers. Her impressive database of medically-related information and charitable organizations willing to pay some or all of a patient’s bills can solve or prevent many problems.

Certified in counseling skills, by Refuah Institute in 2008, Yocheved Golani is neither a therapist nor a medical professional. She is a dedicated researcher and congenial conversationalist. Listen to what she can tell you about "how to get your grin back" despite what you’re going through. Think the strengthening thoughts that Yocheved uses to sign off on her blog and in her presentations with audiences: "Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism."

You don't have to be Jewish to participate on the Refua Radio Show. We welcome people from all faiths and ethnic backgrounds. Yocheved is doing her best to keep you covered with necessary healthcare.

Yocheved says, "Even when we can’t heal physically (GOD is in charge of that), we can heal emotionally and spiritually. No one-upmanship is involved on the Refua Radio Show. I’m not smarter or better than you. I’m simply sharing information I know. You’ll decide to use it or not. Share the laughs, insights, and organization tips from a compassionate point of view. Let’s chat from my Bet Shemesh, Israel broadcast studio soon! "

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"If you think it's expensive to hire

a professional to do the job,
wait until you hire an amateur." - Red Adair

Medical Disclaimer
The information and ideas in the Refua Radio Show are not intended to replace personal advice from a licensed physician or mental health professional; they do not constitute a doctor-patient or therapist-client relationship. Information in this broadcast is provided for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, nor a substitute for diagnosing or treating an emotional, mental, or medical condition. You need to consult board certified medical and mental health professionals in all matters relating to your health, and for suspected symptoms of illness requiring diagnosis or medical attention (including simple first aid). For spiritual matters, consult sensibly behaved clergy who demonstrate complete respect for your wellbeing. Your actions, based on information in this show, are at your own responsibility and discretion. Yocheved Golani and Embrace Israel are not liable for any direct or indirect claim, loss or damage resulting from use of idea and information presented on The Refua Radio Show and/or any media materials including web site(s) and blogs linked to/from it.

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An Effective Solution for Lice (Heads up, Parents!)

2012-01-23T15:15:00.002+02:00

B'SD

28 Tevet 5772

WOW I'm hearing from globe-trotting acquaintances with itchy heads. Apparently it's quite easy to catch lice as you lean against your airline seat! Some people did just that over the holiday season and afterwards. The problem isn't limited to school children.

My advice? Trash old hairbrushes and combs. Ridding them of the lice infestation is hard to do.

Get new ones.

Trim your hair as much as tolerable

to remove hiding places for sneaky lice.

Here's a homeopathic cure that can work for all ages (no guarantees, just my best suggestion): Gilco-Pharm (an Israeli company) makes a 2-part RID-Lice kit with a shampoo & spray. Use as directed (you'll need a lice comb and some disposable shower caps as the spray remains on hair for 8 hours - sleeptime). Follow that treatment with a daily shampoo using Mellaluca's original shampoo every day for a week.

Remember to isolate infected clothing and bedding. Bag them in plastic and tie a tight knot. Keep these items bagged for two weeks. The lice will die for lack of nourishment from human bodies. Launder, and reuse after the time is up. I highly recommend vacuuming bedding, including pillows, on a daily basis. If you can, buy a new pillows or cover the infected ones in sealed plastic bags covered with fresh, clean pillow cases. It's possible to sleep on the slightly noisy pillows creaking from plastic bags. Release the pillows from the plastic bags after two weeks, vacuum out the dead lice and reuse.

With Passover approaching and hail hitting many windows across the globe, I'm looking out for the frogs, grasshoppers and wild beasts. You just never know what's going to happen with the weird weather patterns heading around the world. The only cure and preventative for them, as far as I know, is perfectly decent behavior ;^ D

Good luck getting rid of your itchy scalps, world travelers, school kids and everyone else.

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Here's How to Tame that Too Much To-Do List

2012-01-19T08:31:00.004+02:00

B'SD

24 Tevet 5772

The key to finishing multiple tasks, or even one task, is to start working on them!

Illness, disabilities, and all the tedious tasks of managing with them can leave you feeling sleepy, foul tempered and/or defeated. Insurance regulations and blizzards of associated paperwork are monsters. Appointment schedules can drive you nutz as you try to schedule conflicting dates. Scheduling hard-to-get rides causes BIG headaches. So do other "little" details such as remembering how to combine medications or even when to take them, to prevent new health problems. And what about your inefficient personal funding for those medical costs looming all around you?

YOU JUST WANT TO SCREAM, right?

You need to Tame that Too Much To-Do List.

And yourself.

Now, imagine yourself dashing across a red ribbon finish line. Your mind and heart swell with pleasure and relief at the successful moment.

Ready to cross the starting line?

Find out why so many medical and mental health professionals agree that EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge can help you to get the right things done first, second, and third.

The writing is full of good humor and funny stories from famous people who teach all of us how to achieve a victory and how to avoid too many distractions.

If you hear yourself or someone you care about
saying things like:

Someday . . .

I’m going to try . . .

As soon as I have some time . . .

Right now it’s on my back burner . . .

You just know that there are too many things
that aren't getting done.

Find out how to put your priorities in order. Succeed with managing your medical, emotional and/or disability life.

Yes, it's payback time for all that unnecessary suffering that procrastination or confusion added to your life.

Achieve your goals. Reach your finish line. How? Cross the starting line.

I thank my online friend businessman Harry Burstyn for sharing ideas I could translate into medical mindsets.

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How to Face Illness with Courage, Humor and Dignity

2012-01-18T12:39:00.001+02:00

B'SD

23 Tevet 5772

I have much to share with you, today. First is this lovely message from the administrator for the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel (AACI) Netanya location where I interacted with audience members this past Sunday. She responds to my thank you remarks for letting me appear on her stage with the words:

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Rachel Rubin Hirsch of Netanyaaaci.org.il wrote:

Thank you- it us who should be giving you the thanks.
We really appreciate you making the effort to come through and talk to us.

I will pass your details on to our Jerusalem and Tel Aviv offices – your talk is excellent and I hope they will get back to you and arrange a program with you.

Wishing you all the very best. Regards,
Rachel

Secondly, I want to share a though-provoking link to a website about a husband and wife struggling to overcome her illness: http://embraceisrael.com/crossing-the-yarden-i-have-sat-through-many-a-college-and-graduate-course-in-religion-and-philosophy-and-have-never-really-understood-what-religion-is-all-about-until-i-saw-you-and-your-deeds/

Not all of us are this humorous, dignified or courageous about illness. Some of us simply weep. That's normal, at times. As EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge and I teach our readers, "A medical crisis - you'd cry too, if it happened to you. Use your tissues and handkerchiefs with my blessings borne of experience. GOD gives you Permission to Weep. And you can say that to any critics after explaining that "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To."

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Lives Saved with One Book Reading!

2012-01-17T09:45:00.002+02:00

B'SD

22 Tevet 5772

This past Sunday I spoke before a live audience in Netanya, Israel. The diverse crowd spoke various languages including English, had different countries of origin and an array of medical problems. So did their off-site acquaintances.

We chatted about life and death issues, reflexology, relatives with emotional and/or political agendas (grudges), the need for affordable health insurance, that there's a terrific book with lists of charitable organizations willing to pay someone's medical bills, and how to handle rude medical staff. We discussed more than that, too. Then...

I gave each audience member a copy of

to read.

After several minutes, readers began calling out page numbers with solutions to the problems they or a loved one was suffering. Copies of the book sold briskly. I wrapped up my SQ3R presentation (an effective teaching tool) and asked everyone to "Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism."

But the crowd wasn't ready for me to leave! I spoke for an additional half hour, then begged off so I could catch the cross-country train I needed to return home. Guess what happened the next day?

Some people trying to help a homeless young mom in need of shelter and psychological help asked me if I knew how to help mommy and baby. "Sure. Look at page 72 of the EMPOWER Yourself book!" I responded. They were dumfounded.

I bet you'll find something to benefit you between the book's covers, too. Several somethings, in fact.

Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter, happier and healthier life: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

And wait'll you hear the debut of the Refua Radio Show! Yes, I'm going live with an online, call-in radio show to help listeners to empower themselves with coping tools for medical, emotional and spiritual problems. The Hebrew word "refua" means healing. Even when we can't heal physically, we can heal emotionally and spiritually.

The official announcement about the show will, GOD willing, be made within two weeks.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Healing Brain Cancer Naturally Can be Done!

2012-01-12T08:07:00.003+02:00

B'SD

17 Tevet 5772

How do you suppose two parents would feel, knowing they'd cured their child's brain cancer with food? Read Mason Tyson is Cured and find out.

Want to know what else in the kitchen, besides pesticides, can damage your health or your loved one's? Read this blogpost to the end for important answers.

When you're ready to consider can-do, affordable activities that vastly improve your emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical well-being, read

Pages 154 and 155 let you know
what to do to make your kitchen's
cupboards and counters more
life-supporting
and less life-threatening.

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THE Secret for Anyone Who Wants to Improve their Looks!

2012-01-11T15:02:00.004+02:00

B'SD

16 Tevet 5772

I recently posted this cartoon to one of my Facebook pages

I then commented, "Not that any sane person needs to know what would happen if a speeding train going 80 Gazillion MPH ran into a semi heading in the opposite direction at 79 Gazillion MPH. Some years, I found math class so off-the-wall I couldn't focus on the lessons. I once answered the train/semi collision question with the word 'SPLAT!' and the instructor sent me to the principal's office. That kinda started my humor defensive take on life.

I have 3 specific lifelong heroes. One is Barbie. Gosh I'd like one that speaks as she does in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0cvqT1tAE

And speaking of Barbie, Mattel should make a Barbie with no hair, so every little girl fighting cancer can feel beautiful. Put her in pink, name her HOPE and send all proceeds from sales to a sick children's hospital. Any pro-patient organizations out there wanna take up the challenge?"

Why do I feel so strongly about this? Because "society" tends to value looks. Females are very sensitive to that reality. So are the cosmetic and fashion industries. Here's a reality check about what can be done to make anyone, female or male, look fabulous no matter what the mirror looks like to you:

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

I made my day by contacting Mattel with my "fighting cancer compassionately" idea. I offered to use such a doll in my speaking engagements. Stand by for major miracles if I get the gig.

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Age 65 or Older? Here's a Book to Make YOUR Retirement Years Better!

2012-01-10T07:11:00.001+02:00

B'SD

15 Tevet 5772

Interesting news in USNews & World Report this week: 65 and Older Population Soars!

Yes, Americans (and other populations) are living longer, sometimes healthier and more productive lives. Want to make the most of your time and financial means?

Read the soothing,

cost-cutting
and informative pages of

It's loaded with ideas
on how to be better organized,
relaxed

and productive at any age!

The money-saving Global Resources section points out how you can save significant money on medical costs - including those for medical appliances, medical treatment, medical transportation, medication and much more - worldwide.

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How to Prevent Medication Errors

2012-01-09T11:09:00.000+02:00

B'SD

14 Tevet 5772

OY. I read this New York Times news item about medication errors http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/health/study-of-medicare-patients-finds-most-hospital-errors-unreported.html?_r=2&hp and knew I have to alert you to pages 42, plus 53-57 of

There's a wealth of information to share with caregivers PLUS a checklist of ways to prevent medication errors.

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Here's What to do if YOUR Doctor Runs Out of Money/Closes the Office

2012-01-06T13:37:00.000+02:00

B'SD

11 Tevet 5772

My eyes did double and triple takes when I read this online news item: Doctors Run Out of Money!

Good thing I already wrote the book on how to get help paying YOUR medical bills - including medication, medical appliances and more. It's filled with soothing, you-need-it-now content. Yes, the help you need is here:

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How to Love and How to Protect Yourself from Someone Who Can't

2012-01-05T10:00:00.001+02:00

B'SD

10 Tevet 5772

Today is a sad anniversary on the Jewish calendar: On the 10th of Tevet, the prophet Ezekiel was instructed to record in the Book of Vision this very day as a remembrance for the weak and disgraced Jewish people. This is the day when Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem began. It resulted in the destruction of the holy Temple (where all nationalities prayed) and the Babylonian exile.

How can history be so filled with stories of hatred and suffering? The answer is more than this blog's purposes can handle. However, love is natural. Babies enter the world ready to love. They learn whom not to love later in life. Some folks never do, and they pay a heavy price for their long learning curve.

Here's what I suggest: Have special regard for people who refuse to love. That usually indicates emotional trauma in their histories. They need help to recover from it. I recommend EFT, EMDR, talk therapy and/or friends. If those methods don't work, step back. You're involved with someone too troubled to cope.

A medical or emotional crisis - you'd cry too, if it happened to you. Use your tissues and handkerchiefs with my blessings borne of experience. GOD gives you Permission to Weep; EMPOWER Yourself explains how and why on page 5. You can share the information with any critics after explaining that "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To."

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Here's the Help YOU Need for Keeping those New Year's Resolutions!

2012-01-04T12:54:00.000+02:00

B'SD

9 Tevet 5772

My dayplanner and I have been quite busy lately: not one but two highly productive business meetings yesterday; a successful catch-up the day before - on work I'd fallen behind on; participation in several peace-promoting efforts in the previous weeks (one on radio); and some socializing in between it all. I'm still catching my breath.

I'm gearing up for my resumed speaking tour. Watch for relevant announcements right here.

Now, back to you: How are you doing with those New Year's Resolutions? Same old same old, huh? Well,

has a cure for that.

Here are motivational excerpts from the book:

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great." – Mark Twain, beloved American author

“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window but coaxed downstairs one step at a time.” – Mark Twain

Here's my Five-Step Plan to Organization: Some simple suggestions for keeping your papers and yourself organized...

Read the rest of those helpful ideas and strategies in the Organization chapter of E-book or print edition EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge today. Buy it at http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html

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BIG Breakthrough in the Curing Breast Cancer World!

2012-01-03T09:12:00.001+02:00

B'SD

8 Tevet 5772

What an inspiring way to begin 2012: Curing breast cancer in 7 days!

Let's pray together for an end to all suffering. Medical miracles and researchers are helping people as we sleep. Waking up to such wonderful news is indescribably good.

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How to Keep New Year's Resolutions the EZ Shmeezy Way!

2011-12-29T15:26:00.000+02:00

B'SD

2 Tevet 5772

There's nothing like a Monday morning Quarterback annoying everybody with wisdom that just doesn't matter anymore. Maybe the second-most annoying thing is looking yourself in the mirror and being disappointed with what you see, especially after you've broken another set of New Year's resolutions.

So, I'm sharing the EZ Shmeezy tool for getting things right: Take life one day at a time. If necessary, one hour, minute or moment at a time. Realize that humans fail at times. It's part of being normal. Start over as much as necessary. Review your commitments regularly. Strategize for meeting goals. Set deadlines. Meet them.

Look in the mirror again. And congratulate yourself, one improvement at a time. Only rare individuals are capable of a 100% overhaul in a heartbeat.

Hoping you'll have a happy 2012 all year long,

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Blog Writer Joins International Phenom for Respect

2011-12-28T08:36:00.005+02:00

B'SD

1 Tevet 5772

Readers, I apologize that my blogpost is a departure from the norm. But it is most definitely health related and part of a bigger story!

Last night some friends and I worked on crowd control, with police, at the internationally famous rally to support Jewish women in Israel. You might spot news photos of a tall redhead in a purple jacket and yellow security vest (me) on the scene, as in this interview footage with one of the organizers.

I'm physically and emotionally tired from being part of the solution to the horrific misrepresentation of Judaism and to the abusive mistreatment of females in Israel. I reside in Bet Shemesh, where I've been to many previous demonstrations against the violent hooligans in haredi clothing. They betray the Jewish values of compassion, honesty and the respect of women. I spoke about this on Rusty Mike Radio yesterday morning.

The very fact that the huge peace-promoting gathering made international news last night, the last night of Chanuka, is heartrending. Women are at the heart of the Chanuka miracle, not just the Maccabee men. Chana and her seven sons were slaughtered by Romans who punished Jews refusing to worship the idolization of the human body. Another Chana begged her Jewish co-religionists to save her from impending rape by Roman predators ruining the wedding nights of all Jewish brides. Those cries for help mobilized the Maccabbees, who showed the world that we Jews value the integrity, sanctity and honor of females no matter their religion, age or level of achievements. Women deserve respect. GOD ALMIGHTY taught this to the Jews and wider world.

I believe that we at last night's rally have lit the world as some sort of Chanuka candle with our firm stance for kindness, honesty and simple good-heartedness.

As for the boors harassing little children and anyone obstructing violent behavior, they are misogynists in the classical sense of the word. They suffer a sexual identity crisis that is foreign to Jewish values and teachings. Somehow, they veered off the genuine Jewish worldview: to bring more holiness to the world, to enjoy its beauty and to emulate its All Compassionate Creator.

Scroll around this blog. Find the posts honoring people of various religions, skin colors and occupations. They came from my deep appreciation for the Jewish mandate to "Build a world of kindness." Heaven is not off-limits to anyone who earns it.

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Predicting 2012 - How to Tame a Roller Coaster of a Year

2011-12-26T13:10:00.000+02:00

B'SD

30 Kislev 5772

Here are my predictions for a rollercoaster of a 2012:

1) I strongly suspect that global economies will soon crash with the Euro. Stock up on essentials before there's a desperate run on local stores. The International Monetary Fund's director warns us that the value of money is very unstable.

2) Good news will envelope the medical world: Medical Breakthroughs are happening around the clock. One could very soon help YOU or a loved one.

3) You'll develop the courage and behavior to take better care of yourself. You can use the gentle humor and step-by-step ideas in

Every year has its ups and downs. But 2012 is shaping up to be quite dramatic. Tame the tension. Buy the E-book or print edition today for a happier, healthier year with soothing, can-do solutions: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Here's to the healthiest, happiest possible 2012!

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Wake Up to Wonder and a Healthier, Happier YOU with 1 New Year's Resolution!

2011-12-25T08:53:00.003+02:00

B'SD

29 Kislev 5772

Readers contact me almost daily to remark

about how much

HELPS them.

Disability advocates, medical and mental health professionals, and regular people happy to lower their stress and to reduce the costs of their health care are letting me know that they're happier, more functional and much more organized because they followed the book's suggestions.

This message from Israel-based charitable organization MELABEV, devoted to helping people with Alzheimer's, recently went out via E-mail:

"A tremendous thank you to Yocheved Golani

for the donation her very practical and inspiring book

to the Melabev Lending Library!

"It's my Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To"

is a useful, compassionate guide for people

undergoing the challenge of coping with an illness.

For more info or to order, see:

http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html ..."

Making New Years resolutions to help someone with Alzheimers or some other medical, emotional, disability, or health (mental, spiritual and physical) problem? You know what to do. Click http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html

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Whittle Your Waistline and Improve Your Heart Health with ONE Strategy!

2011-12-22T06:06:00.000+02:00

B'SD

26 Kislev 5772

The nights are bright with Chanuka lights (we've lit 2 so far). I bet I can light up your life with one amusing video that can get your health rhythm going better and better. WHAT is the low-cost, all-fun cure for many health problems? It's... it's... oh you'll be surprised!

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Here's How to Get Your Grin Back Despite Illness or Disability

2011-12-21T05:54:00.001+02:00

B'SD

25 Kislev 5772

Holidays are inconvenient times for bad moods, yours included. The best way to get past the emotional block is to count your blessings and to invest in a Purposely Positive Point of View (something I blogged about after the first edition of my book was published).

In today's rushed world with scary news headlines, too much time in cyberspace and ever-developing medical world with all its ups and downs, we need to calm down, to collect our thoughts and to breathe calmly.

Guess what I'm doing about that?

I'm preparing a series of humor columns about coping with illness/disability. Some of it will be outtakes of

Yes, there's laugh out loud humor in the otherwise serious book. Mark Twain weighs in with thoughts about harnessing bad habits to make them - and you - good! Georia O'Keefe opines about a few things... And wait'll you read some of the other riffs by a global collection of time-traveling humorists.

Here's how to get your grin back despite the hardships of emotional, physical illness and/or disability: Read it today. Buy your copy via http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html.

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Learn the story of the book's title on page 5. A medical crisis - you'd cry too, if it happened to you. Use your tissues and handkerchiefs with my blessings borne of experience. GOD gives you Permission to Weep. And you can say that to any critics after explaining that "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To."

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.

Face Your Future with Optimism.

Here's How to Make Someone's Hanuka Happier!

2011-12-20T08:20:00.001+02:00

B'SD

24 Kiselev 5772

Here I am, posing in December Israeli sunshine. Blooming roses are all around the country.

Tonight I'll be lighting the first Hanuka/Chanuka candle. In 2011, Hanukah begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - the start of 25 Kislev. The last night of Hanukah 2011 is sundown on Tuesday, December 27. The happy holiday ends at nightfall on December 28, coinciding with the start of the Jewish month Tevet.

Holidays are hard for unhappy people, and harder still for ill people in emotional or physical pain. Here's how to make their Hanuka happier:

Send them a copy of

right now!

The E-book version will arrive to specified iphone, PC and other monitors as soon as the purchase is complete.

Want to buy the paperback version so you can fill in the nifty blanks with and for loved ones? NO PROBLEM! Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter holiday season: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge and let the publisher know which version you'd like.

You and/or your gift recipient will get your grins back in just one reading, I bet.

Stores and organizations can affordably stock up on gifts for customers, staff and constituents. Bulk orders can be made by clicking here.

Happy Hanuka/Chanuka!

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

The Best Bargain for Someone with Busted Bones!

2011-12-19T08:01:00.003+02:00

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23 Kislev 5772

Check out this nifty video http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xMYjfb_M9wM&vq=large to get a sense of how modern medicine puts busted bones and people back together again.

Remember my Boo-Boo Barbie story? That's how my arm was saved: a locking plate was installed to hold bone fragments together and to allow new bone to grow between the cracks of my crushed elbow.

The challenge of the recovery is to regain flexibility in the connective tissues that remained unused during the weeks/months of immobile casting. That calls for physical and occupational therapy, LOTS of determination and... heck, learn what to do when you read the whole story of my astonishing recovery on pages 60-62 of

Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter holiday season: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

It's the best bargain for cheering up
someone with busted bones ;^ D

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

What do the New York Times and this Blog Have in Common?

2011-12-18T06:01:00.008+02:00

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22 Kislev 5772

Chanuka starts Wednesday night, December 21/Kislev 25. Xmas, Kwanzaa and holiday parties with loads of food and calories are heading to tables near you.

The problem is that much of that food is NOT good for your health. Listen to Mark Bittman, a New York Times food writer explain the reality: http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wrong_with_what_we_eat.html

Scared? Feeling overwhelmed by the task of rethinking your menus and preparing them? Hmmm... I have a good book to recommend to you. It was written by a woman who needed to take immediate dietary action to save her life. A woman who used to joke that "A candy bar in each hand is a balanced meal."

Here's the answer to the headline of today's blogpost: That NYT food writer, this blog and the EMPOWER Yourself book share a common theme: You need to make serious changes in your menu-planning, and you can.

By the way, you'll learn why I do not eat fish - and why you won't want to anymore - on page 156.

Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter holiday season: Click on EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

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Face Your Future with Optimism.

Happy Hanuka from Elmo!

2011-12-15T03:18:00.001+02:00

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19 Kislev 5772

Here's a head start on some of the interesting things about Hanuka (sometimes spelled Chanuka to signify the Hebrew word).

Enjoy the perspective from Elmo's point of view:

Here's a GREAT present for any holiday: E-book or print edition EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Find out how to destress over medical issues and how to save LOTS of money on your medical bills!

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Here’s How Dentists Can SAVE LIVES!

2011-12-14T10:47:00.002+02:00

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18 Kislev 5772

I’m among the journalists privy to a Breaking Story: Identifying Unaddressed Systemic Health Conditions at Dental Clinics! Identifying Patients Who Need Urgent Care.

The story is about dentists who detect symptoms of serious disease and medical conditions while treating patients who do not receive necessary medical care for them. WHY didn’t those child or adult patients receive necessary care? Because they could not afford the necessary doctor visit or did not know to seek medical care.

Lives can be saved in one dental visit, as hygienists and dentists identify health problems to be addressed.

Editors: Contact me to buy my coverage of the story for your publication.

Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter holiday season: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Pedophilia Is EVERYONE's Problem!

2011-12-12T14:05:00.002+02:00

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16 Kislev 5772

I'm sad to let you know that I've been contacted by frightened, unhappy people many times in recent days. Each of them has been affected by or is concerned about pedophilia, the sexual abuse of children.

Sex abuse is no stranger to the adult world, either.

I urge victims of sexual assaults to benefit from counseling and/or EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques. It is a simple matter of reciting specific phrases and performing simply gestures that can literally rewire your brain for emotional recovery. A certified EFT professional can guide your efforts.

Please re-read my old blogpost on the topic of sex abuse http://itsmycrisisandillcryifineedto.blogspot.com/2009/07/protection-and-healing-from-sexual.html

I truly believe that all of us must do what we can to protect children and everyone from sexual predators. Promote stronger laws, be vigilant, and report your suspicions to legal authorities.

I pray for your ever-improving recovery daily. You just might find helpful information to help that recovery along, in EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Happy, Hectic and How I Do It!

2011-12-07T07:24:00.001+02:00

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11 Kislev 5772

Whew! I'm having a busy week, let alone a busy month. Tonight I'll be moderating a "Meet the Authors" evening. It's designed to give that much-needed break to new writers.

Tomorrow night I head up not one but TWO community-oriented discussions about cultural needs in my town. I'll be part of a round-robin of conversations dedicated to raising the quality of life in my local and greater neighborhood.

I'm booking ever-more engagements to speak about

on the radio, in libraries and elsewhere.

My daily activities continue as I write feature stories, prepare book reviews and tend the garden (peas are growing fast, as are my flowering vines, turmeric, marigolds (in three different colors!), beets, garlic, parsley, ivies (two kinds), aloe vera and more. The dog already took me for our morning walk ;^ D

Though I remain certifiably disabled, I do what I can to enjoy life. It's all about pacing and choosing to be cheerful. Let me know how you manage with your disability or medical challenge.

Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter holiday season: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

How to Grow from Stress

2011-12-05T08:41:00.004+02:00

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9 Kislev

One of the mental health practitioners who endorse EMPOWER Yourself is world-famous psychiatrist Dr. Abraham Twerski. He specializes in helping people past their addictions. He also addresses other emotional and mental health issues. Listen to what he teaches us about how to respond to adversity/stress, whatever you care to call the things that go kerflooey in life (including ourselves):

Dr. Twerski gives

to addicts and to patients on chemotherapy. He teases me that they call him less after that. "They calm down from reading what you wrote."

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Buy the E-book or print edition today for a brighter holiday season and all year 'round: Click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Here's How to Answer Someone Ordering YOU to be a Cancer Warrior!

2011-12-04T06:22:00.001+02:00

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8 Kislev 5772

One of the readers of EMPOWER Yourself commented that she’s grateful for the book because “It lets me be me. It offers ideas I can use or not use at my own discretion. I don’t have to start reciting some mantra you came up with or act in ways I’m not comfortable with. I don't have to be a cancer 'Warrior.' And the book is helping me. It has a lot to offer.”

I appreciate that nobody normal needs to be demeaned in order to get well. That “You Must FIGHT to beat your disease!” mindset in other books about coping with illness is echoed on websites about healing, too. It’s not realistic and it's not fair. It is inappropriate to pressure someone to do things your way when they are weak, in need of compassion and deserving of respect.

NOBODY is licensed by The One Above to tell the whole wide world what they “should” do to be healthier. There is no One Size Fits All healing or coping prescription. We are individuals.

Here’s an excerpt from EMPOWER Yourself to demonstrate just how strongly I believe in respecting the person before you, and not in the the alleged healer's ego-tripping:

“I wrote this book after having been on both sides of the hospital bill. Throughout my professional and personal experiences, I've clung to a sense of humor with the tenacity to grab life by the collar and yell, "I want more!" That attitude developed over my lifetime, and ultimately saved my life.

“About two years after my life-saving surgery and subsequent recovery, I began a new career as a Self-Help Coach. My clients tell me that their trust in my empathy, my insight, and in my efforts to help them to change their counterproductive beliefs and behaviors, let alone their delight in successfully replacing negative thought and behavior with positive thought and behavior are the outgrowth of my life-affirming choices.

“I welcome readers to benefit from my true-life experience at managing with a medical crisis. The opening segment of this workbook is Permission to Weep over your diagnosis. You might feel shock, betrayal, confusion, despair, and more because of the medical crisis before you. Those are normal reactions to the shock of a sudden, unexpected medical crisis or one that you tried to prevent. Read on to absorb the entire Permit. - Yocheved

Human beings mint coins and they're all alike. But when the Creator mints people, each of us is unique even though we come from the same mold. Our different personalities, skills and longings necessitate different paths to achieving a state of calm after we've been startled or terrified. There are no "One size fits all" methods of calming down or gaining perspective. Yet we need to reach the state of composed thought and behavior in order to live as productively and happily as possible under challenging circumstances. Sound reasoning enables us to choose the coping mechanisms that work for us.

Challenging? Oh yes. But the alternative to coping is worse.

After I revealed my diagnosis to friends and family, we cried together. Then we progressed to choosing coping skills and keeping me strong so I could have a chance to continue living. My choice to focus on sound psychological principles complemented my Orthodox Jewish religious convictions. Many of those sound psychological principles, as well as classical Jewish philosophy and laws are presented in this text. A blend of both appears in the next paragraph.

One of the worst reactions people had to my news was saying with a sense of fatalism and religious superiority over me, "You shouldn't cry. GOD only gives people the challenges they can face." I disagree. Many a good person has experienced a psychological or medical problem, and suffered terribly or not survived it. Some medical and emotional challenges destroy no matter how valiantly we fight to survive them. Other crises can be survived. It isn't fair to lump them all in one "You can do it!" category. It blames the patient, who is suffering already. No one on this planet is authorized to pass judgment on another person's trials and tribulations. That's GOD's job.

Are you afraid that religious people or even not so religious people will blame you for your very legitimate tears and fears, because GOD knows what He's doing? Are they doing it already? These types of pithy remarks get high scores for being truthful and meaningful. But they get big fat ZEROES for actually helping someone to conquer their misery. It's as useless as telling someone dripping blood or holding onto broken limbs in an emergency room that "I FEEL YOUR PAIN." It's no help at all.

A medical diagnosis that presents a crisis is something to legitimately cry about. It is a lack of stability and a lack of reliable givens that we need so much. One of the Gates of Prayer that remains open despite the lack of a Beit HaMikdash (ancient Jewish Temple) is the Gate of Tears. Crying is a form of prayer. It says, "I'm scared, I'm sad, I'm angry, I don't know what to do about my problem. I need your help HaShem (GOD)," and more.

We learn from the Talmud in Bava Metzia 59a "Even though the Gates of Prayer are closed (after the destruction of the grand Jewish Temple called Bait HaMikdash), the Gates of Tears are never closed."

GOD keeps the Gate of Tears open so we will cry to Him. Crying is part of our relationship with Him.

Consider the reason that you're crying. Do you feel shocked, lost, confused or angry with someone, as I did? Anger can express itself as outrage, frustration, jealousy, resentment, fury, and hatred. It can masquerade as judgment, criticism, and even (surprise!) boredom. Like all emotions, it is a complex, ever-shifting state involving thoughts, feelings, and bodily changes. So, not only do you have a medical diagnosis of concern, you also might be developing the stress of tummy upsets, unpredictable menstrual cycles, weight problems, and other complications. It's a roller coaster with thrills, spills, and corkscrew turns, none of it predictable or controllable.

A friend shared a relevant poem with me. I do not know the identity of the original author. I recommend that you share this deep message with loved ones so that they can learn how better to express their love from it:

Don't tell me that you understand,

Don't tell me that you know,

Don't tell me that I will survive, How I will surely grow.

Don't tell me this is just a test,

That I am truly blessed,

That I am chosen for this task,

Apart from all the rest.

Don't come at me with answers,

That can only come from me,

Don't tell me how my grief will pass,

That I will soon be free.

Don't stand in pious judgment,

Of the bounds I must untie,

Don't tell me how to suffer,

And don't tell me how to cry.

My life is filled with selfishness,

My pain is all I see,

But I need you, I need your love,

Unconditionally.

Accept me in my ups and downs,

I need someone to share,

Just hold my hand and let me cry,

And say, "My friend, I care".

All of us are holding your hand, and say... (your name)... "We care"

A medical crisis - you'd cry too, if it happened to you. Use your tissues and handkerchiefs with my blessings borne of experience. GOD gives you Permission to Weep. And you can say that to any critics after explaining that "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To."

Did someone order YOU to be a Cancer WARRIOR? Show them this blogpost. Then click on the words EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge to buy the E-book or print edition today. Have a brighter holiday season with my blessings.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Occupy Your Inner Healer

2011-11-30T09:14:00.001+02:00

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4 Kislev 5772

Once in awhile I notice a bump in the sales figures for It’s MY Crisis! And I’ll Cry If I Need To: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Holiday season has been one of those times. But today I noticed something different: a simultaneous rise in my Twitter followers! Apparently my readers appreciate the health-promoting tips I share there, too.

Join the crowd. Check out @yochevedgolani on

If you prefer, Find me on Facebook!

Occupy your Inner healer with great information that calms you down, organizes your medical and/or disability life and shows you how to save major amounts of money on healtchcare costs.

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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Want a Present from the Heart for the Holidays?

2011-11-29T14:11:00.003+02:00

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3 Kislev 5772

Help someone - perhaps yourself - to cope with medical problems, with a present from the heart for the holidays.

How much can one book do for you? Well, according to the medical and mental health professionals at http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html, A LOT!

Skip the crowds and pepper-spraying cruelty at shopping malls. Buy your copy online, today.

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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
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How to Cure Sadness at Holiday Season

2011-11-28T11:24:00.012+02:00

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2 Kislev 5772

Hey, that high-stepping turkey looks happier than some of the people who survived this part of the holiday season. Somehow, holidays don't seem all that bright and cheerful when you're mourning the memories of loved ones no longer able to celebrate them with you.

Hanuka doesn't even look bright despite all those pretty candles.

Xmas and Kwanzaa seem to just bring you down with a sense of sadness and emptiness. But consider this: those holidays are about spiritual realities after all.

How about letting them help you?

Do yourself a favor. Look at this recreation of today's http://jewishworldreview.com/ page and follow its directions. Click the link for it. You won't be sorry.

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We are doing something VERY different. Most of today's 5-MINUTE offering is music. You will find it inspirational. At the very least, I can guarantee it will be thought provoking.

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Here's How to Cure Cramps, Blocked Sinuses and Hiccups!

2011-11-23T07:48:00.002+02:00

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27 Cheshvan 5772

Triple-header today. Let's solve some of those mysterious maladies with one click on this Alternatively Speaking article.

Okay, that was easy enough. But what if you follow the above suggestions and still experience those late-night Charlie-horses/leg cramps? A-g-o-n-y, right?

If you suffer leg cramps and you're not pregnant (but even if you are), see the Coping with Pain chapter (it begins on page 32) of

There's a lot more problem-solving between the covers of the E-book and print edition. Order yours at

http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html TODAY.

One more thought before I sign off today. I was at a meeting yesterday, in which psychologist Eli Shine informed business women about techniques for having more success in life. I was startled to hear him announce that a specific idea/premise he'd mentioned is found in EMPOWER Yourself! What an endorsement! We'd never met before.

I chatted with Eli after the meeting to let him know that there's one dynamite sentence for success in a forthcoming article I've written for MISHPACHA magazine's December 7 edition. He agreed with a BIG smile. Read it and let me know your thoughts about that ;^ D

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Feeling Like the Turkey at Thanksgiving? Here's How to Restore Your Happiness!

2011-11-21T05:13:00.015+02:00

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24 Cheshvan 5772

Ads all over the world show smiling people and glittering holiday decorations. But you? You're feeling down. Illness. Debt. Lousy relationships. Name the cause.

Americans are about to tuck into turkey dinner with all the trimmings (if you can afford them). Are you scared you'll gag on the food as you choke on negative emotions?
Here's some help to bypass the gastric upset no matter what's bothering you. Clear your mind and heart with this excerpt from

Action Alert

Shape Your Mind for Survival Mode.

Actions, ideas and emotions are very important realities to suffering people if they are physically ill or emotionally out of order. I went through an ordeal that could have broken the bodies and spirits of many people. I understood that I needed to take positive, life-saving actions, to think of positive ideas that strengthened me, and to take positive control of my emotions on many levels.

My medical team and I did not know if I would live past the surgical effort to save me. We knew that the tumor, left untreated, could kill me within the next two years. So, we needed to make our joint rescue efforts as rapidly and as effectively as possible. I needed to respond to every frightening, negative thought with an upbeat, healing thought. You do, too.

The worst thing that could have happened to me back then is that I would have failed to save my life. The BEST thing, however, was that if I succeeded I would have a life. One I wanted to live. You or your loved one may be in the same boat.

Develop a Survival-Mode Mind

In order to have the best happen, I needed to develop a plan of action to save my life and/or the quality of my remaining life. You need to do that, too.

Anyone with a medical crisis is in the same situation: you need to save a life. Yours or the life of someone you love. The quality of that endangered life is just as important as preserving it.

Write the name of the person whose life needs saving in the space provided here or in a keepsake notebook:

List the important actions, ideas, and emotions that can have a positive effect on that person (you and your loved one can prepare this list together):

If you need more space, add a clean piece of paper to the workbook and fill it out or use a keepsake notebook for these fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Create an Attitude of Acceptance

I accepted the very real surgical risk that I might survive with some physical or mental deficits. I did not want to live as a miserable cripple. But, if becoming crippled were to be my fate, I decided that I would be the most with-it, upbeat cripple I could be. I intended to be Yocheved Golani LIVE, not dead. Misery and bitterness are not for me. They cancel out survival and quality of life.

You have to make a similar decision. The Torah tells us to choose life. Mental health practitioners and their clients know that misery is spiritual death. Life is productive, spontaneous, and as happy as you can make it.

Make happiness a hobby. Respond to every frightening, negative thought with an upbeat, healing thought. On purpose.

Pretend that you're willing to explore new opportunities and methodologies until that willingness becomes a natural impulse. Repeated actions can teach you to react in creative, productive ways.

All of us have challenges to overcome. Georgia O'Keefe said it well: "Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest."

Make a list of the difficult ideas and situations you must accept in order to go forward to as much health and dignity as possible (you and your loved ones can prepare this list together. Another person can make you aware of important ideas you haven’t thought of yet.):

If you need more space, add a clean piece of paper to the workbook and fill it out or use a keepsake notebook for these fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Here's a thought you might want to cling to as you groom yourself and others to promote your coping successes:

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great." – Mark Twain, beloved American author

Move Beyond Your Sense of Shock: More About Acceptance

Dr. Judith Guedalia is a neuropsychologist at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Israel. She specializes in treating victims of terrorist acts. One of her healing techniques is to place her hands around the head of someone lying on a bloody stretcher in the Emergency Room and to ask the person to describe things. She asks them to tell her what they see, hear, and feel as she gently turns their head to face her, to look at the bustling lifesaving activity in the emergency area, and to examine the food she places in their mouths. Dr. Guedalia likes to give Bamba to terror victims. It's a treat with a commonly recognized flavor, associated with pleasant memories. She does all this to help the terror victim realize that they survived the bomb, knifing, or other danger to life. "Victims need to realize that they're alive, not dead," Dr. Guedalia says. "They need to leave their state of shock. Otherwise, it can last forever and they will never again feel joy, never heal."

We need to leave the state of shock that our medical crises give us. That frees us to be happy in the future, and to heal.

Use your senses to the fullest. Tap your feet, clap your hands, smile, walk, smell flowers or a baby's sweet scent, touch textures you enjoy, eat and drink things you desire and in moderation. Listen to sounds you like, such as birdsong, music, laughter, babbling brooks. Dance if at all possible. Giggle on purpose. Decorate your home along Feng Shui principles if you wish. They focus on and promote all kinds of health.

If you want help to remain positive, to pass from a state of shock to a state of active life, I suggest materials by:

Dr. Abraham Low, founder of the Recovery Method and author of Mental Health Through Will-Training. Participate in Recovery meetings if you can. These can be enormously helpful not only to recovering psychiatric patients, but anyone willing to work on improving their mental state.

Dr. Judith Orloff and Dr. Miriam Adahan's book Emotional Maturity Established Through Torah (a manual for spiritual and psychological survival). Certified leaders around the world conduct EMETT meetings. Read the book, attend local meetings if you can, and learn successful techniques for managing your emotions.

Here’s a simple positive action you can take: become the director of your life. Pretend it’s a movie, a book or stage play. Create an appealing setting to convince the main character that he/she is healing. Music can be part of that setting. I suggest that you actually play this composition, and to keep reminding yourself that it is helping in every possible way: Beethoven's String Quartet in A (Opus 132), the one with the movement expressing thanks for recovery from an illness.

Ask trustworthy friends to help you to cope. Confide in a mental health therapist if you need or want one. Any of these actions can help you to avoid compounding a medical crisis with a crisis of mental torture. All of your positive actions can build you up from the inside out.

Prepare your list of upsetting ideas that you need to accept in order to pursue health (you and your loved ones can prepare this list together. Another person's perspective might be helpful now.):

Now list the actions you can take to accept those ideas as you free your focus to concentrate on improving your health (you and your loved ones can prepare this list together for added brain power):

If you need more space, add a clean piece of paper to the workbook and fill it out or use a keepsake notebook for these fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Remain Emotionally, Spiritually, and Physically Strong

"Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be… Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." - Abraham Lincoln

Frederick Douglass said "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

"An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run." - Sydney J. Harris

You're serious about your goals. You're getting ready to drop any conditions you've set for reaching those goals. Actions teach muscles. Repeated actions teach the mind. Respond to every frightening, negative thought with an upbeat, healing thought.

Feeling better yet? Watch what happens when you read the part about how charitable organizations are standing by to pay YOUR medical bills! You're might end up laughing out loud when you read the rest of

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Buy it at http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html

Don't be a turkey.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Want to Lose Weight over the Holidays in 4 Easy Steps?

2011-11-20T12:56:00.000+02:00

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23 Cheshvan 5772

Whoa, I know you're worried about adding on the pounds and kilos over the holiday season. My GOOGLE ANALYTICS monitor shows Super-Sized interest in my recent posts about weight control.

The good news is that some easy adjustments can be added to your mealtimes right now.

1) Space your meals several hours apart with NO Snacking in between. That lets your body digest food more efficiently. You'll burn more calories in the meanwhile with a quick dash up and down some stairs, around the block or at work. Do some bending and stretching in your chair, around the room, even at your desk several times daily - even right after eating (for maximum caloric burn!). Be sure to let people know you prefer lo-fat turkey, salads with nuts, seeds and home made dressings, plus protein-packed quinoa on your holiday menu. Bring your meal to the office or family party if necessary.

2) Lighten up with flavorful drinks that energize you. Prepare a thermos of tea or nourishing soup to take on the road before you leave home. Anytime you want to de-stress, sip the warm, soothing liquid. Beers, wines and calorie-counting sodas can only damage your waistline and overall health.

3) Pack raw pistachios and other raw nuts to have on hand when you have a snack attack (they come in appealing gift-wrapped packages, too). Keep them in sealed bags in your briefcase, desk or car. Chew slowly, thoughtfully and with satisfaction. You'll be building your body to healthier, slimmer proportions, not wrecking it with sugary or processed junk. Share the nuts with your guests and hosts so everyone can share the fun. Hey - nobody's going to criticize you with a full mouth!

4) Need an emotional boost now and then to deal with all the laughter and criticism that (probably overweight) critics send your way? Want to improve what you see in the mirror?

READ

Buy it at Booklocker for faster delivery: http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html

Enjoy your holidays with a lighter body and greater self-respect. Let me know your success stories, too!

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge one step at a time. Kilo by kilo, pound by pound.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

3 New Years Resolutions to Improve YOUR Health and YOUR Wealth!

2011-11-17T00:27:00.005+02:00

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20 Cheshvan 5772

2012 is coming! Only 45 days for setting YOUR resolutions for the New Year.

You want to lose weight, that bad mood you’re always in, or figure out how to cope with your medical problems.

Good news! You can do all of that in 3 easy steps!

1) Decide that today’s the day you make improvements. 1 by 1, little by little. It’s a great way keep the faith and not burn out from taking on too much at once.

2) Uptalk yourself. Look in the mirror and say “I can do this. I’m awesome. And I’m gonna be even better!”

3) READ EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medial Challenge TODAY! It’s filled with fun facts, good jokes and can-do ideas for improving your coping skills over time. The Global Resources section in the back even lets you know about organizations willing to pay YOUR medical costs!

Improve your health and your wealth. EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Read a sample of the book right here.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Ration Health Care YOUR Way!

2011-11-16T09:38:00.001+02:00

Obama Nominee for Social Security Board Favors Rationing Health Care | The Weekly Standard

B'SD

19 Cheshvan 5772

Scary news, hmm? By the way, it’s not only Americans who suffer stress over medical issues. Europeans, Asians, and everyone else faces shocking medical news and setbacks, too. We need affordable health care. And we need that medical care to work!

I'm a woman who went blind and almost died from a BENIGN brain tumor. I made post-operative medical history by restoring my sight with an organic foods diet and lifestyle, despite the medical world’s pessimism that I’d ever see again. In the process, I’ve learned a few things about happiness, human behavior and health. I put that together with my Health Information Management background, my acquaintance with medical pioneers, certification in Counseling Skills, and put it all together in a book.

It can help you to lower your stress and to ease your financial concerns. The first part of the book is filled with soothing information about how to organize your insurance and medical paperwork, appointments and overall life. It doesn't have to be hijacked by medical issues.

You’ll even find suggestions for what to pack – and what to leave out – for an extended trip to the hospital.

Your tears, fears and concerns will be validated realistically, compassionately and sensibly.

The second part of the book will alert you to worldwide and local organizations willing to pay your medical costs!

There’s a reason that hospitals, social workers, and doctors have and/or recommend that you EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. They and I know that this book can be a lifesaver.

Politicians? Feh. Don't let them ruin your health. EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Craniosacral Therapy Opens Healing Possibilities!

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One of the remarkable events of my healing journey concerns the eyelid paralyzed by life-saving brain surgery. Yes, the surgeon removed the benign tumor crushing my optic nerves and all the others caught in its hold. But the experience traumatized my body. It left me weak, in need of physical, speech and occupational therapy. And I needed to see again.

My entire medical team knew I could see only glimmers. And, those medical professionals predicted that the glimmer would fade to black, forever. They expected me to be blind lifelong. None of them seemed especially concerned at the paralyzed eyelid that would otherwise block my view. But as you read EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge you’ll learn how I revved up my motivation to be as functional as possible with the life left before me. That motivation included lifting the eyelid with nerves too weak to make it rise or even to flicker a bit.

I went for craniosacral therapy from a practitioner trained by a leader in the field, John Upledger himself. That practitioner, Andrea/Chana Bracha Kornfeld, quickly made my craniosacral fluids move in a more optimal fashion (CSF fills our spinal cords and surrounds our brains, helping them to function). The once paralyzed eyelid fluttered open, though at half mast. With further treatment, we watched it rise to an increasingly normal position. Today, few people can detect the slightly off-kilter position of the rather normal-looking oval.

Andrea/Chana Bracha and I worked together for months to promote other healing. My skull, damaged by surgery, regained strength, correct positioning and – years after the surgical event – healthy new bone!

I’ve watched Andrea/Chana Bracha and other craniosacral practitioners effect miraculous results in babies, children and adults of all ages. The process is rather pleasant. The patient sits comfortably or lies upon a treatment table as the craniosacral therapist (CST) lightly touches them to promote the improved flow of the CS fluids.

Not every medical procedure needs to be painful or frightening. Want to learn about other medical miracles you or a loved can benefit from? Read

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge for the holidays and beyond.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Flashmob for World Diabetes Day!

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It's World Diabetes Day, and yesterday I joined friends to increase global awareness of the prevalence of Juvenile and adult-onset diabetes - plus the need for a cure. Look for me (the only redhead in the group) in the white lab jacket, dancing in the back row, in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrUWCMT5L1E.

If that link doesn't work see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrUWCMT5L1E&feature=share

By the way, I recently communicated with someone struggling to feed her child, a toddler with Celiac disease. Celiacs can't digest gluten. They - or their parents - must monitor their diets to avoid serious lifelong complications. I let the mom know that, due to the organic vegetarian diet and other healing modalities I use, I've LOST my celiac problems and my life-threatening allergies!

My lifestyle and dining habits are sound practices for diabetics, too. I also lost borderline diabetic status some time ago, due to the changes I made.

Eating doesn't have to be torture. Learn the user-friendly, delicious and delightful techniques described in

PS - My eyesight continues to improve, thank GOD.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

How to Travel in Style - Despite Your Disability!

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Holiday season means lots of moving around. If you're having a hard time traveling with a disability, check out the Association for Airline Passenger Rights http://www.flyfriendlyskies.com/

See http://www.rollingrains.com/ too!

The Global Resources section of

has information that can ease your travel efforts, too.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Every way you can.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

How to Feel Grateful at Thanksgiving - Even with an Illness

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Holidays are hard times for feeling happy when you or someone you love are seriously ill. You feel that GOD abandoned or betrayed you. You feel alone. Disgusted. Sad. Maybe you feel that there is absolutely nothing good about the situation.

But blessings abound in the most hidden, VERY unexpected of ways.

Please listen to this recording. Listen to the entire broadcast, about an hour in length. Hey, you're on the PC anyway. Tune up the sound and pay attention to the surprise ending no matter what elese you're doing at the time.

I hope you'll find Thanksgiving season something worth sharing.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Learn about the emotions that go with illness and how to resolve them on pages 12-31 in EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.