Wish Me Speedy Healing!

B'SD


22 Sivan 5772


I'll be in outpatient surgery when this post goes "live." I'm having a foot deformity surgically corrected so I can walk more easily. Outpatient surgery is a delightful option and I've chosen it so I can heal in the comfort of my home and face the future smiling. I already feel like dancing!


I can't predict how soon I'll be back to my PC and updating the blog. I have to allow the foot to heal as I prop it up to minimize post-surgical swelling. That makes sitting near a desk quite awkward.


I'd appreciate your prayers for a speedy recovery. I hope to update you with some terrific patient-empowering information after I heal.





Want to know how I can be so cheerful in spite of pain, physical limitations and all the life-altering complications that surgery implies? 

Read  the story about how I've coped with far worse, and what that can do for you or someone you love. Buy the E-book or print edition of EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge at  http://booklocker.com/books/3067.html

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

Another Medical Professional Praises EMPOWER Yourself!

B'SD


7 Av 5771

I found this book review at the Barnes & Nobel bookselling site:


Yocheved Golani has written a comprehensive manual for the ill and those helping the person experiencing a medical crisis. Her approach is compassioante and filled with messages of hope and universal faith.


I found the book to be pro-active, not reactive. In Ms. Golani’s encouragement to use positive language, she enables a reader to look at their circumstance as a point of growth. She has productive exercises for the reader, using one’s own words to approach a medical crisis (or chronic illness) is going to last much longer than the “you should” messages so many ill people face.


The list of resources is a valuable commodity! Whew, everyone experiencing illness should have access to this comprehensive list- it’s action oriented, for sure. Ultimately, the most endearing and enduring message one can receive from this book is: Medical crisises may happen, but who you are, how you manage- it’s in your hands. Pick up this book and be your own best advocate!




Dr Shoshana Kesner, DHM, BSN


Founder & CEO Binah Baby





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Face Your Future with Optimism.

Want to Read Some Good Writing? Feel Better Fast?

B'SD

12 Sivan 5771


Many readers of "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry If I Need To: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge" are European men who are now my Facebook friends or E-mail buddies. Gentlemen, how about recommending my book in your part of the map? You need not say why you know about it, only that you do (& that medical and mental health pros recommend it).

Oh - while I was chatting with a publicist today (I handle some of his work), I learned that he'd complimented me on LinkedIn, a business network:

"Yocheved is a great writer. It is as simple as that.
But if you have looked for good writers....you know
it really isn't that simple. Whatever she writes
about - she sounds like an expert, a pro. And
her writing is 'excited' - she sounds like she
enjoys the topic and I am sure that has an
impact on the reader.

Plus, she is fast and very nice!"
Stuart Schnee - Public Relations, Marketing & Sales

I'm pleased to know that Mr. Schnee appreciates my research and fact-checking. And my manners ;^ D

How about you?

Benefit from EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Buy it at Booklocker.

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

Coming Back with MORE!

B'SD

1 Shvat 5771


Readers, I apologize for my many absences lately. My site, E-mail and other Internet activities have been hampered by hackers and a temporary loss of online access. Whew, it's a good thing I know how to handle stress. Gosh I've had some lately.

Hang on, I'm coming back to the world of communication in a big way ;^ D

You already know that I've been interviewed for an organization devoted to helping people with low vision. I have also been invited to appear on online radio's "Being with Ron Ash."

Check this blog for details
of the soon-to-be-published
interview and my air-date.

I expect to share some great
information with you, then.

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

Good Medical News about Cancer!

B'SD

28 Tishrei 5771

GOOD NEWS about cancer rates:

They're FALLING!

The long-term prognosis for most types of cancer has IMPROVED since the 1990s! See the proof at http://agilawritingblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/updates-on-cancer-registries_20.html

My heart is with you if you're suffering from cancer. The reason I'm sharing the above item today is to help you to feel hopeful. The medical world is making breakthroughs. You or someone you love might benefit from them.

When you do not feel optimisitic, you can try to fake it. Cry when you need to, and do everything you can to bolster your courage, optimism and sense of humor. It's that repeated effort to be positive that can pull you through hard times.





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

Sweeten Your Indoor Life in 1 Simple Step

B'SD

Summer's hot and humid, the thunderstorms messed up your barbecue. You just don't want to risk your health recovery/coping process on severe weather conditions. Here's a simple 1-step solution: Indoor Beach Party!

Grab your gear: sunglasses, beach towels, tan lotion and food. Set it up indoors and play some funky music while you enjoy the silly setting. Arrange for someone to prepare barbecue'd food and feel better fast.

My classmates and I did this in college and it truly is fun for people on the mend - and everybody else. Yep, college. Not a waste of time as too many critics feared ; ^ )

Seriously, readers, I've witnessed Recreation Therapists in medical institutions do this sort of activity and the staff, patients and visitors ate it up with glee.



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Face Your Future with Optimism.

Fulfill YOUR Role for the Greater Good

B'SD

14 Adar

Today is the joyous day of Purim, when Jews celebrate miraculous survival from attempted annihilation with song, silliness and good cheer.

There's a universal message in the holiday.

You'll learn about it in this video.

No matter your situation, YOU can fulfill a role as no other person in the world can. Be the most dignified, gracious and productive person you can be. Even if you're facing illness.


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Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Here's a Way to TAP into YOUR Potential!

B'SD

2 Adar 5770


Sorry for the late posting. I filmed my newest video today. That took travel & performance time. Once we've edited out my "Um"s and "Hmm"s I'll post it here.

Okay, on to Tapping into YOUR Potential. I knew I had an important choice to make when I faced death by a benign brain tumor literally crushing all my nerves. I had to invent a way to remain alive, thriving and healthier as time went by.

I burned my Bridge of Fear and forged ahead. Thank GOD I succeeded (HE gets most of the credit ;^ )

Want to burn YOUR bridges and cope with a challenge? Watch this video by Charlie Harrary.




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Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

How to ACCOMPLISH Your Goals!

B'SD

23 Cheshvan 5770

I came across a terrific idea at Twitter, yesterday:

chrisbrogan
Today would be a great day to

trade in 2 excuses

for 2 promises/commitments.

Readers, he's right.

Sing a new song. One of pride, cheer and self-worth.

Reach the finish line of a goal.

Keep it realistic, & build on your success.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

SOAR with the Eagles!

B'SD

12 Cheshvan 5770

I received a charming story on E-mail and decided to share it with you. It's delicious food for thought for nourishing you this weekend. And beyond ;^ )

Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar!!!

No one can make you serve customers well. That's because great service is a choice.

Harvey Mackay tells a wonderful story about a cab driver who proved this point. He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey. He handed my friend a laminated card and said: "I'm Wally, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.'

Taken aback, Harvey read Wally's Mission Statement:

"To get my customers to their destination in

the quickest, safest & cheapest way possible

in a friendly environment."

This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!

As he slid behind the wheel, Wally asked, "Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf."

Harvey said jokingly, "No, I'd prefer a soft drink."

Wally smiled and replied, "No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice."

Almost stuttering, Harvey said, "I'll take a Diet Coke."

Handing him his drink, Wally remarked, "If you’d like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today."

As they were pulling away, Wally handed his passenger another laminated card, reading, "These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio."

And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day. He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts.

"Tell me, Wally," an amazed Harvey asked the driver, "Have you always served customers like this?"

Wally smiled into the rearview mirror. "No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth teacher, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day. He had just written a book called You’ll See It When You Believe It. Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you’ll rarely disappoint yourself. He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.' That hit me right between the eyes," said Wally. "Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded favorably, well, I did more."

"I take it that the effort has paid off for you," Harvey responded.

"It sure has," Wally replied. "My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I’ll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action."

Wally was phenomenal, running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab.

I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn’t do any of what I was suggesting. Wally the Cab Driver had made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles.

I personally and truly love such customer service. Give it a thought, how true it is. How many times we just start our day by complaining "Oh No! It’s a Monday," and then feel miserable the entire day. How many times, have we woken in the morning, felt the excitement within and exclaimed "THIS is going to be the BEST day of my life!"? Now even if after saying that you seem to not have a good day then you can turn around to say and to feel "This too shall pass." At the end of the day, go to bed content that you know and feel right from the bottom of your heart that you have done the best you could. At the end of it, you will be the one who would have changed your own life forever.

Okay readers, the above story makes a point worth considering: "COPING with adversity beats the alternative." YOU can become your own client, and serve your needs in a superb manner, offsetting sadness and downward psychological slides.

Soar with emotionally strong eagles.

Need a friendly voice to help you to stay on course so you can cope better with the illness that you or a loved one is facing? I know of a book that makes those points quite well. It even suggests terrific coping strategies and worldwide resources for getting what you need. Click on

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.


If you want to work with me 1:1 to personalize your coping strategies, contact me at giveretgolani@gmail.com.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Nurture Your Inner Giggle

19 Tamuz 5768

Today, someone asked me how I cope with stress and continue smiling. Here's one technique that I shared with her (you can sort of listen in on the conversation as I relay it below):

"I believe that each of us has an Inner Giggle and it needs nurturing.

"Crises tend to cancel out our sense of joy and hope. But the fact that we yearn to be happier than we are is the best signal that our senses of joy and hope remain alive. Battered, but alive. So, I recommend doing what it takes to puff more life back into those parts of our brains and hearts. I've learned that when we can master our emotions, we can place a problem into manageable perspective, and cope with one aspect of the problem at a time. It can be a medical crisis, an emotional issue, or something else that really whomped your sense of well-being.

"To give you an example of what I mean, listen to how I helped a friend of mine going through the train system with me. She'd misfed her tickets in the turnstile that lets passengers board the train. She had no way to join me as I began boarding! Cursing herself into a frenzy, she noticed that I stepped out of the car and bought 2 ice creams at the vending machine just beyond her reach. As the ticket agent resolved the problem with a credit card, I welcomed my friend 'to the other side of the tracks,' handed her an ice cream and ordered her to start licking hers so she could nourish her 'Inner Giggle.'


"HUH?" She asked. "My inner what?"

I smiled over my ice cream cone and replied, "Your Inner Giggle. Times get rough. Even a lowly turnstile can attack and eat up your travel tickets. But hey, you need to chill out. Let the ice cream feed your sense of happiness so you can get your giggle back."

My friend grinned and bit into her ice cream. In minutes she was laughing, grateful for the break from being angry at herself and able to reassess the situation in a far more user-friendly way.

Trust me, I didn't want to travel with a friend cursing herself for the next few hours. I did what I could to humorize the situation and she followed my lead. We laughed at the problem, not at her. That's a critically important point.

Feeding your Inner Giggle. You can do so much to restore a sense of control in your life. Healthy laughter minimizes the destructiveness of a given problem. It also releases tension, giving it a safe way to leave your system.

Stuck in bed and feeling helpless, bored, angry, filled with physical and emotional pain? Fill in the blank as you wish. But realize that you CAN do something to help yourself cheer up.

Listen to music you enjoy by asking someone to set up the radio, CD player or other device for you. Select your music. Go on, you KNOW what you like!

Decorate your surroundings despite limitations on your present abilities. Consider arranging some pictures or flowers nearby, or spray-painting pine cones with a bit of assistance and an open window. Look at some mementoes you enjoy. You get the idea. Do something you want to do.

Ask someone to share jokes with you.

DO NOT poke fun at or ridicule yourself. That's not user-friendly. Ethnic and off-color jokes hurt. Keep the humor wholesome.

Feed your inner giggle with nourishing thoughts and actions. Let yourself laugh despite the pain as you learn to retake control of your emotions.

We can't control our medical situations, only how we respond to them. My book holds laugh-out-loud anecdotes from famous people about how they coped with stress. Buy your copy today, and share their ideas with them!

Let me know what works for you when you leave a comment into the Comment Boxes on this blog.


To your good health,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life.

How To Spell Coping Mechanisms? R-E-S-P-E-C-T

9 Sivan 5768

I'm tossing in a bonus post for Father's Day. Many of the men in my life have been models of magnificent compassion and insight. Here's my salute to you, and to my own father (may his memory be for a blessing):

Some of my blog and book readers plus my Self-Help Coaching clients ask me for a quick explanation of my coping mechanisms. I can answer academically (I use various tools proven by time), but the true, better answer comes with your personal experience at coping. A person growing in coping competence knows, in their gut, what it feels like to fail to cope and what it feels like to succeed at coping. And they learn to admit those feelings to themselves and to critically important others in their life.

Here's the rest of my "Quickie" explanation of coping mechanisms:

NAME YOUR FEELING (including the ugly, embarrassing ones) or the feeling of the distressed person speaking with you. That makes it more “real.” Now you can deal with it.

CONVERSE ABOUT THE FEELING(S) with the caring person(s) involved in your life. Seek sensible strategies for managing the situation before you and/or the emotions popping up with that situation. Your increasing Self-Awareness can clue you in to your gut reactions (your completely honest initial response to anything at all). Go with your gut! If the decision you’ve made feels right, your tummy will feel calm and spread calmness throughout your body. If the decision is NOT good for you, you’ll feel the trouble. Cancel THAT decision!

RESPECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS. When you’re dialoguing about conflicting, mysterious emotions, don’t insult yourself or anyone else by remarking "Well, what do I know? I'm so stupid," “That’s not true!” or “No, you don’t know what you’re talking about (see my book’s opening remarks for a superb example about that problem).” Dismissive remarks are brutal. If you "Diss" yourself, your self-esteem eventually hits below bottom. What can happen when you reject someone else's thoughts? The victim of the insult will probably stop sharing honest thoughts with you, lie to you (honesty obviously doesn't matter anymore), and suffer more because the solution-oriented conversation died at birth.

REACT WITH RESPECT (genuine respect). That keeps the dialogue going (plus the relationship!). The solution can soon follow.

ZIP YOUR LIPS. The human brain needs an editor. Not all thoughts deserve to be said aloud or acted upon. Plan your remarks and your behavior. Learn to be silent as you consider your next sentence and/or action. See above paragraph ;^ )

SEEK OUT learned opinions and PEOPLE WITH PRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCES. Let them guide you as necessary.

The moment you feel elevated by your efforts, you'll know you've surpassed your previous limitations. You've grown as a person. It's a spiritual experience. That can take you to a whole 'nuther level of coping: Bringing GOD into your life ;^ )

Relationships can improve and sweeten as everyone around you learns that you embrace them, and yourself, with honesty and acceptance. Some folks will need more time than others to become comfortable with the new you. Allow them time to adjust. You'll both be happier for it.

There's more to the world of coping mechanisms, of course. But the best-laid plans and good intentions MUST turn into hard work if you want to realize RESULTS! Read my book and find out what some other coping mechanisms are. The "Suggested Reading List" in my book's "Resource" section provides more clues to managing emotions.

To your good health,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life.

Hear Me Speak on Internet Radio

7 Tevet 5768

Readers of my blog and other people are filling my answering machine and E-mailbox will "attagirl!" messages of praise and approval because they enjoyed my English-language radio interview at http://www.ouradio.org/index.php/ouradio/channel/C299/

Here's a handy glossary of a few words you might need to translate:

HaShem is a Hebrew word for G'D
Emunah is Hebrew for Belief in/Trust in G'D
Simcha is a synonym for "joyous occasion"
Refua is Hebrew for "cure" or "recovery"
Tehillim are psalms. "Pesukim of tehillim" means "verses of psalms"


Robert Goldman alerted me to the live link and gosh the show is making me smile, too! Thanks much for the tip, Robert!

Long-time blog visitor Francisco Hernnandez-Marcos liked the interview so much he posted it to his blog, http://francisco.hernandezmarcos.net/en/

UPDATE: Er, a somewhat frequent bit of skepticism ripples through the crowds listening to me in live and pre-recorded forums. Some people strongly doubt the validity of my concerns about food processing and food packaging methods that damage human health. Or, the doubters want proof of my claims about harmful practices. OK, you asked. I'm responding. See Peril in plastic?

Listen to me on OU Radio, invite to speak in your community, and I can share with you more of my "You can do it; you have choices," thoughts.

I hope that my message fills you and your loved ones with hope. As I tell listeners throughout my dialogue, upbeat thoughts are the best medicine. Light your way to improved health and peace of mind.




Buy It's My Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To. Learn how to cope with the world and emotions of illness.

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Order it in book stores anywhere if it’s not on the shelves. It's MY Crisis! And I’ll Cry if I Need To can be shipped worldwide. Specialty editions are available for large organizations.

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The votes are in and still arriving! On December 2, 2007 the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research decided that It’s MY Crisis is “Recommended Reading.” It was added to other recommended titles on the Musella website. Readers can vote once daily for their favorite book. Once you’ve read It’s MY Crisis! And I’ll Cry if I Need To you can vote for it at http://www.virtualtrials.com/books.cfm (I hope you choose a 9 or a 10).

To your good health,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life.

More Global Notice About "It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To"

8 Kislev 5768


I'm delighted with all the attention that my book is garnering around the world. Today, another URL regarding my manuscript.went live: http://detailwithnikkileigh.blogspot.com/2007/11/its-my-crisis-and-ill-cry-if-i-need-to.html

UPI-syndicated Life Coach Ben Goldfarb has left appreciative comments at some of the posts at my own blog, too. Several medical and mental health practitioners gave praise on my book's cover, along with clergy of diffferent faiths (including WIW's own Carl Philips, a lay minister).

See my blog's right margin for several other hotlinks to media attention about my book for helping people to cope with medical crises.

Brighten somone's holiday season and buy them a copy. My book teaches readers:

• How to improve on their emotional, spiritual and physical strengths


• How to respond to negativity from others


• How to prepare for hospital stays, maximizing the benefits of medical treatment


• Other coping mechanisms

The global Resources section has information about:

• How to get free or price-reduced medications and medical appliances


• How to hire medical clowns to cheer up someone special


• Contact information so children and adults can learn how to qualify for clinical trials


• Plus contact information for cutting-edge therapies and practitioners


• Time-tested approaches about how to cheer up despite excruciating circumstances


• Options for accomodating travelers with a disability


• And lots more.

The book is designed to be shared with loved ones, therapists and medical staff, or simply appreciated in privacy.

To your good health, human dignity and best coping efforts,

Yocheved Golani
Author, Journalist, Self-Help Coach

Giveret Golani Self-Help Coaching
Ta Doar 36255 , Jerusalem, Israel 91641
phone/fax: +972- 2-999.8392
email: giveretgolani@gmail.com
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes Your Need in Your Life

Name YOUR Medical Crisis!

2 Kislev 5768

Readers of my book and blog have been contacting me about how my writings and Self-Help Coaching are helping them to cope with all kinds of medical and emotional crises. I might just post a list of all the crises (and people) helped by It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To.

Send a brief description of your "Yocheved, here’s how you/your book/your blog helped me to cope with my crisis" story to giveretgolani@gmail.com. Let me know your before and after experience about reading my book and blog or your before and after experience about hearing me speak in your community, on television or radio. I will NOT use your name if you prefer to keep it secret. Your desire to protect your privacy is fair and square.

Here's some paper to help you to think about what you want to share, with me and with visitors to my blog, about your coping and healing efforts.

Need to feel more cheerful during the holiday season? Buy It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To. Click on http://www.blogger.com/

Order it in book stores if it's not on the shelves. It's MY Crisis! And I’ll Cry if I Need To can be shipped worldwide. Specialty editions are available for large organizations.

Booksellers, save money on large quantities of It's MY Crisis! Click https://secure.booklocker.com/booklocker/wholesale/order.php

To your good health,

Yojeved Golani

Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life.

Make Your Emotions Work FOR You, Not Against You!

16 Tishrei, 5768

A survivor of five brain tumors and various treatments to successfully remove them, I'm an avid fan of www.meningiomamommas.org, a site devoted to survivors of Meningioma Brain Tumors. The site has several posts this week about negative emotions following diagnosis and surgery or other treatments. The messages pain my heart.

One of the features of It's MY Crisis! is the number of emotional coping resources that I present throughout the book. I hope that members of the Meningioma Mommas (and Poppas) group, and people with any sort of medical or psychological diagnosis, will make good use of my book.

I want to put in a plug for Liz Holzmer, creator of www.meningiomamommas.org. She is a powerhouse, raising funds and public awareness about the type of brain tumor labeled Meningioma. It is hardly the benign anomaly that much of the medical world believes. Meningiomas are devasting to mind and body, let alone to the heart and soul. ICD-10 creators and the rest of the medical world need to realize this in order to help people with meningiomas to heal faster and better.

ICD-10, for those of you who do not recognize the term, is the name of an important book compiled by the World Health Organization. It lists every known disease and form of medical treatment worldwide. ICD-10 is a resource for insurance reimbursement, statistical research, and overall medical record supervision. It and the MERCK manual are indispensable to the medical industry.

It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need to: A Life Book to Help You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge bears praise from medical and mental health therapists, a Fortune 500 motivational speaker, clergy of different faiths, an NIH researcher, and other relevant individuals. They all agree: It's MY Crisis! can help you to bear the strain of a medical crisis. The book teaches you how to EASILY use your emotions to help your healing along instead of passively letting them drag you down in the dumps.

I use humor, slices of real life and a personal understanding of how to redirect deep emotional turmoil for your personal betterment or that of a loved one in my book. That helps me to present my ideas to my readers. Many of them (and their care givers) report significant emotional improvement after reading my book.

Buy my book, ease your heart and mind for a mere $13.95. The "Resources" section of It's MY Crisis! will alert you to global outlets for assistance that you might want or need.

* Free or price-reduced medicine? I list ways to get them.

* Want to join clinical trials and receive free medical care? Find out how in my book.

* Need some uplifting stuff to read or to hear on CD, tape or in mass media? Check out my book.

* Want to hire medical clowns?

* Order meals for the bed-bound?

* Learn how to travel across town or around the world in dignity despite debilitating realities?

Buy It's MY Crisis! and learn what to do in one reading!

It's MY Crisis! is a book to share with loved ones, friends, and clients of medical and mental health organizations. Pharmacists , owners of gyms, spas and other health-oriented businesses can provide It's MY Crisis! to their clientele. Hospital gift shops can easily stock my book.

Buy your copy directly from Booklocker publishing at http://www.booklocker.com/books/3067.html and in select stores. It’s MY Crisis! can be shipped worldwide. Specialty editions are available for large organizations.

Save money on bulk orders.
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As I celebrate the closing of the Jewish holiday season (this week we are living our lives in huts called Sukkot, to demonstrate our reliance on GOD's beneficence), I ask your understanding for my few posts this month.

To your good health, Yojeved

A 2-Step Plan for Coping with Negativity

13 Elul 5767

I just learned from Booklocker, the publisher of my forthcoming book, that publication is in further progress. I plan to post a Media Release at this site as soon as the books are available for purchase.

Meanwhile, I want to share some insights with you about one of the worst problems that keep popping up during medical and emotional crises: NEGATIVTY. I've faced it lifelong, as have you. Medical or emotional crises increase our awareness of negativity. Here's a 2-Step Plan for Coping with Negativity. Use it when you're in a crunch.

1. Understand Who’s Responsible for Your Happiness

If we demand that someone or something change in order to make us happy, we place them and/or circumstances in control of our happiness. Dwelling on what’s not yet in your life is self-sabotage.

This concept applies to health and emotional crises.

Happiness is your responsibility. Keep inventory of what’s already “good” in your life. That helps you to weather difficult times. And it helps you to identify increasing goodness in your life.

Are people trying to help you?
Did something unexpected and pleasant happen to you?
Did something you dread fail to happen to you?
CELEBRATE!

And keep your positive moods going strong with smiles. Even when you must force a smile, you’re teaching your body that you can cope with distress.

Feeling down and can’t seem to shake the lousy mood? Announce out loud that you’re giving the negative vibes to the universe so the negativity can be recycled in some productive way.

2. Don’t Undermine Your Happiness. Avoid Commercials and Advertisements. I feel schizophrenic after reading or hearing content that tells me how wonderful I am, as I am. But the advertisements/commercials insist that I will not be fulfilled or realize my destiny unless I buy countless products to improve my figure, prowess, smile, income, furniture, etc. That tactic is great for publishers. They’ll keep selling their newest editions and broadcasts to insecure and confused customers trapped in the vicious cycle. Realize it for what is is: a sales tool with little to no bearing on reality.

Nobody gets to heaven or a calm state of mind because they used the correct toothpaste or scored the biggest business deal.

One more thought before I sign off today: I suspect that the reason so many forms of therapy (animal exposure therapy such as horse riding or holding warm, cuddly creatures, talk therapy, etc.) work as well as they do is because they maximize a person's intention to cope or to heal. Focus is key. When you increase your desire and awareness of how to cope with various issues, you do. You cope. And you heal as much as possible.

All the best, Yocheved