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7 Tips to Boost Mental Health

September 26, 2022

Our mind, our emotions, and the physical parts of our body do not live in their own silos. Mental health is just as important as physical health because it’s all connected. For example, chronic stress can damage your cells, leading to cancer and other diseases. Just like the brilliant 13th-century poet Rumi said, “You are…

How Emotions Affect Cancer

January 5, 2021

How do our emotions affect cancer? Did you know that the link between emotional stress and the development of cancer was acknowledged by the American Cancer Society as early as the 1950s? We have come a long way since then. Now we know that positive emotions, emotional acceptance, and feelings of gratitude can also have…

Is Fear Impacting Your Healing Journey?

March 2, 2020

In the 2019 Sundance awarding-winning movie The Farewell by director Lulu Wang, there is a powerful scene where the uncle expresses a common Chinese philosophy about cancer: “People don’t die of cancer — they die of the fear.” This dialogue occurs between the granddaughter of the diagnosed grandmother, and her uncle. The family has chosen…