Nourishment for the Holidays
Chef and oncology nurse Laura Pole hones in on what nourishes her, knowing that food is only one nourishment she needs.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2024The Way to the Stars: How I Chose to Mark My Death
Sometimes we wander through the cemetery and look at the gravestones of our many friends there as well as the old stones.
. First published on : Oct 27 2023Explorations on Death
How do we live with our own mortality? How do we encounter the reality that we must die? Michael Lerner explores these and other questions.
. First published on : Oct 27 2023Suz Mondello: Connecting to Community and Spirit during My Cancer Journey
Suz Mondello, a friend of Commonweal and alumna of the Cancer Help Program, speaks with CancerChoices staff Nancy Hepp and Laura Pole about her four-year journey with cancer.
. Last modified on : Dec 04 2023The Mystery of What Follows Death
Healing into life and awareness of our mortality are not opposites. They are two sides of the same coin.
. Last modified on : Oct 27 2023Visits with My Dead
Hundreds of people, especially Cancer Help Program alumni, have told me similar stories of friends and family who have appeared to them as they died, or were about to die, or after they died.
. Last modified on : Oct 27 2023Barbara Wolf Terao: Yew and Me
Dealing with something as difficult as cancer, partnerships can easily unravel. Or, if we can manage it, we weave new connections as we call on inner and outer resources previously unknown.
. Last modified on : Dec 01 2023Suz Mondello: Managing Chronic Pain and Normalizing Life with Cancer
Suz Mondello, a friend of Commonweal and alumna of the Cancer Help Program, speaks with CancerChoices staff Nancy Hepp and Laura Pole about her four-year journey with cancer.
. Last modified on : Dec 04 2023Suz Mondello: How I Responded to My Diagnosis and Created an Integrative Approach to Care
Suz Mondello, a friend of Commonweal and alumna of the Cancer Help Program, speaks with CancerChoices staff Nancy Hepp and Laura Pole about her four-year journey with cancer.
. Last modified on : Dec 04 2023Reflections on Caregiving
It isn’t selfish at all for you to acknowledge your own pain, suffering, and stress, and do whatever you can to bring nourishment, peace, and joy into your own lives as a priority and on a regular basis.
. Last modified on : Nov 16 2023