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How to Create a Sankalpa

By Kelly Mcgonigal

The yoga tradition offers a refreshing alternative to the New Year’s resolution: the practice of sankalpa, or resolve.

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The Psychosocial Side of Cancer

A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.

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Life After Cancer: Finding Meaning in the Mundane

I need to slowly add the important things back into my life.

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Finding Purpose for a Good Life. But Also a Healthy One.

Happiness has little to do with it. Research suggests meaning in your life is important for well-being.

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How to Find Meaning in the Face of Death

The time between diagnosis and death presents an opportunity for “extraordinary growth.”

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How My Cancer Diagnosis Gave Me a New Purpose in Life

It wasn’t until I was awakened early one morning by a phone call from my urologist who informed me that I had prostate cancer that I started to panic. It took me a few seconds to comprehend what he was saying. He then ticked off a list of things I had to do.

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Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering

An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.

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A Time to Find Meaning

“Even when disease cannot be cured, there is often a way to use this difficult experience to know more intimately the value and purpose of your life.”

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