By Stephanie Pappas — 2021
The documentary emphasizes “proof” of life after death, but it mixes the debunked, the unknown and the unprovable.
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CLEAR ALL
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.
I need to slowly add the important things back into my life.
Happiness has little to do with it. Research suggests meaning in your life is important for well-being.
The time between diagnosis and death presents an opportunity for “extraordinary growth.”
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.
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.
“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.”
Stephen and Ondrea Levine, counselors and meditation teachers, sit down with psychotherapist Barbara Platek to speak about easing the transition from life to death.