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Seven Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life

By Jill Suttie — 2020

Having a meaningful, long-term goal is good for your well-being. Here’s how to find one.

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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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Jaime Robbins
2016
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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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Bin McLaurin, Jo Cavallo
2019
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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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Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Kailey E. Roberts, Hayley Pessin, Allison Applebaum, William Breitbart
2020
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