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Advice on Dire Diagnoses From a Survivor

By Jane E. Brody — 2007

With each diagnosis, knowing her life hung in the balance, she was “stunned, then anguished” and astonished by “how much energy it takes to get from the bad news to actually starting on the return path to health.”

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Lucky Man: A Memoir

In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease—a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering.

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Michael J. Fox
2003
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20 - Friday Fix: How to Use Gratitude to Build Mental Strength Fast

In today's Friday Fix, Amy shares a quick mental strength exercise that can help you become mentally stronger today. Science shows it can also improve your relationships, help you sleep better, and boost your happiness by 25%.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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103 - Friday Fix: Why Compliments Make You Cringe

In an attempt to alleviate the awkwardness, we tend to deflect compliments. Consequently, we miss out on the benefits of hearing praise.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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How Cancer Saved My Life—Why Crisis Is an Opportunity | Giulia Muntoni | TEDxHHL

In November 2013, Giulia found out that she had breast cancer. The following March she had a mastectomy and, by May 2014, she started chemotherapy. In our society cancer is often associated with death. But this is a story about life. For her, cancer was literally a re-birth.

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2017
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Michael J. Fox Rediscovers His Optimism: ‘There Is No Other Choice’ | Sunday TODAY

Actor Michael J. Fox has projected hope and optimism for nearly 30 years since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at age 29.

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2020
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Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities.

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Michael J. Fox
2025
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Emotional Chaos to Clarity: Move from the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind

Despite our best-laid plans, life is difficult, and we sometimes experience anger, anxiety, frustration, and doubt. This emotional chaos can negatively affect the way we live our lives.

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Phillip Moffitt
2025
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Dealing With Depression, Mental Health

I’ve never openly talked about or shared my experience with depression, but I’ve been feeling lately that I should share with you guys my experience in the hopes that I can help someone out there dealing with it.

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2018
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'Knock and it shall be opened.’ But does knocking mean hammering and kicking the door like a maniac?

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C. S. Lewis
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We meet no ordinary people in our lives.

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C. S. Lewis
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