by Lissa Rankin | Jul 4, 2013 | Mental Health
As I headed to Albany, New York last week to film a 90 minute public television special, as well as 6 hours of additional DVD content that would be included as part of the PBS fundraising pledge package, I knew I was walking into a situation that was completely out of...
by Lissa Rankin | Jul 2, 2013 | Work Life Purpose
You probably know that having a toxic job that stresses you out and sucks the soul out of you isn’t exactly good for you. As a physician who has experienced work stress myself, as well as witnessing it in my patients, it’s obvious to me that work stress is poisonous...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 27, 2013 | Physical Health
The body knows how to heal itself. As I describe in Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, our bodies are beautifully equipped with natural self-repair mechanisms that fight cancer, prevent infection, repair wounds, protect us from...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 25, 2013 | Mental Health, Physical Health
I was scheduled to speak in Munster, Indiana at 7 pm in front of 300 cancer patients, their support people, and their health care providers. Mapquest said it would only take 48 minutes to drive from the North Shore of Chicago, but knowing Chicago traffic, I left at...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 6, 2013 | Physical Health
We all know stress is bad for us, yet many of us wear it like a badge of honor. See if this sounds familiar: Dude: “OMG, I’m so stressed out! I’m working 14 hour days and haven’t used my vacation days for two years now, but hey – sometimes you just gotta keep...
