Meat Free Monday
The clocks went back one hour over the weekend here in Ireland, which has ushered in the shorter winter days. Food writer, John McKenna, writing in the Irish Times last week believes that… Continue reading
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Another day, another study confirms that the story isn’t over when cancer treatment ends
Researchers in the University of Missouri School of Health Professions have studied the lives of breast cancer patients following chemotherapy and found that their environments and available support systems help determine the quality… Continue reading
Where are you right now?
How often are you engaged in a task while focused on another activity that needs to get done? Lifecoach Cheryl Richardson’s latest newsletter is on the topic of noticing where your mind is… Continue reading
Guest Blog Post “Inspired”
In 2008 I lost my mother to breast cancer. I didn’t know how to be a daughter without a mother. I looked for resources and stories like mine, but I couldn’t find many… Continue reading
Poetry Friday
Turquoise She was once an eleven year old girl in a long-sleeved and turquoise t-shirt from the children’s department. And now she stands before me, or rather she doesn’t stand before me at… Continue reading
Friday Round-Up
Most read posts on the JBBC blog this week Can you have too much information? 182 The Lady with the Lamp 165 Guest Blog: Pink Intentions1 159 From Cancer to Motherhood 143… Continue reading
From Cancer to Motherhood
Today’s guest post is a subject very close to my heart. Special thanks to Dr Sonja Kristiansen MD, a board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist Infertility (REI) specialist, for providing us with her expert advice.… Continue reading
Could a dose of the blues lift your spirits?
Scientists have found that exposure to blue light boosts activity in the parts of the brain that handle emotions. They believe the findings could explain why light appears to improve mood in both… Continue reading
Guest Blog: Pink Intentions
Today’s guest blog post comes from Katie Ford Hall, author of the Uneasy Pink blog. As we come to the end of breast cancer awareness month, her post ties in nicely with discussions on… Continue reading
Clearing life’s everyday haze
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” ~ W.M. Lewis I was reminded of this quote while reading Therese Borchard’s… Continue reading
