by lisaparziale | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog
I was enjoying dinner with a cherished group of old friends when we began talking about how to help someone who is going through a health crisis. Specifically, we were talking about a friend of a friend who had recently been diagnosed with cancer but had found it...
by lisaparziale | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
Did you know that there is no such thing as a bad exercise? There are only bad applications of those exercises. A properly prescribed exercise routine should build you up, not break you down. An important aspect exercise is the increase in the synthesis and secretion...
by lisaparziale | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog
Changes in sexual intimacy following the diagnosis and treatment for cancer are distressing and can have a significant impact on the quality of life for cancer survivors. Research shows that as many as 90% of patients report problems with sexual intimacy and 52%...
by lisaparziale | Apr 8, 2015 | Blog
Whether it be vegetables, fruits or any other type of food, it is common for parents to worry about their children not eating foods that we know are good for them. Every parent wants what is best for their child, and believe it or not, every child physically wants...
by lisaparziale | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
While working in the Pediatric ICU/Burn unit at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, I found that many parents whose children had experienced traumatic injury such as a burn, accident, assaults from other people or animal attacks found it helpful to...
by lisaparziale | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
“As a man thinkith, so is he,” is a profound statement. Though perhaps not its original intent, this phrase highlights our tendency to become so embroiled with the content of our thoughts that we lose many other aspects of ourselves. The concept of cognitive fusion...
