by Andrea Trank | Mar 19, 2023
Yes…but…. Mark Nepo, a spiritual leader, author and cancer survivor… wrote it this way… “It keeps coming down to this: There is no tomorrow, only a string of todays. Still, like most of us, I was somehow taught,,, to fill the future with everything...
by Andrea Trank | Dec 4, 2022
What Causes the Flare Ups for People with Chronic Health Issues? Getting a simple virus can leave you with symptoms for far longer than the average person who gets sick. It is a combination of factors—one, the virus finds your weak spots, and two, your immune system...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 21, 2022
Do you have 15 minutes each day to easily improve your health? More than 225 studies have shown that joy and happiness are good for us. What creates joy is a bouquet of components including gratitude, according to Elissa Epel, Phd. Professor and Vice Chair of the...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 13, 2022
How was your week? Really, how was it? This week was tough for me. I came down with a virulent stomach virus without any warning. I had my first thermography mammogram that came out not as well as I wanted. And, seven weeks post-Hurricane Ian, the strain of haggling...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 31, 2022
5 Things to Say and 5 Things Not to Say to A Trauma Survivor! I am home again after a month of recuperating from Hurricane Ian. My recuperation was not necessarily physical, more emotional and mental. I wrote about that last week. During this time, I observed both...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 23, 2022
It Can Help With Healing! As I was walking on the beach Saturday morning unable to hear anything but the crashing sound of the waves and a few gulls, the following a-ha moment came to me. I AM STRONG. This was three weeks after Hurricane Ian had hit Fort Myers. I was...