Cancer Support

Few things can disrupt our lives as totally as the announcement of a serious illness or experiencing a sudden accident or trauma. If you have experienced any of the above and if you find yourself in a state of massive confusion, depression, and paralysis, you are not alone.

Stage 2 Breast Cancer

I will never forget the day four years ago when I dragged myself home after being told that I had Stage 2 breast cancer. Over the following weeks, I paced, sweated and cried a lot. I called friends for advice and went to the Internet to try to research my best options.

Meanwhile my doctor was urging me to deal with the cancer as soon as possible. I felt rushed through the entire process. After the lumpectomy, for some reason, I was encouraged to do radiation as soon as possible. This left me little time to research my best options thoroughly.

But with the millions of pages of research and the thousands of pages of differing advice about alternative methods of healing, I was left so confused it was painful. Maybe I should not do radiation, but take massive doses of vitamin C? Maybe I should forgo all standard treatments and simply make big changes in my diet? Perhaps a double mastectomy would take care of everything? What about a trip to Mexico for alternative treatments?

A Major Diagnosis Brings Paralyzing Fears

Does this sound familiar to you? I understand the paralyzing fears and confusion that can arise with a major diagnosis. It feels a lot like someone just exploded your entire life. And why not? Your entire, carefully planned future just crumbled at your feet.

My Reality

Because it seemed I was getting no answers anywhere that satisfied me, I went inside very deeply to find out why this disease was affecting me.

The first layer I found consisted of profound guilt. It took me quite a while to eliminate ideas that cancer was being delivered to me as punishment for my reprehensible past. Once I got beyond that layer, I began to glimpse the gifts that cancer was trying to give to me.

Because I listened carefully and chose to believe that punishment was not the purpose, I then began to see considerably more detail about the gifts. I gained so much from this simple inquiry, I am now able to say that cancer was one of the best things to ever happen to me (as far as consciousness-raising goes).

I had been working on my consciousness for over 45 years, but cancer unveiled some of my deepest layers of guilt and resistance while suggesting new avenues for creativity and satisfaction in my life. It especially illuminated areas where I was holding back…not expressing myself fully or at all, and avoiding my hottest conflicts.

Big trauma = a big wake-up call IF we use it for that purpose.

I feel that the true meaning of a trauma is: It is a gift that you sent yourself bearing a message that you desperately want to hear so that you can progress in your evolution.

If we do not STOP our lives long enough to penetrate the meaning of traumatic events and illness, then a critical and valuable opportunity passes us by.

Tragically most of us believe that meaning cannot be found. It is too much to ask or beyond our abilities. But I disagree. I can help you to find the meaning of your situation by helping you to travel beneath the guilt layer to find the treasures.

This is some of the most exciting and rewarding work that I get to do. Profound healing is offered with every trauma. It is my privilege and calling to help you find this healing.