Manta Cares Newsletter

How can life change for the better with a cancer diagnosis? There are silver linings to everything, including cancer.

How can life change for the better with a cance...

We have no control and no idea how much more time we have in this world. You don’t know if you will have an accident next minute. You don’t know...

How can life change for the better with a cance...

We have no control and no idea how much more time we have in this world. You don’t know if you will have an accident next minute. You don’t know...

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11 days and 10 hours of scan anxiety from a test to getting results. Time toxicity & mental health in cancer survivors.

11 days and 10 hours of scan anxiety from a tes...

Today, I want to delve into two hidden aspects of cancer survivorship - time toxicity and mental health.  The best way to talk about these themes is to illustrate them...

11 days and 10 hours of scan anxiety from a tes...

Today, I want to delve into two hidden aspects of cancer survivorship - time toxicity and mental health.  The best way to talk about these themes is to illustrate them...

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Using humor to process life, surviving survivorship and the trials and tribulations of dating NED (No Evidence of Disease)

Using humor to process life, surviving survivor...

I took the HSQ and scored “very much above average” in the affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor – 92nd and 98th percentile, respectively. I knew it already, but the data...

Using humor to process life, surviving survivor...

I took the HSQ and scored “very much above average” in the affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor – 92nd and 98th percentile, respectively. I knew it already, but the data...

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Taking an audit of your life - a simple exercise to re-center, re-prioritize and re-start new habits (including a new free resource)

Taking an audit of your life - a simple exercis...

One exercise from “The Artist’s Way” that I have used many times over is the “life wheel audit.” The life wheel audit helps you assess where you are on the...

Taking an audit of your life - a simple exercis...

One exercise from “The Artist’s Way” that I have used many times over is the “life wheel audit.” The life wheel audit helps you assess where you are on the...

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Should you stop drinking alcohol? Using ChatGPT to generate guidance on health-related topics.

Should you stop drinking alcohol? Using ChatGPT...

In last week’s podcast episode, we had Carolyn Taylor, the founder of Global Focus on Cancer. She discusses the new direction set at 2022’s World Cancer Congress concerning alcohol consumption. The new direction...

Should you stop drinking alcohol? Using ChatGPT...

In last week’s podcast episode, we had Carolyn Taylor, the founder of Global Focus on Cancer. She discusses the new direction set at 2022’s World Cancer Congress concerning alcohol consumption. The new direction...

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Eating the rainbow. A quick start guide to enhancing phytonutrients in your diet.

Eating the rainbow. A quick start guide to enha...

This trend of eating a whole-food, plant-based diet has surpassed the cancer universe. Numerous professional organizations have been promoting the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based diet. Key to a meal...

Eating the rainbow. A quick start guide to enha...

This trend of eating a whole-food, plant-based diet has surpassed the cancer universe. Numerous professional organizations have been promoting the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based diet. Key to a meal...

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