Well, hey, my friends.  I hope you are well and enjoying spring.  I guess some of the places people listen to me, it is already trending towards summer!   We are wrapping up the school year in my family.  My 3 older boys are studying for finals and in that high school crunch time.  It is so interesting watching teenagers – I really see how our brains create our experiences.  I have one who is pretty matter of fact – this is the work I have to do, and I will just buckle down and do it.  I have one who is really driven, but also has a lot of brain drama.  He spends a significant amount of time each day telling me how much there is to do, that he isn’t sure he can get it done, it is hard, and so on (while his sibling is just upstairs and cranking it out).  Then I have one who is a bit of a procrastinator.  He doesn’t think about it, or talk about it, or do it, until he is at the last moment.  They all...

You are listening to Best Life After Cancer, Episode 8.

Hi, and welcome back. It’s such a pleasure to get to spend time with you every week. I always look forwards to sharing my thoughts and knowledge with you – I feel really honored that you are spending this time with me and wanting to hear what I have to say. I’d love to hear your thoughts, as well, and you can interact with me on the Best Life After Cancer MD facebook page to ask questions or leave comments. It is a way you can let me know what you are struggling with, and then I can answer there or or in the form of a future podcast! For many cancer patients, I find that weight gain is a real challenge after treatment ends. I think for some, this is partly due to hormonal changes including cortisol, or the stress hormone, partly medication based, and partly due to wanting comfort, and eating to feel better. Last week, we did some work on physical aspect of weight loss, reviewing some of the hormones that...