Need Some Headspace?
"Mindfulness isn't difficult. We just need to remember to do it." -Sharon Salzberg Everyone deals with their own battles day to day, but dealing with cancer is a battle in itself. Most of us work long schedules so finding a
Curious About What’s in Your Sunscreen?
Summer is now here and we are using Sunscreen with greater frequency but don’t have a strong sense of what our bodies are absorbing. Skin cancer continues to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States so prevention
Finding Joy: Making Friends with Change – LACNETS Blog
The biggest change for most of us as cancer patients was that moment when we were told we had cancer. In a completely incomprehensible whirl of medical terms, many describe that moment where we stopped listening, frozen
More Than ‘Good Enough’
The piece below was featured by UCLA Health. To read more inspiring stories about the patients, families, volunteers and communities of UCLA Health visit https://connect.uclahealth.org/. “We look at alternatives to cancer-y things,” says Kristine Knudsen. “People don’t want to have
2019 Eudaimonia Society Inductee – Michael Eselun, BCC – Semel Healthy Campus Initiative
On April 29, 2019, Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology chaplain, Michael Eselun, BCC, was one of seven inducted to the 2019 class of the UCLA Eudaimonia Society. The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Eudaimonia Society was created to recognize
Eating Right is Essential to Support Cancer Therapy
My goal is to inform them with science-based information, help them gain a feeling of master, and have them leave feeling inspired and uplifted. Carolyn Katzin, MS, CNS, MNT, Integrative Oncology Specialist at Simms/Mann Center Our Integrative Oncology Specialist,
Beautiful Bras for Beautiful Women
The piece below was featured by UCLA Health. To read more inspiring stories about the patients, families, volunteers and communities of UCLA Health visit https://connect.uclahealth.org/. “We’re helping people see themselves in a different light and discover how beautiful they