That first moment when you hear the news that your symptoms really do mean a life-altering disease, maybe a shocking one. Whether it's cancer or MS, rheumatoid arthritis or Parkinson's, the news may momentarily stun and immobilize you. Most of us take a while to digest the information and set a course of action. For some people, this time of integration lasts a few days while for others, it's weeks and even months.

Our desire is to work with you as soon as possible after you've received your diagnosis. We can help ensure that - despite the shock and the inevitable flood of emotions - you can stay vitally connected to life and your loved ones.

Working Together:

The Starting Point

We start the journey with you and your loved ones as soon as possible following your diagnosis. Together we uncover and address your fears and concerns.

We help you to address some questions:

• What is most important to me?
  
• What decisions are critical now, and how do I use my own wisdom to help me make choices?
  
• Who are the people I most want with me?
  
• Who should I tell about my diagnosis, and what should I say?
  
• What other conversations do I need to have?
  

We work with you to create a well functioning, caring community that supports you in facing your issues you face in a way that is true to your priorities. We guide you to develop practices that support you on your journey. As each day brings its challenges, these practices will enable you to stay on course, make good decisions and sustain your connections.

The Journey Continues

During the next phase we continue to focus on your specific concerns. Everyone's choices will be different: one person may want to focus more on relationships, another on increasing their physical awareness, and a third on work issues. Maybe you want to include more play and fun in your life, or just spend time doing nothing without feeling guilty. Whatever the case, we tailor our work to you.

At the conclusion of our work together, you will be on intimate terms with your emotional states. And when the routine of everyday life reasserts itself, you will have the inner capacity and the external support to maintain a vital connection to life. From this strong foundation, you will be able to sustain your own community of "vital health partners" with whom you will continue the work you began with us. You will be clear about what you deeply value, and will invest your energy only in what matters to you.