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Happiness in a Storm - Wendy Harpham, MD

Series: Living Well Show
From: Donna Descoteaux
Length: 00:28:41

Dr. Wendy Harpham, MD author of Happiness in a Storm – Facing Illness and Embracing Life as a Healthy Survivor shares with us the meaning of being a “Healthy Survivor”. In 1990, Dr. Harpham, a physician with three young children, was diagnosed with lymphoma. She has lived through reoccurrences, undergone a variety of chemotherapies and is currently in remission. She has not only survived, but thrived as a healthy survivor. Read the full description.

Mountainlight2_small She explains the importance of finding and embracing your purpose in life and gives practical tips one can use in finding your purpose.  While illness brings inevitable changes, Dr. Harpham shows us how to ‘enjoy the life you have’. She fully acknowledges the devastating physical and emotional toll diagnosis and treatment take, yet explains how to nourish hope and find happiness in the storm! 

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She explains the importance of finding and embracing your purpose in life and gives practical tips one can use in finding your purpose.  While illness brings inevitable changes, Dr. Harpham shows us how to ‘enjoy the life you have’. She fully acknowledges the devastating physical and emotional toll diagnosis and treatment take, yet explains how to nourish hope and find happiness in the storm!