by Lisa Kohn | Nov 13, 2023 | My Story
People thank me for being so open and vulnerable – in my blog posts and especially on LinkedIn. I live by “we’re only as sick as our secrets,” which I first heard in Al-Anon decades ago. I know (believe) that every time I share something that’s unguarded and personal...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 16, 2023 | My Story
Again, my yoga practice and instructor. Again, what I needed to hear. Come from curiosity, not expectation. It is so easy to go into situations, conversations, and daily life rife with expectations. Expectations that can leave me disappointed. Expectations that can...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 26, 2023 | My Story
When people ask me how I am, I often answer “I don’t really know.” Well, I answer, “Better. Okay or at least okay enough. Sometimes close to good. Stronger. And I don’t really know.” I’m in such a state of evolving and flux. Like I’m the caterpillar in the cocoon,...
by Lisa Kohn | May 15, 2023 | My Story
I am definitely in a weird space, and I am letting that be. I know that so much from the last year is sinking in and crystalizing and processing, and I know that I can’t – nor do I want to – rush it. I am letting myself be with my uncertainty and awkwardness and...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 3, 2023 | My Story
It was, again, in therapy that this came to me. It is, of course, not a surprise after a cancer diagnosis and journey. (Stay tuned, it’s nearly my cancerversary!) What happens when you’re faced with a life-threatening diagnosis and journey? At least for me, you choose...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 6, 2023 | My Story
I am walking that balance between feeling the feels – especially on the days and moments that are (still) tough – and “distracting” or shifting myself with noticing, taking in, and savoring the joy. Some days (moments) are easier than others. And I heard from...
