My trusted resources for body, mind, and spirit.
If cancer has taught me anything, it’s that healing is a whole body process. Below are the resources I use or have used to touch on all aspects of healing. It’s not a comprehensive archive of everything I’ve tried, and some are only available locally in Los Angeles, but every item is a jumping off point. I believe deeply in integrative care, and I seek to normalize using different resources and modalities to address different elements of healing at different times.
My trusted doctors + healers.
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Grace Suh LAc, Dipl OM
Grace is a truly gifted intuitive healer, and uses acupuncture, energy clearing, and hypnotherapy in her practice. I can’t recommend her enough. I started seeing her post-surgery for recovery and continued well beyond addressing other imbalances and issues. info here
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Dr. Rachel West, D.O.
Dr West, at Longevity LA, is the kind of resource you hate to broadcast too loudly, because she’s so helpful and already quite in-demand. From a functional medicine / holistic lens, she addresses your health woes with both western and eastern approaches. info here
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Dr. Nalini Chilkov, L.Ac., O.M.D.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Naturopath with specialty in oncology; available on Zoom info here
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Remission Nutrition
This wonderfully skilled team is available online for bio-individual oncology-specialized nutrition support. They are gentle and knowledgeable, and offer ongoing, tangible support. info here
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Dr. Masha Livhits
UCLA Endocrine Surgeon. She is highly-skilled, knowledgeable, and has a firm but gentle bedside manner. info here
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Ananda De Martini of anandevi
Ananda is a skilled, natural healer with offerings in ayurveda, jyotish (vedic astrology), reiki, and craniosacral support. info here
Looking for support with mindfulness + meditation? There’s a whole page for that!
Mental Health Support
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Therapist: Thomas J. Pier
Thomas is a psychotherapist with a specialty in AYA cancer experiences. He uses he depth of experience serving the oncology community to hold space that is knowing, safe, and trauma-informed.
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Hypnotherapy: Grace Suh, LAc, Dipl OM
Grace is a truly gifted intuitive healer, and uses acupuncture, energy clearing, and hypnotherapy in her practice. I can’t recommend her enough. I started seeing her post-surgery for recovery and continued well beyond addressing other imbalances and issues. info here
Looking for oncology resources? There’s a whole page for that, too!
Book Recommendations
Home & Organizing
The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
Everything That Remains by Joshua Fields Millburn (The Minimalists)
The Little Book of Tidying: Declutter Your Home and Your Life by Beth Penn
Simply Spaced: Clear the Clutter and Style Your Life by Monica Leed
Emotions & Empaths
The Empath's Survival Guide by Judith Orloff
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Sensitive is the New Strong by Anita Moorjani
Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert
The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Cancer, Wellness, & Medicine
The Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Nasha Winters and Jess Higgins Kelley
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
Dirty Genes by Ben Lynch
Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchauspé
Farmacology by Daphne Miller, M.D.
Being Human
The Nature Embedded Mind by Julie Brams
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Stumbling On Happiness by Daniel Gilbert Todd
How to Live A Good Life by Jonathan Fields
How to Have a Good Day by Caroline Webb
How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Behave by Robert Sapolsky
Relationships
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky
Consciousness + Philosophy
The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
The Field by Lynne McTaggert
Anything by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Cancer, Wellness, & Medicine
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor
Radical Remission by Kelly A. Turner
Cured by Jeffrey Rediger M.D.
Meditation & Chill Vibes
True Refuge by Tara Brach
The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of the Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield
The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Mindsight by Dr. Dan Siegel
Time Awareness + Routines
The Power of Habit by Charle Duhigg
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte