by Joe Birch | Dec 28, 2022 | Miscellaneous
I am posting this video to celebrate my recent birthday. To understand why it is important to me, I will share a brief history: Twenty-six months ago, I had major surgery to remove a Stage 1 Pancreatic cancer tumor. The surgeon removed 40% of my pancreas, all of my...
by Joe Birch | Nov 8, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Each of us has our own process of dealing with loss. No two people are alike. What we have in common are the emotions and behaviors attached to loss: profound sadness, devastation, pain, depression, anxiety, overwhelm, guilt, anger, disorientation, grief, loss of...
by Joe Birch | Oct 19, 2022 | Miscellaneous
“When you have cancer, you learn to live in the moment, take things slowly, appreciate the small things, listen to your body, keep things simple, rest, relax, let go of outcome, celebrate the small things, appreciate what comes your way, find peace in the...
by Joe Birch | Jun 13, 2022 | Miscellaneous
by Saul Rubin, Santa Monica NEXT The death of the printed book—you know, those bound volumes of static pages that you have to manually flip through to read—has been foretold for years. But like some creature from gothic literature, printed books refuse to die. And now...
by Joe Birch | Mar 20, 2020 | Miscellaneous
As humans, we are hardwired with an automatic response to emergencies. The body is the first responder: With cues of danger in the environment, the sympathetic nervous system releases bursts of adrenalin and stress cortisol into the blood stream – to give us energy...
by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Miscellaneous
There is no doubt that we are living in an historic time – filled with fear and uncertainty. Life as we know it around the world has been turned upside down. Much like the beginning of another world war, this is a war with an invisible enemy that brings death and...
