When Worlds Collide
28 March 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Sustainability
I was kindly given this stunning venue for my book launch in 2019. Three years later and they’ll be hosting a wellness retreat led by my friend during my daughter’s 18th birthday celebrations this June…
Love it when worlds collide. The book I wrote during treatment for breast cancer had an emotional launch here, alongside raising funds for the wonderful Cancer Support France association. My daughter was 13 when I was diagnosed, it’s been an emotional journey for us both. My friend has recently launched her own nutritional therapist business, both of us having ‘discovered the answers I needed were to be found in nutrition and lifestyle. Through managing my own immune system imbalances and making the appropriate changes I desperately needed, I decided I couldn’t keep this new found knowledge to myself’ she says. No Fiona, nor can I. As I type there are 6 spaces left for ‘The French Paradox Retreat’.
According to Mr Gawdat ‘The Happiness Equation’ = Happiness is greater than your perception of the events of your life – your expectations of how life should behave.
Two challenging hours worth to watch here. I was gripped. Mo is testimony to the oft quoted Sam Wigglesworth mantra: ‘Great triumphs can only come out of great trials’. Losing his son at 21 years of age during a routine appendectomy, yep, that counts as one. What does he do from there? Have a watch – more on his site and in his books, which were added to our resource this week.
Healthy Pina Colada for breakfast anyone? Overnight Oats can certainly get ‘same-y’, as can any breakfast, here’s some twists for you to try. You can find more from the inventive Chocolate Covered Katie on our site.
Our pleasure Dr Kaye. Happy to share your book promotion this month. After all ‘Doctors Get Cancer Too’.
New blooms for Mothering Sunday (UK) last weekend, alongside second-hand Cath Kidston cups and saucers that I picked up from a family who are moving away. Why buy new when you can pick up a bargain and give them a second life?
Friday was a busy day:
First stop was lunch with a girlfriend at an organic vegan restaurant in town.
She had a smoked potato and leek dish, mine was seitan (wheat protein) on spelt grains with garden herbs.
La Belle Verte it certainly was. Delicious.
Next stop was here.
A ski station with it’s chair-lifts running overhead? Nope.
A new, multi-million euro project to link the cancer hospital I had an appointment at to a university campus…
Four years and counting. I’m (almost) outta here. One more appointment, in 12 months time and I’m signed off. Breast cancer behind me.
My first sight of a driverless car next. John Marrs eat your heart out (well, not literally). The Passengers just became very real.
This is the shuttle bus from the parking lot to the cancer hospital.
No, I didn’t hop on board. I’ve read that book…
Last stop of a busy day was at the village youth group. A spontaneous chat about Double-zero, health, cancer et al. They had LOTS of questions…
A glorious day today, so here’s a glorious smoothie:
Frozen mango
Frozen raspberries
Coconut water
Chia seeds
Half a lemon
An apple
Filtered water
And yes, I do now make it up as I go along…
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