by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Nov 3, 2020 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Election, Empathy
“This first episode is SO timely. Jackie and I discuss the election, empathy, what we do when we disagree with someone and how we can do family better in the midst of this pandemic. It’s the perfect way to center your mind and heart.” – Jessica...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Oct 15, 2020 | Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Empathy, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Resilience
“My cancer marker is still going down, now with natural healing.”- Jackie (mom) “I expect nothing less.” – Sophie (daughter) If you told me a year ago that I’d be thrilled to watch my eyelashes grow back in, I would have been horrified. But it’s true. Such is the...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Jul 21, 2020 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, #LifeOverCancer, Cancer, Empathy, Fear, Healing from Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Resilience
LeMay Family 2007 and 2020 “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela Do you remember quotes? I usually don’t, but some version of that one has been on the tip of my tongue for decades. I’ve been afraid many times. Stepping...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 31, 2020 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Empathy, Good News, Leadership, Leading with a Conscience, Ovarian Cancer
Lila Lazarus and I talked about #empathy, #leadership, family, coronavirus, ovarian cancer…and more. I loved every second of our conversation, even the hard parts. Making people feel safe, seen, and heard is an empathic superpower that Lila has in spades. It has...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 14, 2020 | #CurrencyOfEmpathy, Cancer, Empathy, Empathy as Healing Medicine, Healing, Science
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” – Michelangelo As platinum drugs drip into my veins, one thing goes through my mind: It shouldn’t be this way. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful to have this option since I was diagnosed with ovarian...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 13, 2020 | Cancer, Coronavirus, Currency of Empathy, Empathy, Empathy as Healing Medicine
I have a front-row seat to empathy these days, and not only in the context of a global pandemic. On February 20, 2020, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. On March 2, I had extensive surgery. By the time I came home from the hospital, the country had begun going into...
