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 23, 2020 | Attachment, Cancer, Culture of Empathy, Currency of Empathy, Yoga
“The root of suffering is attachment.” Buddha. It’s cold being bald. Come summer, it might be fun to feel the cool breeze, dunk in the ocean whether it’s hair washing day or not, or take a ride in a convertible without hair whipping my face. For now, I’m cold. I never...
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...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | May 14, 2019 | Daughters, Energy Healing, Mothers, Parenting
As published in Energy Healing Magazine, May 2019 Healing is hard work. I know from experience. My daughter started getting hemiplegic migraines at age 11. Besides the aura and horrible pain, she would be paralyzed in half of her body for hours. Western doctors...
by Jackie Acho, Ph.D. | Apr 25, 2019 | #EmpathyDeficitDisorder, #HealingFromOurMixups, Culture of Empathy, Empathy, Empathy Circles
Imagine a meeting in which you always feel heard and able to listen fully. No need to fight for airtime or defend yourself against attack. Maybe you already know (and like) the others. Maybe you don’t. Maybe the topic is controversial (e.g., family conflict,...
