Mind Over Sports

Any discussion of self-image and health would be incomplete without including the aging process. As Leroy Satchel Paige, the great baseball player, once said: “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” Paige, for example, didn’t know the year of his birth, yet pitched in professional baseball well into his [...]

Mary Louise, a competent registered nurse working at a major metropolitan hospital, had recently gone through a trying divorce and was the sole means of support for herself and her two-year-old son. She felt as if she were constantly living on the edge. At work Mary Louise had a nursing supervisor who was making her [...]

There are over 6 billion people on the earth, which means there are over 6 billion individual self-images, and we are all interacting with each other, based — not only on who we perceive we are — but also how we perceive others, and our perceptions are an extension of our own individual self-images. Self-esteem, [...]

It’s time to rethink old theories. Self-image, or self-esteem, plays an important role in determining a person’s susceptibility to physical wellness or illness. The higher your feelings of self-worth, the less likely you are to become ill. The lower your feelings of self-worth, the greater amount of stress you create in your life, and stress, [...]

If you’ve been diagnosed as having cancer, here is a program you can follow to help you put your illness into remission. But remember, this program is not intended to replace treatment your doctor has prescribed. It is supplemental. 1. Begin a program of counseling regarding personal issues in your life that may be causing [...]