Health | Sheila Collins

Grief Is Not Depression. It’s an Honoring of Sorrow. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman Shows Us the Difference.

by Sheila Collins | Apr 6, 2023 | Duality, Health, Health and Wellness, Noteworthy men, Resilience, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving

The field trip I organized last Saturday to visit artist Amanda Filippelli’s public art installation, The Remembering Room had fewer participants than expected. The exhibit space was designed by the artist as a way of honoring and grieving the loss of her father a...

Being on the Health Care Team

by Sheila Collins | Dec 1, 2022 | Environment, Health, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories

“You’re 7 minutes late,” the man at the front deck at my doctor’s office told me this morning. “We have a no more than 10-minute late rule or we must reschedule. This is close, so I’ll have to ask the doctor if it’s ok to check you in.” He returned to the...

Grieving Personal Losses and Those in our Cultural Body

by Sheila Collins | Jun 30, 2022 | Community, Duality, Environment, Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, History, Personal Stories, social justice, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body, Women, Girls & the Feminine

The 8 x 8 ft POD was dropped off in my Pittsburgh driveway early Friday morning. Filled to the brim with what I had deemed essential “treasures,” from the California house we were selling, I knew the drill. We had till Monday to empty the container and find a place...

The Art of Grieving: Illness and Disability Edition

by Sheila Collins | Jun 16, 2022 | Environment, Family, Health, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Resilience, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Story-telling

I don’t do sick well. Or maybe there’s parts of it I don’t do well. I usually notice when illness strikes or when something’s wrong, having taught body awareness and embodiment practices for years. But the next step, figuring out the cause of what’s wrong, I’m not...

When Grief is Normal and when it’s Not

by Sheila Collins | Mar 31, 2022 | Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, Past Events, Personal Stories, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

Grief’s normal, right? It’s a natural response to losing someone or something that we love. Yet these days, we often question ourselves and one another. Are we doing it right? “I still haven’t cried,” or “I can’t seem to get through a day without crying.” “My brother...

Abilities and Disabilities

by Sheila Collins | Feb 24, 2022 | Duality, Environment, Family, Health, Health and Wellness, History, Noteworthy men, Our Children, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Story-telling, Technology

I’ve heard recently of several friends and acquaintances suffering the effects of serious falls. This is probably not unusual at my time of life, since falling is considered a major health risk for elders, and the risk of serious injury or death increases with age....