Loving Lately

Oct 21

Oct 21 Are we there yet?

No matter how many books I read on Buddhism, the power of acceptance, or mindful presence, or whatever else is on my current spiritual buffet, I remain with a resounding thought: Are we there yet?

Meaning… am I there yet?

In January (just about two months away!!) I’ll celebrate two years since chemotherapy. Recovery has included every single aspect of myself: mental, spiritual, emotional, financial. And there were times it was painstakingly slow that I cried almost every day. And then there were times it felt like 10 seconds long and I could stand in my present self and be completely shocked that I made it this far out.

Sep 29

Sep 29 World Heart Day 2018

Kelly DiMaggio

health, heart, lifestyle

Did you know that World Heart Day is celebrated every year on the 29th of September? Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly half of all non-communicable diseases, making it the world’s number one killer. World Heart Day strives to educate individuals that by controlling their risk factors at least 80% of early death from stroke and heart disease could be entirely avoided. Risk factors include poor eating habits, lack of exercise, smoking and excessive drinking.

Sep 3

Sep 3 From Medical Meltdowns to the Magic of Meditation

Kelly DiMaggio

health, heart, lifestyle

Hi guys - I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since I last wrote...a lot hit me at once and I needed a little writing hiatus. Super grateful to Allison for stepping in and sharing her Until Further Notice....Celebrate Everything piece which came at a time I needed it most! Taking a break from writing specifically isn't typical for me - usually one of my first go to's for processing tough stuff is through writing. So let me briefly fill you in on what's been doing on and how it brings me to my topic for this month...meditation!

Jul 5

Jul 5 Going Primarily Pescatarian & Plant Based!

Kelly DiMaggio

health, lifestyle, heart, cancer

Happy July, Loving Lately readers! I honestly don't know where the month of June went! I've had many different ideas for posts floating around in my head but the majority of them require a little extra research and insight so I'm going to save them for a later date. For this month's post I decided to copy Allison (because twinning….duh) and focus on something that I have been Loving Lately: my transition to a primarily pescaterian and plant based lifestyle!

Jun 2

Jun 2 The Two Week Reset

Kelly DiMaggio

health, lifestyle

As many of you may know, Mike and I just relocated the first week of May to a new apartment that is just 4 miles away from my office and 10 miles away from Mike's campus (& much closer to his clinical sites, too!) Mike had been adamant for quite some time that we relocate closer to my office, he could see more clearly than I could how much of a toll the commute was taking on me. I was insistent that I could keep plugging along, but five and a half years of 10+ hours spent commuting a week, combined with my health and the immense amount of stress I'd been under, particularly this past winter and spring, was truly starting to derail me. So I did something that wives hate to do...conceded that my husband was RIGHT! (yes Mike, I put it in writing that you were right ☺)

May 17

May 17 Hearts Delight

Kelly DiMaggio

heart, love, health

Mike and I had the profound honor of being asked to speak on the third night of the Hearts Delight Wine Tasting and Auction in Washington, DC. This was extremely monumental for us, as it marked the first time we were both featured patients, advocates, and speakers.

May 2

May 2 Fighting Fear with Gratitude

Kelly DiMaggio

heart, health, love

In tonight's post, I tackle what's been plaguing me for almost two months now: abject fear regarding my health and the uncertainty of the path it will take. Let me be completely honest – this is a very new feeling for me and I absolutely hate it. Sure I have wrestled with a plethora of emotions regarding my health: anxiety and depression surrounding the future, trauma from the past, a sense of loss over certain things (like the ability to biologically carry a child) but I have truly never really experienced any day to day consistent fear and panic. In fact, I was the complete opposite.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Falling in love with being a beginner

Allison Poore

health, lifestyle

Hi Loving Lately readers!! I'm so happy you're here. Today I want to talk about something that is essential to happiness but also something none of us really like to experience...being a rookie.

Starting something new, getting out of your comfort zone, pushing your limits. If you're anything like me, you have a Pinterest board full of quotes with those ideas but putting them into practice is a whole other game. I want to share something new I've been up to for the past month, and I hope that you can learn from me getting out of my comfort zone and then I want to hear from you! I'd love to know what you learned the last time you stepped out of yours and even what you are learning right this very minute.