Category Archives: Healing Spaces

Ben Affleck’s Hidden Power of Healing

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Stephanie

Recently, I had a four-hour layover in Times Square. I was taking the bus up north to visit family, one of whom is critically ill, and my stress level was seismic. Times Square is not a restorative locale at the … Continue reading →

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What to Do When You Can’t DO Anything

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Stephanie

As many of you know, my brother-in-law, Leif, is currently battling a rare form of cancer called mantle cell lymphoma. He’s young, formidably strong and has one of the healthiest lifestyles of anyone I know. We went up to Maine … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Cancer, Healing Spaces, Meditation, Pain, Practicality, Stress | Leave a comment

So How The Hell Do We Do That???

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Stephanie

As some of my wise friends point out, changing the face of healthcare is a quixotic proposition. It’s all very well to say that your doctor should be prescribing more massage than painkillers, that insurance should cover it, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief, Healing Spaces, Massage, Medicine, Practicality | 3 Comments

Vision for the Future of Healthcare

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Stephanie

Wouldn’t it be amazing if: • You could go to your doctor with severe pain, and she would write you a prescription for a course of massage therapy and other bodywork, which not only blissed you out, but solved your … Continue reading →

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How Art Heals

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Stephanie

As a visual artist, I have long maintained that one’s surroundings have a profound effect on one’s health, or lack thereof. I once founded a gallery in Brooklyn named ‘Healing Arts.’ Now a friend of mine, Kesha Bruce, is producing … Continue reading →

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Why Are Rehab Centers So Ugly? (Part I)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Stephanie

That’s a rhetorical question. I may never know why rehab centers are ugly, because I’m not going to physical therapy school, and you may never understand a system until you’ve worked within it. While I was researching a career in … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing Spaces, Physical Therapy, Purgatory | 2 Comments