CANCER + HEALING:

Integrative and Creative Practices

with Margaret Dubay Mikus, PhD

Thursday, July 6, 2023

6:30 - 7:45 PM CT / 7:30 - 8:45 PM ET

Via Zoom

Whether or not we are experiencing acute health issues, mind-body practices and expressive arts can support our physical and emotional wellbeing. For cancer patients, integrative approaches to treatment and survivorship seem increasingly valued by the medical community; and beyond oncology, people living with other chronic illnesses can also find relief in complementary therapies. This webinar will provide an opportunity to explore an array of creative healing practices with microbiologist, writer, artist, and MS/cancer survivor Margaret Dubay Mikus, PhD. After an introductory conversation with Elena, Margaret will read a few of her poems and guide us through some energy balancing, breathing, and writing exercises before we close with a brief Q&A. Please join us for a nourishing night of reflection and restoration!

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Speaker

Margaret Dubay Mikus, PhD

Microbiologist, Educator, Writer, and Artist

Margaret Dubay Mikus grew up near Detroit, the second of seven children, the oldest daughter. She earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Chicago. With the support of healthcare professionals, she healed from multiple sclerosis in 1995 and began a poetic journal to “sing from the heart.” Her complex cancer journey began a year later with a breast cancer diagnosis. Writing poetry (and other creative arts) continues to be crucial to her integrative healing process. She has published five poetry collections, including As Easy as Breathing (about her first cancer treatment), New Year’s Eve Surgery (chapbook, written before her mastectomies), and Thrown Again into the Frazzle Machine. Her CD, Full Blooming, has fifty-six selected short poems and three original songs. Margaret also created a personal writing guide using her popular poem, "I Am Willing." Using her poems and other healing tools, Margaret created and taught a workshop series, Expanding Our Possibilities TM. Her poems, photographs, and essays have appeared online and in print and her blog at www.FullBlooming.com includes sixty-seven poem-videos.

Resources

From the webinar (listed by category, then in order referenced)

Resources mentioned during the live event will be added here!

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All images are photos taken by Elena Lindstrom, provided by speakers, or sourced from Canva.