Edith Eiger is a renowned psychologist, world-renowned speaker and author.
Above all, however, she is a fascinating example of how you can shape your life in a self-determined and positive way despite the most terrible traumatic experiences.

Lucy Hones is an Australian scientist, psychologist, resilience expert and bestselling author.
She is the director of the New Zealand Institute of Resilience and Wellbeing and a senior researcher at the University of Canterbury.
When her 12-year-old daughter was killed in a tragic car accident in 2014, she went from resilience expert to grieving mother in a very short space of time.
She needed hope.
As she wanted to actively shape her grieving process, she decided to put her theoretical knowledge into practice from then on.

When it comes to integrating alternative methods into conventional medicine, Jon Kabat Zinn is the king of mindfulness.
Back in the late 1970s, the American physician developed a program at the Medical Center of the University of Massachusetts, which is practiced in clinics around the world almost 40 years later under the name Mindfulness based stress reduction – MBSR for short.

Live the day!
It is important that you motivate yourself every day to consciously and actively work on your health, live your life in the now, reduce your stress, make every day beautiful and make new decisions for your life every day.

My good friend Franz called me.
He said: “Listen, I met Tina yesterday. I know you have to deal with your situation now anyway, but you know, she’s also been diagnosed with cancer, has to have chemo and all that. You have a similarly strong character, you’re good together, why don’t you “throw yourselves together”?

Find your personal trigger for an emotional time-out!
It is important to treat yourself to a moment of inner peace filled with positive feelings every now and then.
With a little practice, you can take a moment for yourself anytime and anywhere to strengthen yourself.

The day I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, I made the following entries in my calendar on my cell phone.

Self-care plays an essential role in a patient’s life.
When we are relaxed, content, grateful, stress-free and able to focus on the moment, positive reactions are released in the body.
Enzymes set repair processes in motion, immune cells expel inflammatory pathogens and free radicals are rendered harmless.
Self-healing is activated.

Self-compassion is like comforting a child, turning to yourself in a benevolent way.
Here you will find an exercise for self-compassion