by Dr. Pentz | May 31, 2018 | Journey to Spirit |
After the loss of my mother, I contemplate the ways we were alike It has been over two months since my mother passed. So little has changed around me yet so much has changed within me. My siblings and I are now orphans in this world. It is a club I never considered...
by Dr. Pentz | May 3, 2018 | Holistic Psychiatry, Integrative Medicine, Journey to Spirit, Uncategorized |
As new program director for UNM’s online integrative medicine program for residents in training, I now have the privilege of nurturing trainees to shift the medical paradigm toward empowered wellness In early March I attended a mini retreat in Tucson for national and...
by Dr. Pentz | Apr 3, 2018 | Journey to Spirit |
When my mother died during Holy Week, I saw how rituals kept her grounded. My mother passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday of Holy Week. Given her strong faith, the timing of this was not lost on any of us. Her last few weeks proved to be most difficult....
by Dr. Pentz | Mar 30, 2018 | Journey to Spirit |
As my mother is dying, I confront new realities about her sovereignty, about navigating swirling emotions The past few weeks, my mother’s lung cancer has rapidly advanced its invasion on her body, jolting me into a web of complex emotions that feel unfamiliar to me....
by Dr. Pentz | Dec 7, 2017 | Journey to Spirit |
NOTES FROM THANKSGIVING 2017 I just spent this Thanksgiving with my mom. It is most likely to be her last. The cancer she has continues to grow as far as we know. And she is choosing to stop treatment after the latest immunotherapy cycle stops in the next two weeks....
