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Surviving Survivorship: Mary Lou Galantino at TEDxCape May 2013

1,604 views · Published 20 November 2013 · 17:10 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Mary Lou Galantino brings together her experiences with cancer, her husband's journey with cancer, and her clinical practice and research in integrative oncology, to explore the nature of illness on the mind and body as one faces the ambiguity of the unknown.  She answers the question: How is it possible to find resilience in the face of adversity and healing? 
 
Dr. Galantino has published extensively in the areas of wellness coaching, yoga and mind-body therapies through her appointments as Professor of Physical Therapy at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Research Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a certified wellness coach and yoga instructor and has a Women's Health Practice at PT Plus Christiana Healthcare System.   Her recent medical mission trip to Haiti will inspire this talk under the theme of nature vs nurture.  The intention is to recognize inner resources and witness oneself in the world to cultivate meaning and vitality in life circumstances.

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