The Healing Power of Communication
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Jay Monahan was married to award-winning journalist, Katie Couric, for nearly 10 years and they had two daughters together. He died in 1998 at age 42 of colon cancer and, sadly, Katie’s sister, a Virginia state senator, also died of cancer three years later. Having been struck by cancer’s devastating toll not only with the loss of her husband but also the death of her sister, Couric was determined to honor
their legacies through her advocacy for caregivers and cancer survivors. Since then, she has been very outspoken about caregiving and Cura Personalis, or "caring for the whole person" and the importance of self-care and mindfulness in caregiving.
Recently, Couric spoke* at the Inaugural Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture at Georgetown University. Couric’s lecture, "The Healing Power of Communication," focused on holistic caregiving that celebrates the principle of cura personalis.
Cura Personalis is a Latin phrase that denotes care for all aspects of a person's health, from the physical to the mental and the spiritual, encompassing our responsibility towards others. This mantra is Jesuit in origin, but is not restricted to any one religion, profession, or culture. It simply teaches that every person needs to be mindful of various aspects of his or her life, especially when faced with
extraordinary stress.
Many caregivers are aware that taking care of one’s self improves the quality of care we give to others. In fact, it's so crucial that the Georgetown University School of Medicine explicitly teaches the concept of cura personalis to future doctors, in addition to having speakers on the subject for the public, such as Couric.
Katie Couric Discusses Cura Personalis and Her Own Caregiving Experience
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