Dr. María Mercedes Bedoya Arce

When I love what I do, everything comes down to happiness. A happiness that isn't distant or separate from daily life; I discovered this in Psychology (degree obtained from Universidad Santo Tomás, Bogotá) and through Psycho-oncology (degree obtained from Instituto Superior de Estudios Psicológicos ISEP, Barcelona, Spain), I confirmed that loving what you do allows you to experience what you feel through others, becoming a perfect opportunity to grow and learn. Psycho-oncology, or psychology in a cancer diagnosis, works in conjunction with other specialties and health professionals, without limiting efforts aimed at the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care of cancer. It focuses on improving and strengthening communication and interaction skills among the patient, family, primary caregiver, and healthcare team to optimize internal resources. This promotes effective support and adherence to cancer, its stages, and treatments efficiently and with quality. The Magic of Feeling was created to be a reflective space among the patient, family, primary caregiver, and professional. This space allows for the construction of various strategies for coping with and adapting to the new physical and emotional health condition that embraces them. "When we allow ourselves to feel and learn to live in the present, everything is magical—a magic that embraces, envelops, transforms, and liberates you."