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Breast Cancer Grief: Grieving Without a Death — Dr. Christina Hibbert resting, eyes closed, in the quiet after a breast cancer diagnosis

Breast Cancer Grief: Grieving Without a Death

Grief isn’t only for death. A clinical psychologist and breast cancer survivor on grieving your body, your certainty, and the life you thought you’d have….
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Surviving breast cancer is not the same as recovering from it — Dr. Christina Hibbert in a hospital bed after breast cancer surgery

Surviving Breast Cancer Is Not the Same as Recovering From It

They tell you you’re done. Then the hard part begins. A clinical psychologist and breast cancer survivor on why recovery is its own race — and what actually helps….
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Breast Cancer and Mental Health: Understanding the Emotional Toll and Finding Support

Breast cancer doesn’t just affect the body. It leaves a deep, lasting impact on the mind and spirit as well. As a clinical psychologist and breast cancer survivor myself, I…

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The Breast Cancer Emotional Survival Guide, Part 2: Why Breast Cancer is Traumatic & How to Begin Healing

Breast cancer is traumatic. Learn why 82% of survivors experience PTSD, how medical trauma impacts healing, and where real recovery begins….
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Breast Reconstruction Awareness, 6 Years & 15 Surgeries Later: What I’ve Learned

Six years and 15 surgeries after her breast cancer diagnosis, Dr. Christina Hibbert shares her honest story of breast reconstruction—the complications, the lessons, and what it really means to heal…
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Living with POTS

Living with POTS: Life & Coping with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

What is living with POTS like? What is POTS? What are the symptoms? How do I cope? Dr. Christina HIbbert shares her life with POTS & coping strategies….
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Empty Nest After Cancer: Coping with Change, Loss and Chronic Illness

As a mom and cancer survivor, facing the empty nest feels different—grief, growth, and chronic illness shape how I let go and find myself again….
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Empty Nest Grief and Growth: 10 Lessons for Parents Letting Go

Discover 10 lessons on empty nest grief and growth—how to cope, let go, and embrace parenting transitions with love, loss, and resilience….
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6 year cancerversary

My 6-Year Cancerversary Feels Like a Death Anniversary—And the Death Is Me

Today is my six-year breast cancerversary. For me, this means that six years ago today I heard the words, “I’m sorry. It is cancer.” I didn’t write this to be…

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How to Get Diagnosed with POTS and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

How to Get Diagnosed with POTS and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) When I first heard the words POTS and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), I had no idea what…

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