25 Jan Breast Cancer Trauma and Self-Worth
Breast cancer trauma has deeply impacted my sense of self-worth, making me wonder "Who am I now?" I'm not the only one. ...
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05 Aug “Dear Body,” My Breast Cancer Photo Shoot with BRCA Strong
"Dear Body, I once thought you were my enemy. Now I know BREAST CANCER is the enemy. And you?...
11 Jul COVID has Shown Us What It’s Like to Have Cancer
I've spent the last 24 months of my life dealing with breast cancer, and the last 12 months dealing with breast cancer AND Covid. And I have come to see that COVID has shown us all a little of what it's like to have cancer. It...
22 Oct Breast Cancer Reconstruction Awareness, Choices, What to Know
Little did I know I would become so well-versed in the various breast reconstruction options. It seemed straighforward, if not overwhelming, at the start: breast cancer diagnosis, immediate double mastectomy with expander placement, followed by exchange to implants 2 months later. But things didn't go as planned,...
10 Oct What if We Supported Depression Like we Support Breast Cancer? End the Stigma, World Mental Health Day
October is breast cancer awareness month, & today, Oct 10, is World Mental Health Day; it’s also one year since I started chemotherapy to beat triple negative, or the most aggressive type of, breast cancer. It's the perfect day to talk about the vast differences between...
11 Aug You Cant Tell by Looking, So Ask: Depression, PPD, PTSD, Breast Cancer
I posted this picture one year ago with the following words: "August 8, 2019, Post-#DoubleMastectomy Day 15: You’ll think I’m crazy...
20 Oct What to do the next time life beats you up
"When Life Throws You In The Mud, Plant Yourself And Grow."When I wrote those words as I crafted my first book, This is How We Grow, I was definitely in the mud. In fact, I'd often say it felt like I was "knee deep, thick in...
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