Apr 29, 2022
When you get diagnosed with or find yourself managing a serious illness, integrating the medical system into your life can be a challenge. You may have never considered what you expect from a doctor, a hospital, an imaging center, or your insurance company until you find yourself feeling unnoticed, unworthy, or...
Apr 22, 2022
Life after breast cancer often starts off with one big question, “Who am I now?”
If you’re not
- the healthy one
- the one who never takes medicine
- the one who has boundless energy
- the one who _______ (fill in the blank)
Then who are you?
How do you show up like you “used to” when you don’t feel...
Apr 15, 2022
Chemotherapy and other breast cancer treatments can induce or intensify menopause. Breast cancer surgeries and radiation can change the way your body looks, feels, and reacts to touch. All of these things can change your sex drive and the way you choose to engage in physical intimacy.
But there’s another thing that...
Apr 8, 2022
Not so long ago, there was a time when food was a focus of daily life solely for survival. People farmed, hunted, gardened, canned, and put a lot of effort into ensuring there would be enough food to keep them alive.
Now there are so many food options that the choices are overwhelming; it’s easy to overconsume...
Apr 1, 2022
So many of us go through life tearing ourselves apart.
We judge our looks, our decisions, our accomplishments, our strengths, and our weaknesses.
We blame ourselves for just about everything we can think of including how other people think and feel.
Then a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease happens and there are...