My first direct experience of breast cancer was at 13, when I visited my aunt and she was in the middle of treatment. At 19, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. But it wasn't until my mom's …
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When breast cancer hijacks your life… you need to dive deep to reclaim it
Breast cancer is one of those life experiences that won't simply fade into the background. It's not the sort of experience that you can easily forget, or set aside. Breast cancer is more than a …
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One HUGE barrier cancer brings to your emotional health…
When you think about the process of being diagnosed and treated for cancer, what do you recall? Who was calling the shots and crafting a plan of action? Who stepped up to offer assistance, support, or …
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Why I’ve started a virtual art therapy community for breast cancer
If you've read my blog before, you already know that I'm both an art therapist and a breast cancer survivor. You also probably know that in my 20s, I was a caregiver for my mom when she has metastatic …
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Thriving… in the face of breast cancer
When you hear the words, you have cancer, you're world is turned upside down. You're jettisoned into a whole new reality that shakes up everything that you believed to be true. You quickly realize …
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Transitions lead to transformations when you live from your heart
I remember sitting on the couch at my therapists office in my 20s, feeling zipped up emotionally so that I could tell my story without falling apart. As I spoke, I would feel my throat closing in, …
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