I was reflecting recently about the differing opinions/perspectives on life after cancer (or any life threatening condition) and the role it plays in re-configuring our sense of self, our identity. …
Digging out from the aftermath of cancer
Most weeks, my writing process involves me going for a run, finding my inspiration and words for the week, and then recording them as promptly as I can. This week, however, we had a blizzard and …
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Reconstruction, a symbolic act of putting pieces back together again
Many life threatening conditions require surgery to treat the condition, and for some there is the opportunity to reconstruct what has been lost. I think for many of us, reconstruction is the …
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Emotionally healing from chemotherapy
Chemotherapy was the first intervention chosen to treat my breast cancer, given the size of the tumor and the fact that I had triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). TNBC is the catch-all category of …
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It is possible to miss hot flashes
Last year I had my ovaries removed as a preventative measure against ovarian cancer, thanks to the BRCA2 mutation that I have. My body that it had just recovered from the "chemo-pause" we had been …
How to embrace our full emotional experience for transformation
Most of us are familiar that the butterfly is a symbol of transformation. The tricky part is, it is the symbol of manifested transformation, rather that the path that brings us there. And while it's …
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