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These Olympians are also breast cancer thrivers
If there’s any proof that even the healthiest, most athletically fit people can be unlucky enough to develop breast cancer, let’s take a look at some Olympians who have battled the disease and become breast cancer thrivers. Cancer doesn’t care. It…
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How I am Using Somatic Movement to Release Trauma
A breast cancer diagnosis is a traumatic event. I have written about that topic here in other posts. I have recently discovered somatic movement as a way to release that trauma and it has been a game changer. A somatic movement…
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Managing stress during the early days of a breast cancer diagnosis
Managing stress after a breast cancer diagnosis is so vital, but also very hard. I vividly recall the way I felt after my doctor broke the news to me that I had breast cancer. It was my worst nightmare come true.…
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Is a breast cancer diagnosis trauma?
I remember the feeling well. I banged the gong. Radiation, the last leg of active treatment was done. And yet, I was incredibly emotional and at loose ends. The trauma is real. And what you are feeling is valid. It is…
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My mom has cancer. And I’m angry about it.
It’s completely normal and understandable to be feeling angry when your mom or another loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer is unfair and often brings up a multitude of complicated emotions. When I was diagnosed, it was not…
