Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Trauma responses after cancer don’t always look dramatic. After cancer, it often looks functional on the outside and deeply strained on the inside. Many survivors assume something is “wrong” with them because their trauma responses after cancer don’t match what they think healing should look like. In reality, these responses are predictable nervous system adaptations …
In this AskEllyn blog, we explore the nervous system after cancer and its impact on survivorship. For many people, the hardest part of cancer doesn’t end when treatment does. The scans may be clear.The appointments are less frequent.The outside world may expect relief. And yet, inside, something still feels off. You may notice: You might …
There are many ways to move your body after breast cancer.Very few of them truly understand it. Pilates does. Not in a flashy way.Not in a “before and after” way.Rather, pilates for breast cancer survivors meets us in a quiet, deeply respectful way for a body that has been cut, burned, poisoned, fatigued, rewired — …
Guest Blog: Kelly Pereira, NASM Certified Personal Trainer Recovering after a single or double mastectomy often brings more than wounds and drains; many people notice stiffness, limited shoulder movement, chest tightness, and a heavy, constricting sensation people sometimes call the iron bra. These range of motion problems can make everyday tasks (for instance reaching up, …
After cancer, movement changes. Not just physically. It also changes emotionally. What once felt automatic may now feel loaded. Exercise after cancer can bring up fear, frustration, grief, comparison, or pressure. You may want to move again… and also feel deeply resistant to anything that smells like discipline, punishment, or “fixing” your body. If that …
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