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
At the recent 2025 congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), researchers led by Fedro A. Peccatori, MD, presented compelling new results from the POSITIVE trial — a study designed for pre-menopausal women with early hormone-receptor positive breast cancer who wish to pursue pregnancy after treatment. The findings mark a significant advance for young women …
Guest Blog By Tammy Gunn — Dancer, Author & Breast Cancer Survivor Let’s get one thing straight: breast reconstruction after a double mastectomy or single mastectomy isn’t about vanity. It’s about wholeness. It’s about looking in the mirror and recognizing the person staring back. It’s about buttoning your blouse without that pang of loss — …
Why Doing Nothing Feels Impossible (Until It Doesn’t) In our culture of relentless productivity, doing nothing feels like weakness. But for those of us navigating cancer survivorship, the healing power of doing nothing is not an indulgence — it’s medicine. After breast cancer, many of us keep pushing: back to work, back to exercise, back …
Discovering the Forest as a Healer Have you heard of forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku? When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, my instinct was to fight. Like many Type A personalities, I pushed harder: through treatment, through recovery, through the uncertainty. Rest felt like surrender, and surrender was not in my vocabulary. But along …
When you think about yoga, you might picture sweat, movement, and effort. Flowing sequences. Strength. Endurance. For many of us Type A personalities — entrepreneurs, parents, exercise lovers, survivors — we gravitate toward the “doing” side of yoga. But restorative yoga is different. It’s not about doing. It’s about being. As a breast cancer survivor …
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