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First Nations woman with breast cancer
Updated on November 4, 2024July 23, 2024

I’m a First Nations Woman with Breast Cancer. I Believe There is a Place for all Forms of Medicine 

Guest post by Sharon Laronde I am First Nations Anishinaabe. I belong to the Nipissing First Nations in North Bay, Canada. I’m Ojibwe on my mom’s side and Algonquin Mohawk on my dad’s side, so a bit of a mix. I’m also a First Nations woman with breast cancer and I’m here to share my …

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dating during breast cancer and self acceptance
Updated on November 4, 2024July 18, 2024

How Dating During My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Taught Me Self-Acceptance

The First Date: Biopsies with a Side of Boyfriend In the days leading up to the dreaded “D-day” or diagnosis day, I was having a blast in life. I was enjoying single life, time with my friends, work colleagues and my then 10-year-old kiddo. Little did I know that my world was about to shift …

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Somatic movement
Updated on November 4, 2024July 17, 2024

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 is a movement that’s practiced consciously with the intention of focusing on the internal …

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Flat
Updated on November 4, 2024July 16, 2024

After my breast cancer diagnosis, I wanted to go flat. My surgeon disagreed.

Guest post by Sonya McConnon I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer just after my 40th birthday in August 2021 following my routine mammogram. From the moment of my diagnosis, I wanted to go flat. My surgeon, however, had different ideas. As I had a family history of breast cancer, I was screened yearly …

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Shannen Doherty
Updated on November 4, 2024July 15, 2024

Shannen Doherty Never Let Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis Get in the Way of Living

Shannen Doherty has died. The actress, best known for her work on 90210 and Charmed, was first diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in 2015. She experienced a recurrence in 2019, and in 2020 announced she was Stage 4, with the cancer spreading to her bones, then, this year to her brain.  What I loved …

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