The Survivor’s Nest – Clearing Away Emotional Clutter

The Survivor’s Nest – Clearing Away Emotional Clutter

As interior decorator and legend Billy Baldwin once said, “Everything in a bedroom should contribute to an atmosphere of peace.” After living a life of 24/7 cancer during the diagnostic and treatment phases, don’t we deserve to create our own little oasis of peace? What better place to create it than in the confines of [...]

Army of Women Wednesday: Warrior Healing after Treatment

Love these videos!  It’s Army of Women Wednesday and time to direct your attention to another study in need of participants.  This study is a bit different because its focus is on healing after treatment, rather than on prevention.  I was drawn to it because I know how much my yoga practice meant to my [...]

My “Beautiful,” Eloquent Cancer Scars

My “Beautiful,” Eloquent Cancer Scars

My massage therapist mentioned at one point how “beautiful” my scars were. As a supportive oncology and breast surgery massage specialist, she knows what she is talking about. Still, although I understood intellectually what she meant, emotionally I had a hard time agreeing with her. I’ve been told this before. Shortly after my surgery, I [...]

Coming out of Cancer Depression: Giving Back by Supporting Others Helps Me Heal Too

Coming out of Cancer Depression: Giving Back by Supporting Others Helps Me Heal Too

We’ve all been there – wounded by the anxiety of testing, shocked by the diagnosis, disabled by the surgeries and treatments, so ridden with cancer fatigue that we barely function.  We keep going with the support of others, but we have nothing to give.  The best I could muster to express the undying gratitude I [...]