Let’s Talk About It: Breast Cancer (Survivor’s Guilt)

The question of “Why me?” often exemplifies the experience of survivor’s guilt. Feeling survivor’s guilt is more common than you may think and can be triggered in different ways. Your positive news at a follow-up visit, regaining strength when treatment ends and manageable side effects are all events that may counter-intuitively lead to stress or […]

Part II – Body Grief: Losing parts of ourselves and our identity before, during and after cancer treatment

When cancer is diagnosed, there is a common experience for people to feel under attack or betrayed by their own body. Some even experience distrust and dissociation with their body. The multitude of losses that come along with a cancer diagnosis are sometimes met with well-intended but insensitive feedback from those around you. Grieving for […]

Let’s Talk About It: Breast Cancer (What is Mindset and Does it Really Matter?)

Your mindset is the way you make sense of the world around you. This lens influences the way you think, the way you feel, and how you might behave in certain situations. Let’s talk about mindset myths that can get us into trouble and ways to cultivate a mindset to support your cancer survivorship in […]

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (The Emotional Toll of Treatment Decision Making)

Making treatment decisions is stressful. The work of understanding complex medical information, crafting questions for your medical team, and trusting oneself is hard. We break down this intense time in ways that might feel more manageable and help you regain a sense of calm as you work hard to care for yourself at each turn […]

Part I – Anticipatory Grief: Experiencing grief before the loss has happened

Anticipatory grief is the emotional experience when there is an impending loss that will occur. Often, people associate loss and grief with death, this is just one area in which grief and loss can occur. Anticipatory grief is often a slower grieving process marked by intermittent, small or large losses. In the world of cancer, […]

Let’s Talk About It: Breast Cancer (Communication, Intimacy, and Sex… Oh My!)

Changes to your body are normal to experience related to a cancer diagnosis. But the grief and the learning to live with a changed body take time. But what if you share your body with someone else? What if finding pleasure and connection through intimacy feels like an overwhelming or insurmountable obstacle on your road […]

Embracing Life’s Balancing Act

Do you want to feel empowered and confident in preserving your independence and lowering your risk for injury? Falling is a common issue for adults over 60 and those with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), however, research shows there are effective strategies we can put in place to reduce our chance of falling, and of injury […]

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (See it and Catch it! Recognizing the Thought Traps that Negatively Impact How We Feel)

A cancer diagnosis is stressful. Feelings of worry, fear, self-doubt, sadness, and loneliness are normal but can feel exhausting and consuming at times. Cultivating a habit of thought-watching and learning to recognize thought traps that might be contributing to our discomfort can help us respond and care for ourselves in helpful ways. Learn more about […]

Cervical Chat: Redefining Resilience and Empowering Survivors Facing Recurrence

When cervical cancer returns, it can bring up a lot of emotions and feelings. Cervical cancer survivors Aisha McClellan (@sharecancersupport) and Linda Ryan (@lrsmiles) discuss the challenges and experiences of facing recurrence. Discover valuable insights and resources to empower you in your journey, and learn strategies to maintain your sense of hope and well-being along […]