How to Handle Work When You Have Cancer: What Nobody Tells You

How to Handle Work When You Have Cancer: What Nobody Tells You

When I was first diagnosed three years ago, I had all the medical information I could handle. I learned about treatment protocols, side effects, and recovery timelines. But you know what nobody talked about? How...
Why Even Small Choices Feel So Hard After Cancer

Why Even Small Choices Feel So Hard After Cancer

Picture this: standing in front of a closet for twenty minutes—literally twenty minutes—trying to decide what to wear. Nothing feels right. Everything requires too much mental energy to consider. Finally giving up and putting on...
Morning Routines That Actually Help When You're Healing

Morning Routines That Actually Help When You're Healing

Okay, let's talk about mornings. Not those picture-perfect Instagram mornings with the perfect smoothie bowl and the "up at 5am for yoga" aesthetic. Real mornings. The kind where you're trying to figure out how to...
Managing Your Energy, Not Just Your Time: A Survivor's Guide to Better Days

Managing Your Energy, Not Just Your Time: A Survivor's Guide to Better Days

When I talk with survivors about their biggest daily challenges, one theme emerges consistently: "I just don't have enough energy to do everything I need to do." The frustration is real. You've survived, you're grateful,...
The Survivor's Guide to Strategic Planning: Reclaiming Your Wellness Journey

The Survivor's Guide to Strategic Planning: Reclaiming Your Wellness Journey

When the whirlwind of appointments, treatments, and medical decisions finally begins to settle, many cancer survivors find themselves facing an unexpected challenge: what comes next? After months or even years of having your schedule dictated...
From Personal Crisis to Purpose: How Life's Disruptions Reveal Our Greatest Contributions

From Personal Crisis to Purpose: How Life's Disruptions Reveal Our Greatest Contributions

Life has a way of catching us off guard, delivering unexpected challenges when we least expect them. These pivotal moments—whether health diagnoses, career setbacks, relationship endings, or other major disruptions—initially feel like our world is...
Small Steps Toward Healing: The Gentle Path to Low-Tox Living

Small Steps Toward Healing: The Gentle Path to Low-Tox Living

A Holistic View of Wellness I like to think of wellness as more than just the choices we make—it's the way we care for ourselves, the small, intentional steps we take toward healing. And sometimes,...
The Intertwined Journey of Happiness and Health: Finding Joy in the In-Between

The Intertwined Journey of Happiness and Health: Finding Joy in the In-Between

Beyond the Checkbox Mentality I like to think of life in a glass-half-full kind of way. I want to believe that being happy and being healthy are destinations we can all reach—like two perfect checkboxes...
Beyond Survival: Supporting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Recovery

Beyond Survival: Supporting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Recovery

When we talk about cancer, we often focus on treatment protocols, survival rates, and physical recovery. These are crucial aspects of the journey, without question. But beneath the medical terminology and beyond the hospital walls...