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Encouraging Reads: At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof
Recently, I read At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof. It has had a significant impact on how I think about my time and energy.  I’m excited to share this book as the first in my Encouraging Reads series.
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Breast Imaging Focus: What Is A Diagnostic Mammogram?
Diagnostic mammograms offer more detailed pictures to the radiologists of findings in our breasts. When might one be ordered for us? What is the experience like?
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Breast Imaging Focus: What is a Screening Mammogram?
What is a screening mammogram, and at what age should we start getting them? What is it like to get one and how do we understand the results? In this post, I share some my experiences and a lot of research about mammograms.
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Decision-Making During Breast Cancer Treatment: Solving A Puzzle I Never Wanted To Do
Decision-making was so difficult, especially at the beginning. I was just learning about the language of breast cancer, and I needed to make treatment choices without feeling like I had all the answers. There was a weight to the choices. What if I made the wrong one?
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Poise: Gracefully Prepared- My Third Word of Focus and Intention
My third word of intention and focus for the year is poise. Poise means that I strive to be gracefully prepared for what comes my way.
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My Second Word of Intention and Focus for the Year: Presence
My second word of intention and focus for the year is presence. Presence will guide me to more intentional choices with my attention.
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Words of Focus and Intention for the New Year
Instead of making a list of resolutions that won’t last through the end of January, consider the practice of choosing words of intention and focus to guide you through the new year.
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It’s Been Two Years Since I Finished DCIS Treatment-It feels Like Forever Ago, and Just Yesterday
Two years ago today, I walked out of my last radiation treatment for DCIS. It feels like forever ago and just yesterday.Â
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Reunited: A Thanksgiving Reflection on Parenting
Thanksgiving reflection on the purpose of parenting, savoring the moments, and the joy of reunification. It is worth it.
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25 Things I’d Tell Myself Before My Lumpectomy
It's been two years since my DCIS diagnosis, lumpectomy, and radiation treatment. Here are 25 things that I'd tell myself before my lumpectomy.