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When Mastery Creates Margin: Rebuilding Routines and Rethinking Productivity After Breast Cancer
Productivity after breast cancer involves rebuilding our routines and embracing margin when we have time to rest. Do we add one more thing to our list, or do we choose to relax with the extra time we have?
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Managing Home Life During Breast Cancer: The Mental Load Doesn’t Pause for a Diagnosis
Breast cancer doesn’t press pause on the laundry, dinner, or school drop-offs. If you’re overwhelmed by the mental load of managing home life during treatment, this post offers honest reflections and simple ways to share the load—without guilt.
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Introducing Encourage: Breast Cancer and Beyond
When I was newly diagnosed, I longed for a space that could guide me through each step—with clear information, real support, and a place to ask the hard questions. That vision became Encourage—a survivor-led membership designed to support you from the moment of diagnosis through treatment and beyond. In this post, I’m sharing how it came to life and how…
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Choosing Where My Energy Goes After Breast Cancer
After breast cancer, I realized I no longer had the energy to do everything I once did. The “both-and” life I used to manage became “either-or”—and that shift changed everything. In this post, I’m sharing how I began honoring my energy, making intentional choices, and letting go of the pressure to do it all.
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Medical Anxiety
Medical anxiety doesn’t always end when treatment does. Sometimes it sneaks in during follow-up appointments, scan results, or even when supporting a loved one. In this post, I’m sharing how it showed up for me—and the tools I reach for when it does.
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When Good Results Don’t Feel Good
The scan results were in, and they were good. So why didn’t we feel the joy? We were overwhelmed, exhausted, and still had questions. This was supposed to be the finish line. Or was it?
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Vaginal Estrogen: Low Dose, High Impact
It is one thing to write about how vaginal estrogen can be safe and highly effective. It quite another thing to experience it first-hand!
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My Favorite Post-Lumpectomy Bra (even years after breast cancer)
It has been years since my lumpectomy and I still wear my Molly Plunge Bra. It's excellent for recovery, radiation treatment, and life after breast cancer.
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Enhancing Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivorship: Updated Guidance From ASCO
What is the latest in early-stage breast cancer survivorship? In May 2024, ASCO—the American Society for Clinical Oncology—updated its educational book in light of the newest technologies and research. This educational book is free and available for anyone to read!
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Exercising After Breast Cancer: How to Create a Sustainable and Joyful Practice
How I created a sustainable and joyful exercise practice after breast cancer. A Sponsored post with HealthGrades.