In my last post we talked about trauma: an event that upends assumptions you had about how the world works. It’s like losing your compass during a storm at sea. The waters eventually calm down, but you’ve got no idea which way is home. By that definition, a cancer diagnosis can definitely be a trauma.… Read More »
Is ‘normal’ what you really want?
I confess I’ve always been troubled by the phrase “new normal”. After cancer, a “new normal” is often held up as what you want. Things will be OK when you get used to your “new normal”. To me, “new normal” sounds like a consolation prize. Let’s be honest: cancer can bring a lot of loss.… Read More »
Are you choosing life? Part 2
In my last post we started the story of L, who was devastated by a fierce bone and organ recurrence just six months after her first treatment for breast cancer. She’d “done everything right”, from eating well to proactively seeking the blessings in the experience. She was poised to become a cancer coach and share… Read More »
When fear won’t leave you alone
What can you do when fear sets in and just won’t leave you alone? D signed on as my coaching client when the conventional treatment for her lung cancer didn’t appear to be making any progress. Just two weeks after we met, a CT scan showed she had a new spot of cancer on her… Read More »
I just want to be over cancer…
Maybe you’re one of them. After you finished treatment, you didn’t want anything more to do with cancer. Ribbons and slogans? No thank you. Events that label you ‘survivor’? Uh-uh. Just leave me alone and let me get back to being a normal person. I get it. Treatment can be harsh. It can make you… Read More »
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