How Choosing Light and Love Helps Darkness Fade
This quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us that healing, progress, and positive change don’t come from negativity or hate.
They come from choosing light and love, even when it’s hard.
Try This New Way to Achieve Your Goals in the New Year
The new year always brings talk of resolutions—but I like to think of them as intentions, not fixes.
Think about the things you want to try, build upon, or prioritize.
The Festival of Lights Reminds Us to Share Our Light
Last night marked the first night of Hanukkah: the Festival of Lights.
This quote beautifully captures the heart of the holiday: light is not diminished when it’s shared. It grows.
Reassuring Research on IVF and Breast Cancer Risk
December is the month our oldest son was born, thanks to IVF after 2+ years of trying.
During IVF you have to take lots of hormones including estrogen, which is sometimes present in breast cancer cells too…
Finding Hope in the Kindness of Others
When I was in active treatment for breast cancer, I had to go to the cancer center every three weeks for 14 months.
Over time, I started to recognize the same faces, and while I never wanted to be there, those people made each appointment so much easier.
Halloween Humor: Turning My Post-Chemo Hair into Some Killer 80s Looks
When your hair grows back after chemo it’s exciting… and weird.
The texture is usually different than it was before chemo, and it can grow at different rates. The hair on the top half of my head has been growing more slowly, causing what many call a post-chemo mullet.
A Mentor for the Moment: Shining a Light for Others
Every person has something unique—a trait, a perspective, or a strength—that makes them shine. It’s what sets us apart, but also what draws others toward us.
Some might call it a strength. Others might call it a superpower.
4 Steps to Reaching Milestones
Over the weekend, I celebrated 2 years cancer-free! 🎉
Something I could barely imagine accomplishing when I was diagnosed with aggressive stage 2 breast cancer at 39.
I didn’t just get here by chance, or on my own.
How I Redefined Positive Thinking During Cancer
September 13 is “Positive Thinking Day.”
Thinking positive is not about needing to BE positive all the time, especially when facing a major health challenge like cancer.
Because let’s be real: a cancer diagnosis is the furthest thing from positive.
3 Simple Ways to Give Yourself a Fresh Start for Back-to-School Season
Whether you’ve got kids in school or you’re leading the classroom, back-to-school season brings new routines. And with Fall right around the corner, even more changes are coming.
The best way to move through this busy season? Focus on small habits that help you feel good from the inside out.
What I Learned in the Trenches of Breast Cancer
When you’re deep in the trenches, whether it’s cancer treatment or another battle, it can be hard to see the light ahead.
The hours crawl and hopelessness sets in. Sometimes it takes everything you have to fight back tears or get from one breath to the next.