Everyone has an opinion. Just because they do, you do not need to listen. I believe this and it was recently reinforced by the great Dr Gabor Maté as he so eloquently stated during a webinar about healing, “listen to yourself.” In your gut and your heart, you will know what is best for you. Sometimes people can say things that are so vile, yet they have no idea how awful they’re being. Take a moment, step away from all distractions, get quiet and listen. Just because someone has a degree and...

In an effort to find a little bit of hope and maybe even a sense of community, I went to a breast cancer support group at a local hospital. I went once. I never went back. I sat down and looked around the room. I was the youngest person there by far. Please know that I am not ageist and I truly respect people of all ages. This was just the reality. Quite a few of the women spoke about being grandmothers and having retired. I was still working full time as I needed to keep the roof over my...

About a week before I started chemotherapy, I found myself sitting on the floor of my kitchen crying uncontrollably. Earlier that day, I went for an echocardiogram in order to get cleared for this part of my treatment. I got pulled over, and a police officer gave me a ticket for a moving violation. This was the first time in almost 20 years of driving. It felt as if the world around me was crumbling down. I felt so incredibly alone and scared. I remember in my hysterics trying to figure out...