The Sunday Self-Care Chronicles - Newsletter Archives

Welcome to the Sunday Self-Care Chronicles — my weekly love note to breast cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and anyone learning to care for their body (and heart) after diagnosis.

Each Sunday, I share a mix of personal reflections, practical tools, and honest education rooted in both professional experience and lived survivorship. These aren’t fluffy wellness tips — they’re real-world, body-focused strategies to help you feel more informed, more supported, and more like yourself again.

You can browse by category, revisit your favorites, or start wherever your nervous system says “yes.”

Let’s make this less scary together — one Sunday at a time.

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An unusual prescription for a greater kind of pain.

In moments of collective pain and personal overwhelm, it can be hard to know where to place our energy — or whether what we offer is enough. This reflection explores the intersection of illness, humanity, and giving, and shares a simple practice that has helped me reconnect with hope when the world feels too heavy.

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You’re allowed to seek a second opinion.

Feeling rushed into medical decisions or unsure if your care truly fits? This reflection explores why second opinions are always allowed — and how they can restore clarity, confidence, and agency in your health care.

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What’s next from As We Are Now?!

A look ahead at what’s coming this spring at As We Are Now — from new survivorship resources to body-based self-care offerings — and the deeper “why” behind this next chapter of my work.

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Your 2025 Self-Care “Wrapped” (no resolutions required)

Your body’s year-end review — minus the charts, stats, and pressure to “do more.” This reflection invites you to look back at the year through a body-based lens, focusing on what eased you, what changed you, and what creating more space makes possible. No resolutions required — just honest reflection on your own timing.

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My Holiday Gift Guide for a Healing Body & Heart

My holiday gift guide: survivor-owned favorites, body-care tools I trust, and a few offerings from me that make beautiful, meaningful gifts for someone in breast cancer land (including yourself).

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The Hug I’ll Never Forget - A Giving Tuesday Story

A Giving Tuesday special edition featuring Maria’s powerful healing story—and how the Pay It Forward fund helped make her care possible. This issue explores community, accessibility, and what happens when generosity turns into real transformation.

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Spoiler: Your Body Doesn’t Care About Daylight Savings

Daylight Saving may snap your clocks into place, but your body? It does not care. This cozy, honest edition of the Sunday Self-Care Chronicles dives into seasonality, winter fatigue, and practical ways to support your post-cancer body when everything feels darker, colder, and slower.

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The world is loud. Here’s your quiet.

When the world feels loud and your heart feels heavy, come back to what steadies you. This “Best Of: When Times Are Hard” collection gathers four reflections—on healing, rest, change, and calm—that remind us our bodies, like the seasons, know what to do.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: choose your own adventure

A “best of” on Breast Cancer Awareness Month—reflections on pink ribbons, the silent majority who choose privacy, and why metastatic breast cancer must be part of the story.

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