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.
The lesson I learned about my body in Italy.
After 2 and ½ months abroad, I really believe that my body and I are in this together. And that I can live my life to the fullest, in my skin, even as I am now.
Nobody Gets a Bubble.
We rarely get to focus on one thing — not in life, not in survivorship. A reflection on bubbles, the sharp objects that pop them, and not letting your own self-care be the first thing you cut.
The One That Still Sticks With Me, Nine Years Later
Nine years cancer-free, and of everything my diagnosis left behind, the risk of lymphedema is still the one that sticks with me most. Here's what living free alongside it actually looks like from a hotel room an ocean away from home — and why I believe your version of that freedom is just as attainable as mine, with the right context and education.
You’re damn right I’m brave. And so are you.
I feel braver than ever after deciding to bear my scars — literally — inside of As You Are Now: A Breast Cancer Self-Care Program for Real Life. This week’s email is all about realizing that brave is not a platitude in cancer land when you see it for what it really means.
Healing Isn't Linear (A Lesson From a Sleepless Night in Paris)
After an accidental all-nighter in Paris, I found myself thinking about recovery — and how unfair it is that we expect our bodies to bounce back quickly from anything, including breast cancer treatment. Healing isn't linear. Here's what I mean by that.
The Body Relationship You Had Before Cancer
I've been in Italy for four weeks now, and I spent the first one more conscious of my body — my weight specifically — than I have in a long time. It had nothing to do with cancer.
Which One Is Yours? I Need Your Help Before I Go Any Further
My foot recovered from the Gladiator Walk incident — but what stuck with me wasn't the ankle. It was how un-scared I was. And how much I want that for you too. I'm building something, and before I go any further, I need to know where you are.
Doing nothing is harder than it should be.
What happens when cancer makes rest feel like something you have to earn? This week I'm writing from my pajamas, my fourth reheated coffee, and a Saturday I'm finally letting myself not justify.
A lesson from my annual tax meltdown
This week’s issue explores the difference between reactive “panic sprints” and small, steady consistency. A tax-day confession turns into a reflection on proactive care — and why tending to your body (and your life) in little bits often works better than heroic bursts of effort.
Am I allowed to want more than just survival?
This week’s issue explores what happens when survival is treated as the finish line — and what gets lost when quality of life is left out of the conversation.
Meet The Survivorship Starting Point!
A meaningful milestone: an early invitation into my free breast cancer self-care “starter kit.” In this week’s Chronicle, I share why I created it, who it’s for, and how it’s meant to support the often-overlooked “after” part of a breast cancer experience.
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.
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.
