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.