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.

She called me out about a pink ribbon. My response wasn't safe for work.

When a networking contact shouted "Where is your pink ribbon?!" across a crowded room, I learned something loud and clear about who gets to tell my story. This week we explore Identity as the fifth fundamental of active healing: what it looks like to reclaim your own narrative when the world insists on wrapping you in pink, and how the As You Are Now program creates space for that inner work without the usual pink-ribbon script.

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