Breast Cancer

When Breast Cancer Challenges Your Identity

A year after my own breast cancer surgery — and through a cascade of other health challenges, including surgery for a broken elbow — I see more than ever how essential this conversation is. Not just personally, but professionally, and systemically. The way we speak about strength, identity, and agency — especially in the context of women’s health — shapes far more than we realize. When Breast Cancer Challenges Your Identity For high-achieving entrepreneurs and [...]

The Ascending Warrior’s Journey: Power Drivers & Breast Cancer

For women navigating breast cancer—especially high achievers who've always charted their own course—this journey offers unique challenges and extraordinary opportunities for transformation that extend far beyond medical treatment alone. Beyond the Battle Metaphor The traditional "fighting cancer" narrative falls short for high-achieving women. it actually can be quite harmful – an important subject for another post. The Ascending Warrior approach, rather than focusing on battling or merely surviving,  transforms the experience into a gateway [...]

Nobody Ever Regrets Starting to do the Good Things for Themselves Sooner

A woman messaged me asking if she could join my FB group for women diagnosed with breast cancer. She said it sounded amazing. I sent her the link, and she asked if she could join in a few weeks. She was just diagnosed with cancer and wanted to wait a few weeks. I get it! I told her I would welcome her now or later, but I recommended sooner for several reasons. She could [...]

2024-07-31T14:16:20-05:00Categories: Breast Cancer, Empowerment|Comments Off on Nobody Ever Regrets Starting to do the Good Things for Themselves Sooner

Way Beyond What I Envisioned

I appreciate all the support I've gotten for my healing...and working in the breast cancer arena. I've got to say I'm blown away! This is needed, and it's resonating with so many of you. What's in the works is way beyond what I envisioned when I posted about my breast cancer journey and the group I was starting. People are asking if I'm changing direction away from working with high-achieving entrepreneurs and their businesses [...]

2024-06-20T14:10:09-05:00Categories: Breast Cancer, Gratitude, Growth, Health|Comments Off on Way Beyond What I Envisioned

Breast Cancer: A Journey of Empowerment

This was one of those blog posts that took a while to decide to write. Should I even share this on my site, talk about it publicly... there were many layers to the decision. I'm doing a group I never thought I'd offer: A group for women who want to make their breast cancer journey one of empowerment and unlocking potential. The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is 1 in 7 (1 [...]

2024-04-16T11:03:11-05:00Categories: Breast Cancer, Empowerment, Health|Comments Off on Breast Cancer: A Journey of Empowerment
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