Cancer Truth Note: #202 Knowing when to push yourself versus when to rest is a bit of an exercise in curiosity. This has been coming up a lot lately in my discussions with people. On both sides of...

Cancer Truth Note: #201 Analysis paralysis is real. If you find it difficult to make a decision, ask for help.  This can happen at any phase of survivorship. In the beginning, there is so much...

Cancer Truth Note: #200 Taking the next step is always the most important step. Cancer survivorship is no joke. There are a lot of decisions to make. Our choices may not be perfect, they are always...

Cancer Truth Note: #199 We learn more from our mistakes than our successes. I don’t know if it is the social media curation of our lives or the fact that there is a video camera in nearly everyone’s...

Cancer Truth Note: #198 Figuring out what is a reasonable expectation, requires you to get out of your head and into your body. Our doctors give us broad goals, exercise more, move your arm, etc....

Cancer Truth Note: #197 Setting realistic expectations for recovery may take some outside perspective. Generally there is a bit of a gap between how we think our recovery is going to go and how it...

Cancer Truth Note: #196 Setting goals as a cancer survivor and overdoing to reach those goals can get messy. This is true of any illness or injury recovery. What our abilities look like in the weeks...

Cancer Truth Note: #195 Expectations… It’s complicated. A common reality I hear from clients is the lack of clarity around what we should expect as we recover.  Many moons ago, I had a car accident....

Cancer Truth Note: #194 Committing to finding balance is hard! It is true that downtime is important. It is also true that our lives are not one thing. There is always going to be something...