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Managing Side Effects Through Acupuncture

 

Soon after Hope After Breast Cancer officially started in 2020, I met Lisa Nicholson through one of our support groups. Lisa is a Master Acupuncturist in San Diego, California, USA, as well as a...

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What You Should Know About Lymphedema

 

Almost all women who have had a breast cancer diagnosis have had lymph nodes removed through surgery. That means that the “original equipment” you were born with is not there to do its...

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The Grief and Loss of Breast Cancer

 

I believe it's rare that a woman who has had breast cancer really tackles the wounds that grief and loss leave after a life-altering diagnosis. After all, there are tons of physical issues that...

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A Better Normal: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer

Tess Devèze's book, A Better Normal: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer, is a practical, compassionate, HUMAN instruction manual about how to get your sexual mojo back...

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Expert in the Spotlight: Tess Devèze

 

Tess Devèze is a clinical occupational therapist (OT), certified somatic sexologist and the founder of ConnectAble Therapies, a Melbourne-based sexuality OT community practice, working...

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House Cleaning Help for Cancer Patients

Would you love someone to help you with house cleaning while you're in treatment for breast cancer? Cleaning for a Reason will come to your rescue!

I personally know hundreds of women who have used...

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Neuropathy and Acupuncture with Lisa Nicholson, Licensed Acupuncturist

 

Our Contributing Expert, Lisa Nicholson, is both a master acupuncturist as well as a breast cancer survivor. Through her cancer experience, she faced side effects just like many of us. But with her...

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Medical Gaslighting is REAL

By Contributing Writer Kendra Johnson

Let’s chat about medical gaslighting. Yes, this is a thing. And it happens to women more often than men.
This is when you know something is wrong, you...
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What Does YOUR Season 2 Premiere Look Like?

We humans are interesting creatures.

We know what we should do, but we don’t do it.

We love comfort and seem to do everything we can to stay in our comfort zones.

 

If you know me at...

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Are You Clinging to Your Broken Toys?

This short article hit me right between the eyes. And I thought it might have the same effect on you. How long has it been since you did an honest internal inventory, friend? What are you holding...
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