Breast Cancer Book Shelf

In this episode we discuss Terri Cole’s Boundary Boss Bill of Rights. 

What is the cost of being a “good girl”? This episode is about a quote from Reshma Saujani’s ‘Brave, Not Perfect’. 

In this episode we discuss what to cultivate more of, and what to let go of. 💖

In this episode we explore journal questions for the Four Agreements. 

In this episode we explore how a lack of self compassion leads to burnout. 

In this episode, I’m talking about Good Enough by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie — and why the idea of “good enough” can feel both comforting and deeply uncomfortable after cancer.   We live in a world obsessed with optimization, productivity, healing journeys, and silver linings. But what happens when you’re exhausted? When you can’t hustle your way into peace? When surviving changes you in ways...

There’s a difference between allowing your emotions and setting up permanent residence inside them. In this episode, I’m talking about the fine line between healthy processing and getting trapped in negative thought loops that keep us stuck. Especially after cancer, grief, trauma, or major life changes, it’s easy to confuse spiraling with healing. But feeling your emotions doesn’t have to mean dro...

There are moments in life when words just… fail. In this episode, I’m diving into a powerful idea from Kate Bowler: that in seasons of deep grief, the English language simply reaches its limit. She calls it “inarticulate sorrow”—that feeling when what you’re experiencing is so big, so disorienting, that nothing you say feels accurate. That’s when swearing becomes caring. 

We can’t be honest with ourselves if we don’t feel all the feels! 

In this episode, we dive into that question—the one that feels both simple and wildly uncomfortable. The roles we’ve taken on, the expectations we’ve absorbed, the identities we’ve performed… and what happens when we start peeling them back.   This isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you were before you learned to edit yourself.

In this episode of Breast Cancer Book Shelf, we’re talking about a powerful idea from Kara Loewentheil’s Take Back Your Brain: forcing positivity doesn’t heal pain—it often makes it worse.   For cancer patients and survivors, “just stay positive” can create guilt, shame, and the feeling that difficult emotions are something to fix or avoid. This conversation explores why allowing fear, sadness, an...

More Than a Body: When Your Body Is Good—Even If You Don’t Like It   In this episode of Breast Cancer Book Shelf, we’re talking about a powerful reframe from More Than a Body by Lexie and Lindsay Kite: “Positive body image isn’t believing your body looks good, but knowing your body is good regardless of how it looks.”   For cancer patients and survivors, body image isn’t just about confidence—it’s...

What if your limiting beliefs are the soundtrack of your life?   Where did those beliefs come from? And more importantly — are they still serving you?   If you want to break through limiting beliefs and become who you were born to be, this episode is your invitation to start noticing the story you’re telling yourself.

In this episode of Breast Cancer Book Shelf, I’m discussing a powerful moment from Jamie Kern Lima’s Worthy—the simple question that can change everything: “Do you need me to just listen, or would you like help finding solutions?”   For cancer patients and survivors, this distinction matters. So often we’re met with advice when we need empathy, or silence when we’re desperate to be heard. We’ll ta...

In this episode of Breast Cancer Book Shelf, we dig into Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Be Useful and the idea that having a clear vision doesn’t mean having your entire future figured out. When you’ve lived through cancer, the future can feel fragile—or even off-limits to imagine. So what does “vision” look like then?   This conversation reframes vision as small, intentional steps rather than grand five...

In the very first episode of Breast Cancer Bookshelf, we’re starting with a powerful reframe from Like She Owns the Place — the idea that beauty isn’t about how you look, but the energy you bring into a space.   After breast cancer, body image can feel complicated, charged, and exhausting. So what happens when we stop treating beauty like a project to manage and start seeing it as presence, confid...