In the new normal after diagnosis, the sudden onslaught of doctor’s visits can be anxiety-inducing. While figuring out my next steps, I realized that self-care needed to be at the top of my list. I needed an arsenal of tools ready on the days that cancer knocked me down. I needed to know how to get my groove back after a difficult doctor’s appointment. I wanted to know how I could be gentle with myself while my world felt like it was closing in around me, and I craved ways to ground myself in the beauty that remained within me and my life.
In the new normal after diagnosis, the sudden onslaught of doctor’s visits can be anxiety-inducing. While figuring out my next steps, I realized that self-care needed to be at the top of my list. I needed an arsenal of tools ready on the days that cancer knocked me down. I needed to know how to get my groove back after a difficult doctor’s appointment. I wanted to know how I could be gentle with myself while my world felt like it was closing in around me, and I craved ways to ground myself in the beauty that remained within me and my life.