by C | Jul 29, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Inspiration
After surgery, the goal is to regain full range of motion in your shoulder – aka, the ability to move your arm and shoulder the way you did BEFORE surgery. There’s work involved. In the form of EXERCISE. How that lands with you depends on where...
by C | Jun 17, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Travel
Travel and change of place impart new vigour to the mind. – Seneca I couldn’t agree more with this quote from a Roman Stoic philosopher. Even for me, who’s at my best with a daily gym routine and home-cooked, nourishing food (can you say...
by C | May 20, 2021 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Wellness
There are three things exercise CAN’T do for you. Radically change your body Guarantee against recurrence Make you lose weight That’s not meant to dishearten you, so hear me out. We tend to place too much emphasis on the wrong exercise outcomes. Maybe you’re...
by C | Jun 11, 2020 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Fitness, MOVE Back, Nutrition
Can we get real? The majority of lifestyle information connected to improving breast cancer treatment and survivorship while reducing risk of recurrence generally circles back to the same theme: nutrition and fitness. Pay attention to the food you put on your plate...
by C | Nov 14, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Healthy Eating, Nutrition
There I sat. Midway airport in Chicago. Waiting for my TWICE DELAYED flight to be called to board. I fired up my laptop and fired off a work email. Ate half the sandwich I’d packed. Walked around, visited the gate agent and scored a $100 voucher from the ordeal. A...
by C | Sep 26, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Plant-based, Travel Well
Two weeks spent. . .in Greece. Reveling in dry, hot, sunny weather while shielding my Midwestern skin beneath wide-brimmed hats, long sleeve shirts, and gallons of sunscreen. Drowning my senses in gorgeous scenery, stunning sunrises and sunsets, the hypnotic rhythm...
