This isn’t the full story, of course, but it’s a big part of it. I didn’t have cancer, I was under 40, and my genetic testing was all negative (as in I don’t have any of the known cancer gene mutations). It was a family history of breast cancer, extremelyContinue Reading
I realized as I was providing continued updates after my surgery and posting update articles on my website that many of my readers may not completely understand what it is I have had done to my body! Since this type of surgery has become more common, and since prophylactic surgeriesContinue Reading
Reaching out for help and support during my mastectomy journey was the best decision I ever made. As I approach the one-year mark since surgery (which was on 11/5/24), it warms my heart to reflect on this. I know myself, and I know that I absorb the energy of theContinue Reading
“It’s my year!,” I keep saying. Most people say this when they’re planning to do something great or accomplish a big goal on which they’ve been working hard (which I’m open to as well). In this case, my big thing is that I’m turning 40. I am excited! I truly amContinue Reading
When you’re at an elevated risk for breast cancer for any number of reasons, your doctors can calculate what your individual lifetime risk level will be. They have metrics for this, and your scans, genetic testing results and family history each play a role. It was determined that my lifetimeContinue Reading
*This article was mostly written on 10/18/24 and found while cleaning out my emails. I say this because the perspective is from before my double mastectomy, while I was still processing my decision and soon after I had decided to share about it on social media.* In times of crisis,Continue Reading
As I lowered myself down onto the uncomfy frame of the MRI machine for my first-ever breast biopsy, I tried to fend off my nerves by focusing on the benign aspects of my immediate surroundings. Inches from my face was a machine-related sticker that I couldn’t quite make out, asContinue Reading
Leaving kids at home in the care of someone else can bring up LOTS of different feelings. Judgment, guilt and anxiety come to mind first. My question is this: Should we, as parents, feel free to take travel opportunities, visit friends, have a break, etc., or should we own ourContinue Reading
It is clear that getting a variety of macronutrients and micronutrients in our diets is vitally important for our bodies to function optimally. But what exactly are those nutrients, and how to we get them? Macronutrients FAT– fatty cuts of beef, fatty fish, bacon, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, nutsContinue Reading
Eat What Feels Good Postpartum is an online guide for the first 3 months after giving birth, sometimes called the fourth trimester. This is the time period when healing from pregnancy and birth is most important, as it sets the tone for hormonal health for years and years to come.Continue Reading