Taking Care of Yourself During The COVID-19 Lockdown

Taking Care of Yourself During The COVID-19 Lockdown

Quarantine. Isolation. Social distancing. Routines are changing fast as the world scrambles to flatten the curve. We’re not here to talk to you more about the coronavirus and its implications for our society as a whole, instead, we’re here to talk to you about...
Series On Stress: What Have We Learned So Far?

Series On Stress: What Have We Learned So Far?

Over the last year we have learned a lot about stress. We’ve talked about the science of stress, how it affects our bodies and various methods of reducing stress. In the spirit of looking back on the previous year and toward the new one, let’s reflect on on what we’ve...
7 Quick Tips For When You Have No Motivation

7 Quick Tips For When You Have No Motivation

There’s no way around it, sometimes you have no motivation. It happens to everyone, don’t worry! There are many days when I wake up and everything I do feels like I am dragging myself through molasses to make it happen. When there are big changes in your life and you...
Series On Stress: Exercise

Series On Stress: Exercise

Welcome back to our Series On Stress, where we look at how stress impacts treatment and recovery from breast cancer and how we can reduce stress in our lives to improve the outcomes of treatment. This month we are looking at exercise and the effects it has, not only...

Series On Stress: An Introduction

If you know someone battling breast cancer (or if you received a diagnosis yourself) you may already understand how your stress can skyrocket after getting the news. You now have to keep your treatment schedule organized, have to become fluent in doctor-speak, and...