Weekly Round Up: Why Cancer Isn’t A War

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]

Best Breast Cancer Blogs 2017

I’m honored to be included in Healthline’s list of recommended breast cancer blogs. Reviewing the list, I see I am in good company! I’ve been blogging here for close to a decade and… Continue reading →

Weekly Round Up

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round Up

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

Day 3 Quotation Inspiration #HAWMC

So today’s prompt was made for me – the only trouble is which quote to choose! Should it be a favourite from Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou, Anne Lamott, or Marianne Williamson? In the end I… Continue reading →

Weekly Round Up

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

On Owning Our Stories

I had an unsettling experience last weekend in which I had to leave an event I was attending because I felt very uncomfortable. The reason why I left was something quite personal and… Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday

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Breathing Lessons Let it in, let it all in Let it all in to your heart All that is, all that is gift You don’t’ have to take it apart Everything we do… Continue reading →

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Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning.  You have to love. You have to feel. It… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round Up: Remembering Karen Sutherland

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up

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Hi friends, I always hate having to skip a weekly round-up, but I will have to take a rain-check until next week.  I am in Philadelphia speaking at a conference on the role… Continue reading →

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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When Mother’s Day Hurts

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Today is Mother’s Day in Ireland and the UK. For the past few years I’ve written about Mother’s Day without my mother, but this year I hesitated to write it. I don’t want to be perennially moaning… Continue reading →

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Happy International Women’s Day #BeBoldForChange

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Each year around the world, International Women’s Day  is celebrated on March 8. Each year sees a different theme and this year’s is #BeBoldForChange. So to mark today, I want to give a shout out to… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round Up: The Love Conquers Edition

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round Up: The World Cancer Day Edition

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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A Special New Year’s Wish For Friends

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And so, here we are again, on the cusp of a new year, and I have been wondering what to write today. I could wish all of you who have had troubles this… Continue reading →

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Shedding Light On A Winter Solstice

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There is something very special about today’s date. In the northern hemisphere December 21st is celebrated as the Winter Solstice and I feel drawn today to celebrate its ancient meaning with you. Nowhere… Continue reading →

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Day 17 #HAWMC Throwback Thursday

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I’ve missed quite a few HAWMC prompts over the past week, but I am jumping back in again today. It’s coming up to the anniversary of my mother’s death this month, and one… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round Up: World Kindness Day Edition

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Only Kindness Makes Sense #WorldKindnessDay

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 Kindness Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you… Continue reading →

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Day 11 #HAWMC Who’s In Your Top Ten

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So for today’s prompt, there’s no way I could choose a top ten for any of these lists, for then I’d be leaving out too  many people. If you are new to this… Continue reading →

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Day 10 #HAWMC Does stress cause cancer?

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For today’s prompt, I decided to a random search on the Google search terms here on JBBC. The first one that jumped out on me was this one: Did stress cause my cancer?… Continue reading →

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Day 2 #HAWMC

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I just left a comment on Audrey’s blog to the effect that the HAWMC challenge is a great opportunity for us to stop and reflect on our blogging and advocacy motivations and activities, so… Continue reading →

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Day 1 #HAWMC

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I write and speak about many different aspects of health and in many different fora, but my blog goes right back to my first foray into health activism. Here’s the back-story to Journeying Beyond Breast… Continue reading →

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Watch this video; then tell me what you think #mbctime

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Weekly Round Up: Pinktober Is Here

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]

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Celebrating Social Media Day #SMDay

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While every day is Social Media Day, June 30th, 2017 marks the eighth-annual official global celebration.  I’ve been a social media evangelist for the past ten years and I am still as excited… Continue reading →