Weekly Round-Up
It’s that time of the week again when I bring you the top posts I’ve come across this week. These posts have left an impact on me, they have either been thought-provoking, informative or touching. If you have written a post that you believe will interest our readers, I encourage you to leave a comment below.
The start of each new year marks the anniversary of beginning treatment for stage 4 breast cancer, Martha, as she reflects on the last eight years of living with MBC.
Rod explores why a man might have concerns about breast reconstruction after a mastectomy in his latest SBC blog.
Jennifer’s latest post addresses common concerns and myths surrounding mammography.
The murmuration of fatigue is the latest poem from the pen of Audrey.
Barbara shares memories of her beloved brother who passed away.
A new post from Gabby discusses how maintaining a positive outlook, focusing on gratitude, and engaging in self-care can help improve one’s overall well-being.
Have you checked out Shine Cancer Support‘s podcast? They helpfully provide a rundown of some of the topics covered previously and a few highlights of favourites on their website.
Abigail focuses on the concept of attribution and how it can impact our perception of events and experiences in her latest post.
Finally this week, with her blend of research and personal testimony, Carolyn writes about the benefits of helping others for one’s own mental and physical health. She cites scientific research that supports the idea that helping others releases feel-good chemicals in the brain and reduces stress and anxiety and also notes that helping others can provide a sense of purpose, increase self-esteem, and foster a sense of community.
Until next week
Yours with much love always
Marie xxx
Hello Marie and thank you for sharing my post about ‘doing good to feel good’, including lots of fun facts from a UK-based organization I wasn’t familiar with, called Action For Happiness, “a movement of people taking action to create a happier and kinder world, together.” Just what we need during these distressing times.
One thing that leaped out at me while I was writing this came from Dr. David Cregg, a U.S. researcher:
“We often think that people with depression have enough to deal with, so we don’t want to burden them by asking them to help others. But these study results run counter to that. Doing nice things for people and focusing on the needs of others may actually help people with depression and anxiety feel better about themselves.”
Thank you again – keep up the great work you do!
kind regards,
C.
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Carolyn, this is amazing – thank you for sharing the research that backs up the anecdotal evidence that helping others can help ourselves too x
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