Weekly Round-Up
Welcome, dear readers, to this week’s gathering of voices. This week’s collection explores the many ways we learn to live alongside change—holding on, letting go, caring for ourselves, and finding the words that best honour our own experiences.
Nancy opens this week’s roundup by reflecting on the emotional work of letting go while holding on to what matters most. Through the experience of moving house, changing seasons of life, and parting with treasured possessions, she reminds us that we can honour our memories without allowing them to define us.
Beth explores self-care as something far greater than a solitary practice. She describes it as a chain of kindness that begins with caring for ourselves and naturally extends to those around us.
In her latest post, Barbara acknowledges that survivorship is not made up of perfect days.
To close this week’s collection, I’d like to share a personal reflection prompted by Abigail’s writing on the language we use to describe our experience of cancer. Seventeen years ago, when I started this blog, I chose the title Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer. For me, “journeying” was never about suggesting that cancer is a positive experience or a path anyone would choose. It was about recognising that life continues after diagnosis, shaped by the experience in countless ways. Abigail argues that cancer is not a “journey” for everyone, and it is an important reminder that no single metaphor can capture every person’s reality. Rather than prescribing the “right” words, she invites us to recognise that each experience is unique, and that perhaps the most compassionate approach is to let people choose the language that best reflects their own lives.
Until next week,
May the days ahead bring kindness for yourself, compassion for others, and the freedom to tell your story in words that feel true to you.
Much love always,
Marie xxx
