Tales of Cancer Survivorship: Resiliency & Healing through purpose, pleasure & reclaiming intimacy
Just because you CAN doesn't mean that you should. It is so easy to overcommit ourselves, especially when you are the schedule-master for your family. Notice how different it feels to choose from alignment rather than obligation. What is waiting for you when you find and declare your firm and courageous "No"?
How do you stay the course? How do you keep showing up and remaining steady in all the adulting required in your life when you feel the urge to retract? Here are some practices I lean on when I feel this way...
There are periods in life when survival mode quietly becomes our default setting. The mind begins moving from one problem to the next, constantly scanning for what needs attention or what could go wrong. The body becomes something we push forward through responsibilities, appointments, and obligations. Many people who have moved through illness, trauma, caregiving,… Continue reading Pleasure as Self-Preservation
Melissa's Healing Hope 