Category: Self Compassion
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Writing as a tool for self-care

Presenting The Feeling of Cancer over the past few months to various groups, I always get asked if I have found writing the book therapeutic. The answer is a “yes”. In fact, it has been a very profoundly healing experience for me.
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How do I practice self-compassion?

(Photo: Music has become integral to my self-care and going to WOMAD for the first time when I was in my first remission was incredibly live-affirming for me. Understanding what makes life living is a powerful way of being kind to yodel.) Hopefully other people will be kind to you when you have cancer, but…