Category: Coping
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Overthinking or is it just thinking?
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My attempt at justifying some overthinking. No, really – I do think we overuse this term a bit and maybe we should all be a bit more careful at what we say to people if we don’t want them thinking about it. Also, as much as what was said to me was about the person… Read more
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Community Posts (May 2023 – December 2025)
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Where to find all the posts I shared in a Whatsapp Community. Read more
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The Closure of the Community
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My final post in the Whatsapp Community and some of the reasoning behind shutting it down. Read more
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The Beginning of the End (of the community)
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All of the posts from 2025. I was struggling a bit with posting – trying to stay upbeat but honest but not too honest. Read more
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Life Continues (2024 posts)
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All my posts from 2024. A bit about my struggle with life continuing on “normally”. Read more
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Back to “Normal” (September – December 2023)
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My posts after the high of the Summer (and my moments of saying yes to everything) – the come down wasn’t easy. Read more
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The First Summer (2023)
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Two months into a stage IV cancer diagnosis and I went into the summer head first. Read more
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The First Months (May-June 2023)
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What started as a way to update people, quickly turned into me oversharing all my feelings around my diagnosis. This is the start. Read more
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Am I losing at coping with cancer?
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Someone asked me if I thought ‘coping with cancer’ was a competition. I was quite indignant with my no. I mean, what are they talking about of course it’s not a competition. A few minutes later, I asked them if they thought I was losing. Am I losing? Am I coping ‘right’? Are others better Read more