The Shelter You Don’t Realise You’re Building
johndabell There is a strange misconception about resilience that it is loud, heroic, or dramatic. We imagine resilience as speeches, breakthroughs, or moments of visible triumph. In reality, resilience is usually…
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No Obstacles? No Progress
If you find yourself walking a road without obstacles, pause. Not to admire the view but to question where you’re going and whether it matters. Because chances are, that obstacle-free…
The Stoic Pharmacist’s Medicine Cabinet of Virtues
Cancer patients get all sorts of medication given to them when they are going through treatment. But for anyone going through this so-called ‘journey’ then you are going to need…
The Reality of Survival: Hurt, Hard Work, and Holding On
It’s time to reflect on just how far you have come. You’ve survived! Survival is rarely noble. It’s not clean or cinematic. It’s not always a story of victory paraded…
Cancer And Presilience
People often talk about resilience and bouncing back or springing forward but what comes before that? Well, there is a word for it and it is ‘presilience’. Presilience is what…
Cancer And The Dandelion
Is there a symbol that you associate with cancer? Many people choose to wear a ribbon to show their support for cancer as well as raise awareness and advocate for…
Cancer Courage
What is courage to you? Some people make courage Some people take courage Some people mistake courage Some people fake courage Some people medicate courage Some people ache courage Some…
Cancer And Stick-to-itiveness
Stick-to-itiveness. It’s not an elegant word is it? It does serve a purpose though and a very important one. If there’s one thing I’ve committed to since being told I…
Cancer And Being More Turtle
As cancer survivors, it’s good to help others going through the rigours of the disease. For anyone newly diagnosed it can be a terrifying experience and so if we can…
Yoga In Schools
“Yoga is the journey of the self, though the self, to the self” The Bhagavad Gita Many pupils are now being taught yoga as a way of helping support their…