Welcome to Think Outside (the boob)! I'm so happy for you to get on the healing path after breast cancer. Congrats on starting your recovery!
Whether you’re a science nerd like me, new to nature, or someone who wants to bump up your recovery plan post-treatment, Think Outside (the boob) has got you covered.
Aren't you tired of feeling like life after breast cancer is just surviving and not truly living?
If you knew that adding nature into your life would relieve side effects and improve your mental and physical health wouldn't you add it?
Well okay then! Use nature as a backdrop while you heal and you'll be on your way to recovery. Here's how:
Try these 5 things to get started on your healing path post-treatment:
1. Download your Just Add Nature Idea Guide complete with tips, resources, a short-list, and activities that will help you heal your side effects in nature according to your post-treatment energy levels. Take this week to read through your guide, then...
2. Write down 2 activities from the Nature Idea Guide you'd like to try, pick a date for the ones you wanna try first, and mark your calendar.
3. Create a Survivorship Journal. Write down the activities you've chosen and any dates. Write down why you've chosen them and what you hope to get out of trying each one.
For example, you might use your nature-based experience to address body image, fear or anxiety, pain, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, or emotional issues.
Write down any questions or concerns you may have about doing certain activities and discuss them with your doctor.
Write down how you might communicate with family and friends that yes, nature-based experiences are fun things to do and they're super important parts of your recovery.
4. Reflect on your experiences afterward. Notice what worked and what didn't and write it in your Survivorship Journal. Maybe you didn't get to do some of the things on your list. Maybe you didn't like some of them. That's okay!
This is a trial and error period. It's a time of discovery and experimenting. Remember, it's a marathon, not a race. Go easy on yourself and move forward.
5. Monitor your progress. Refer back to your Survivorship Journal every few weeks to look at how far you've come after breast cancer and see all the progress you've made in your recovery.
List your successes and small wins, write down your thoughts about them and pat yourself on the back.
Don't forget to go back to the Nature Idea Guide and write down what you'd like to try next!
BONUS TIP: Get some support.
Follow along on Instagram, and join my community where I post photos, adventure guides, survivorship tips, and host live trainings. Make sure to share your photos with me and fellow breast cancer survivors using the #thinkoutsidetheboob hashtag - the community spirit will fuel your success.
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Remember to Go Easy on Yourself
Whether you try a new idea once a week or once a month, just commit as best you can. I promise that if you show up, take care of yourself and use nature as a backdrop you're going to start noticing a new outlook on life!
XO,
Christi
PS. Here's a bonus for you just for signing up (and because you read this far)! Enjoy this extra mini adventure. If you like books, reading, travel, or coffee, this Literary Escape is for you.
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