The author reflects on a terrifying experience in the water and draws parallels to her battle with breast cancer. She expresses feelings of betrayal, powerlessness, and loneliness but ultimately find strength and resilience. The piece emphasizes reclaiming the body, finding gratitude in challenges, and embracing self-care. It was published in Wildfire Magazine's annual BODY issue in June 2024.
The last 5 years of surgeries then a cancer diagnosis left me feeling defeated; then I found hope in the success of my mastectomy, egg retrieval and unexpectedly manageable chemotherapy. Determination, exciting plans, and a touch of ignorance kept me going, yet I was timid to share my experience due to guilt that it had been easier for me than for others.
Did you know that the entire purpose of the physical practice of yoga is simply to train the body to better handle the demands of meditation? I, for one, had no idea.
Part 2 of that typical female football player injury...and the experience when it happens in Switzerland
Part 1 of that typical female football player injury...and the experience when it happens in Switzerland
August 9, 2017:
The day I moved (back) to Switzerland, to finally work in my favourite sport. I had been offered a place in the Event Operations department at UEFA.
What's your favourite way to see a city? Mine is probably helicopter, but over the past few years, I've come to realize that cycling provides a unique and magical way to explore.
I must say, as a relatively short, brown girl, when travelling Eastern Europe with your beautiful Serbian best friends, it ain't half bad!
As I spent Christmas at home (and in the snow) for the first time since 2011, I had the chance to reflect on some of the ways I’ve spent it recently. This includes New York and India, but the memory that stood out was the Christmas day I spent with the mountain gorillas in Volcanoes … Continue reading Christmas with the Gorillas
I spent the last 9 days waking up at 5:30am…voluntarily…and generally without an alarm. Why, you may ask. The short answer; I was crossing off another item on my bucket list. But it was so much more than that. I spent the last 9 days at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Meenakshi Ashram in Madurai and … Continue reading My Sivananda Ashram Experience
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