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THRIVE! A Cancer Survivor Says "Why Wait?" |
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IN THIS ISSUE: Intimacy After Breast Cancer; Ten Courageous Survivors Tell Their Story; What's Next For My Life? in Action; Ask the Survivor Coach... |
It's hard to believe that it's November, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is behind us, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I am thankful for all of the new friends I've made and the lessons I've learned. This has been an exciting fall for me and 2010 is going to be my best year ever. I'll be officially launching my company, What's Next For My Life, Inc., early in 2010 and will be offering a much larger range of support services and products for cancer survivors. Info to come!
 Highlights of my fall are below, including me hanging out with the Florida Marlins mascot at their breast cancer survivor celebration, photos from What's Next For My Life? workshops for cancer survivors who are ending treatment, and speaking with my friend Cindy Papale, author of The Empty Cup Runneth Over, at numerous events including 3000 people at the Lee County Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk and to 60 high school students through Project Leadership.
Also check out my story, along with 9 other survivors in Parkland Life magazine, and Intimacy After Breast Cancer, an article by me featured in the October issue of the magazine.
But first, please congratulate me on completing professional life coaching certification!
After 2 1/2 years of intense professional training, practice and personal growth I am a CPCC (Certified Professional Coactive Coach) with the Coach Training Institute and ACC (Associate Professional Coach) through the International Coach Federation.. WHOO HOO!!
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"Follow your bliss. The heroic path is living the individual adventure. Nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome is going to be."
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Ask The Survivor Coach
Q: I've heard that many relat
ionships end because of cancer. Is that true?
A: Statistically, divorce rates for couples affected by cancer vs. not do not differ significantly. However, there is no doubt that cancer can stregthen or break up a relationsihps. The common factor among couple who grow closer seems to be their ablilty to talk openly and honestly with their spouses abaout what is happening and what they need, and to work through the experience together rather than alone. |
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Help someone you know THRIVE!
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Coming Soon
BuildingBusiness & Life Balance Women's Teleconference
Action Group
Meets via phone for eight consecutive weeks starting1/13/10.
Call 954-565-6894
THRIVE! Cancer Survivor Life Creation Teleconference Course
Meets via phone for eight consecutive weeks starting Feb 2010.
Call 954-565-6894
Intimacy & Passion After Cancer (Men Only & Women Only) Teleconference Courses
Meets via phone for six consecutive weeks starting Feb 2010.
Call 954-565-6894 | |
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IMTIMACY AFTER BREAST CANCER by Paula Holland De Long, Parkland Life Magazine Oct. 09
Loosing my left breast, becoming single after my treatment ended, and rediscovering intimacy and passion with my soul mate of seven years changed my life forever. I learned that love, intimacy and passion can take many different  forms. Like many women, the intimate physical invasion of my body crushed my confidence, femininity and belief in my ability to ever have an intimate, loving relationship. Overcoming my fears and accepting beauty in the physically flawed but vitally alive woman I've become freed me to fully engage in a loving, intimate relationship for the first time in my life.
Like me, most women experience feelings of fear, loss, grief and anger as they come to terms with breast cancer's impact. A natural part of healing comes from exploring, accepting and embracing intimacy and passion, along with sexuality that's appropriate for you as a survivor.
Here are some tips and ideas that have helped me and thousands of breast cancer survivors grieve, and then grow.
This article by Paula is featured in the October issue of Parkland/Cocunut Creek Life Magazine.
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TAKE A DEEP BREATH, YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER... by Kriston Bond, Parkland Life Magazine Oct. 09
"It totally blindsided me," Paula Holland De Long of Wilton Manors said of the diagnosis she was given twelve years ago. She was experience breast pain and noticed a lump, but even her family  practiioner was sure it was nothing since Paula was only 37 at the time and had no family history of breast cancer. Her doctor scheduled a mamogram anyway. "Even when I was diagnosed I was very vocal that they must have made a mistake; there way no say I could have cancer. The realization that it was true hit me like a lead balloon, and I spent a lot of time going between denial, and numbness while it was happening. One month and two surgeries letter my left breast was gone, and there I was, wondering what the heck had hit me and afraid I was going to die."
Paula is one of ten breast cancer survivors featured in the Parkland/Cocunut Creek, Delray and Boca Raton Life Magazine. Read more below about how ten beautiful, normal women went down a will-testing, life-changing path, and came out stronger, with more appreciation for "Life" and what's really important in the end.
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What have you done today that made you smile?
Sincerely, |
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Cancer survivor, life coach, and speaker Paula Holland De Long is an authority on how the lessons of survivorship can bring joy, passion and purpose to anyone's life now. Her support programs for survivors are offered at cancer treatment centers and support organizations. Her women's teleconference action groups attract participants from around the country. To learn more about how you can live your best life now visit WhatsNextForMyLife.com. |
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