Mental & Emotional - Articles

April of this year will mark thirteen years since my breast cancer diagnosis at age 34. While I have always felt grateful to have survived cancer, I have also wrestled with depression.

Unfortunately, I am not alone.

Depression occurs in cancer patients at a rate three to five times higher than that of the general population…

When I began my career in social work nearly twenty years ago, I never thought I’d be teaching mindfulness and yoga to people with cancer. Today, in addition to my career in academia, I volunteer to teach mindfulness workshops, meditation, and yoga to participants at Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center…