Standing on our pier, watching the changing reflection of the
clouds and trees, reminded me how much my self-talk affects how I feel about
myself, and the world around me. When diagnosed
as a stage III cancer survivor my self-talk and view of me changed, but not
profoundly. This past year when my cancer
moved to metastatic I instantly changed my life view and decided I would be a
cancer “thriver”, not just a cancer survivor.
The key to this change has been my self-talk. In the book, Words Can Change Your Brain, the
authors describe how a single word has the power to influence the expression of
genes that regulate physical and emotional stress. My daily wellness practices are core to my efforts
to be a cancer thriver, but I’ve learned my resiliency is built one word at a
time.
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