Fine?!? You’re Staring Down Stage IV Cancer. Go Talk To Someone. Please.
At checkups I’m always asked to rate my anxiety, rate my depression, but I was stunned at how reticent I was to say
I was struggling. As women, we are taught from an early age that you are just expected to handle it, all of it, no matter what, to be good wives, mothers, sisters, aunts, friends, professionals,
So, I’ll confess, I needed some prodding to face the fear and the flood of other emotions.
We need to normalize mental health, especially as you face a life threatening diagnosis.