by Lisa Kohn | Aug 27, 2024 | Recovery
I was raised never to be angry. Perhaps many of us were. Especially those of us raised as girls. Especially those of us raised in a purity culture cult, where Eve was the absolute cause of all human suffering. Because of her sinfulness. Because of her wantonness....
by Lisa Kohn | Aug 20, 2024 | Resilience
I heard this from a ‘cancer-friend’ (someone with cancer or a cancer survivor whom you meet whilst you have cancer versus someone you knew before or after who also had cancer). It wasn’t hers, but she passed it on to me from her friend who had cancer. Who actually...
by Lisa Kohn | Aug 13, 2024 | My Story
Yesterday was my cancer-versary. Two years ago, I had my everything-ectomy and received my cancer diagnosis. It’s definitely still weird to process. I’m sitting outside nearly all day long these days, either on the daybed on my side porch or in the hammock between the...
by Lisa Kohn | Aug 6, 2024 | Resilience
This morning the universe gifted me with an Instagram clip of Gabor Maté, quoting Winne the Pooh (one of my favorite philosophers!). “Play is so important, and joy is so important,” he shared. It feels like that’s all that really needs to be said. I’m staying with...
by Lisa Kohn | Jul 30, 2024 | Recovery
The most amazing thing has happened to me recently. It’s gone quiet in my head. I’ve not been one of those people with songs constantly playing inside my brain, and I have had more and more moments of quiet and calm in the recent past. But in the last few weeks, it’s...
