The Archives

Guest Editor & Cover Star: Gillian Lichota

Contents:

Butterfly Island a poem by Zoe Culbertson | A Mother’s Biggest Problem by Julia D. Tabisz | Rebuilding on My Terms by Claudia De Pasquale | The Way It Felt by Erin Perkins | Period (After Lucille Clifton) a poem by Maya Kini | Dear Daughter by Michelle Johnson | Bunty’s Gift by Claire Lemiski | An Open Letter to My Daughter, Layke by Gillian Lichota | Two Mothers and Two Daughters by Heather Gaffney | Can We Talk About Cancer? by Cindy Eastman and Annie Musso | Unfertile a poem by Crystal Payne | My Side by Shelley Moreno | DNA, Destiny, and My Daughter by Lisa Cassenti | The Sweetest Hug by Ariana Prado | Because I Thought a Gift Might Entice You a poem by Stefanie LeJeunesse | If I Could Say Anything to My Mother by Naomi Lempert | My Mom is One of Them by Ava Wiler | Through Her Eyes by Lilly Ribner | A Mother’s Work is Never Done by Jennifer Gordon | Risk Is Just Risk a poem by Pye Pajewski

PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Gillian Lichota | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Guest Editor: MJ DeCoteau and the Rethink Breast Cancer team

Cover Star: Jen Pogue

Contents:

In Praise of Quiet Advocacy a poem by Amy Austin | A Voice That Deserves to be Heard by Gemma Sharp | Every Three Months by Kelley Franks | Why I Fundraise for MBC by Samantha Price Mitchell | Caregivers Can Be Advocates Too by Jeff Mitchell | Take a Deep Breath In by Clare Li | Learning to Fly by Michelle Johnson | This Voice a poem by Alyssa Tsagong | Phoenix Rising by Gillian Lichota | Advocacy by Friendly Disruptors by MJ DeCoteau and Jasmine Sikand, Rethink Breast Cancer | Strength in Numbers by Laura McKail | What's in a Name? by Kate Rowbotham | The Colors of Cancer by Keri Smith | Trial by Fire by Patricia Stoop | Shared Tomorrows a poem by Deltra T.R. James | It All Started With a Migraine by Shar Schmidt | Adjusting photography and words by Madison Evangelista | Shining a Light in a Dark Time by Marianne Alexander | The Elephant's Path by Vesna Zic-Côté | Hiking My Way Through by Cheri Henderson | For Now is as Good as Forever: Dating with Advanced Breast Cancer by Deltra T.R. James | Clouds a poem by Essie Michell | Advocacy in Motion by Terlisa Sheppard | The Force by Heather Douglas | What Nature Taught Me About Advocacy by Lesley Glenn | Revenge by Jen Pogue | Howling into the Abyss by Kristen Finnegan | The Phoenix and the Light a poem by Elizabeth Rainey

PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by MJ DeCoteau | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star: Thandi Montgomery

Contents:

The Show Must Go On a poem by Treasa Levasseur | A Balancing Act by Mardi Kaplan | Life Has Forever Changed by Alison Pereto | Trading Places by Beth Gainer | A Train to Nowhere by Angela Firman | Ten Hours a Week by Janelle Linares | From Corporate to Cancer by Tina Conrad | Showing Up by Keri Smith | Failing Helped Me Survive by Jo McCrea | Sharp Words a poem by Joely A Serino | Never Assume by Lisa Jones Christensen | Finding Purpose in Paradox by Kate Rowbotham | Authentically Me by Kassi Sullivan | Don’t Hold Back by Sharon Zehavi | Job Insecurity artwork by Meagan Olson | Titless, Jobless, and Battling Hopelessness by Bethany Zoe | A Journalist Embedded in Cancerland by Aisha Chowdhry | Ten Years For What? by Steph Millett | Rosanne by Debbie Kerr | Life Unlearned a poem by Sophie Dormal

PLUS: Editor’s Note and Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star is the late MBC advocate, Monica Hill

Contents:

Face Down & A Modest Promposal poems by Yamini Kesavan Ranchod | Dancing Myself Back to Life by Judith Cookis Rubens | Bowling Balls and Flapjacks by Sasha Granneman | At Peace artwork by Rachel Stern | Barbershop Quartet by Erin Weiss | How Do I Love a Body I Do Not Know a poem by Tawny Rachelle | One Night in Austria by Amy Hartl | A Door Marked Danger by Lorie Kolak | Decision Fatigue by Erika Giovanniello | Rest in Power photo spread curated by Cancer Culture x AnaOno | On This Mat by Shannon Gottesman | Temple Graffiti by Gretchen Stelter | Swimming and Changing Direction by Shalini Krishnan | Being Myself by Stephanie Marnocha | Snip, Surrender, Shine: A Ritual in Resilience by Stacy Conlon | Are You Happy with Them? by Jordan Carte | Earth Mama artwork by Miriam Abascal Zimms | Ode to Current Screening Technology a poem by Pye Pajewski | Blood and Guacamole by Becca Keleher | Can I Trust My Body? by Peyton Fisher | The Deformed Woman by Hannah Haworth | My Body is a Wonderland by Rasee Govindani | The Story About My Body by Shangrong Lee | Seasons of Growth by Ariana Prado | Scan Spot Battle a poem by Grace Murphy | Cake Canvas artwork by Anjuli Webster | Becoming Art by Emily Singleton | Evolution of Body and Mind by Rachel Becker | Bra Hunting by Jennifer Bringle | Play Your Hand a poem by Mary Schulz | How is Your Body Today? by Meaghan Calcari Campbell

PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Dana Donofree | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star: Lauren Tarpley

Contents:

Ripped Jeans & Cracked Screens a poem by Maila Gray | Letting Go artwork by Amanda Gray | Dramas and Traumas by Ann Camden | About Damn Time by Claire Lemiski | At the Edge by Jaclyn Chung | The Hidden Struggle of Secondary Infertility by Susan DiGregorio | Cycle Breaker by Nikki McCoy | The Cancer Family Tree a poem and artwork by Stephanie McLeod-Estevez | March 13 by Kate Rowbotham | Of Cancer and Little Boys a poem by Kim Harms | Cancer Is What Happens While You’re Making Other Plans by Steph Tubman | Family Recipe by Shandy Bearman | It Was Only But a Dream by Tina Conrad | Cancer at the Hands of a Man by Shasha Nyaker | Where Does the Story End? a poem by Emily Voreas | The Ripple Effect by Lauren Lopriore | She Could Be a Previvor Instead by Laura Remus | Dear Malakai by Tabitha Holman | How to Miss Something You’ve Never Had a poem by M. Patel | Lucy’s Long Journey by Lauren Tarlpey | Postcards From Sicily by Rachel Bennett Steury | Paper Aeroplane by Emma Jarrett | Mama by DeDe Drake | Hurry Up and Wait a poem by Stacy Meisel

PLUS: Editor’s Note and Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star: Steph Millett

Contents:

A Queer Gift a poem by Anna Prette | Stay Visible by Steph Millett | Asymmetry by Julia D. Pereira | A Stranger in Strange Times by Mike Hooves | The Chair by Shawna King-Lobmiller | I thought love protected the breast a poem Amy Reichbach | What Goes Missing by Catherine Guthrie | Longing to Belong by Ash Davidson | Wanna Be Friends? by Emily Rau and Katie Nieland | Salacious —> ACE by Miriam Janove | Margins by Lauren Trestler | Release by Meghan McCallum | Love Letter words by Irene van Zeeland photography by Carolina Kzan | Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu | Car Battery by Dawn Amodeo | Strange Bedfellows by Catherine Sumner | Let the Light In a poem by Ariana Prado

PLUS: Editor’s Note and Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star: Cheri Henderson

Contents:

Normal-ish a poem by Tina Conrad | My Now Normal by Lauren Candies Tarpley | Portals by Lisa Jones Christensen | Dear Body, I Am Sorry a poem by Sophie Dormal | Life Raft by Peyton Fisher | Cancer Sat on My Bench by Sara Hauck | 34 and the C Word a poem by Alicia Fisher | The Whole Ocean by Krista Hanson | Reintroduction by Brittany Johnston | Downpours a poem by Sarah Ro | Toplessness Transformed by Kathleen Moss | Scan, Treat, Repeat by Cheri Henderson | Journey by Tia Keck | Cancer Watered the Soil Under My Feet and Made Me Bloom by Erin Perkins | A Warrior’s Diary a poem by Asmita Chattopadhyay | Lymphedema by Desiree Maldonado | Why Not Me? by Sheyll Jalbuena | Saltwater Cure by Nicole Close | Don’t Ghost Your Therapist by Becca Keleher | Good Enough by Falon Stahley | Impatient a poem by Claire Lemiski | Prepared by Miriam Janove | Life’s New Canvas by Sanem Sureli | My Courtroom Victory by Julie Hough | The Myth of the New Normal by Doris Cardwell | It Was Written in the Stars a poem by Katie Duke

PLUS: Editor’s Note and Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star & Guest Editor: Jamil Rivers

Contents:

A Letter to My Greatest Guru a poem by Bethany Webb | Magic Gardens by Adriane Fink | Unbreakable Hope by Sasha Granneman | 18% Chance of Light by Laurie Pomeranz | Listening to the Trees by d | Let Me Leave You Now a poem by Grace Murphy | Four Lessons I’ve Learned from Seven Years Metastatic by Ann Camden | Let the Mirror Shatter by Wang Shein | My Cancer a photo story by Traci Asher | Fearless by Kelley Franks | We Can Do Hard Things by Deb Ontiveros | An Ode to the Scientific Researchers a poem by Jenny Wolochow | Love in Action by Kate Rowbotham | Toes to Head by Amanda Gray | I Used to Be Sexy by Yvette Peters | You Were There by Mardi Kaplan | The Light Within the Darkness by Sally Joy Wolf | Simple Comforts a poem by Amy Austin | Loving My Way Through by Cheri Henderson

PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Jamil Rivers | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star: Julie Ann Chase

Contents:

Ready to Go a poem by Julie Ann Chase | Taking the Plunge by Beth DeLong | Erin go Bragh by Gretchen Stelter | Traveling with Pets by Emma Jarrett | Azorean Dreams by Christy Avila | Just Make it to the Bench by Jennifer Adams | Fernweh by Mardi Kaplan | The Water Spirit by Vikki Pedigo | Mermaid by Tara Coyote | Traveling Alone by Miranda Gonzales | When in Doubt, Take the Road Trip a poem by Sophie Dormal | Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Through Place by Mary Burman | May My Gratitude Overflow by Alyssa Tsagong | Indiana Jane and the Cancer Cave of Darkness by Silvana Langley | Québec Beckons by Anita Saesing | Living My Dreams by Macee Maddock | AKA Trouble by Patti Duncan | Ode to Jessica by Tina Conrad | Reclaiming My Passion by Lisa Frizzell

PLUS: Editor’s Note and Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star: Ginny Shudlick

Guest Editor: Dana Donofree

Contents:

Pieces of Me a poem by Silvana Langley | Pressure, Pause by Kellie Chouinard | Old Girl by Whit Fuston | In the Middle artwork by Emily Campbell | Never Assume by Lisa Jones Christensen | Bald a poem by Katherine Perry | Margins by Lauren Trestler | Letter to My Lump by Kathleen Moss | Garden Grows artwork by Ginny Shudlick | My Body the Paper Doll by Stephanie Millett | Infertile Crescent a poem by Beth L. Gainer | Fast Will Make Me Furious by Ann Camden | What is Healthy? by Rachel Marx | Chest Inclusivity a photospread by Dana Donofree | Learning to Sit with Myself by Becca Keleher | Deception of the Body a poem by Kiana Wooten | Learning from Regrets by Tasha Carlson | Self-Portrait artwork by Lorelei Colbert | Live Wish Tree a poem by Sophie Dormal | Wholeness by Gabrielle Peeters | My Body is a Changing Landscape by Anna Wassman-Cox | Love Letter artwork by Irene van Zeeland | Intuition by Gina Lamanna | Ode to My Body: My Frenemy by Rachel Becker | My Body Doesn’t Care What I Want by Kate Bodart | Breathe Deeply and Hold a poem by Lucy White-Lehman

PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Dana Donofree | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Contents:

Love Is a poem by Stacy Meisel | Auntie’s Pillows by Julie Ann Chase | Rolling a Six by Amanda R. | I Might Be in Love with All My Friends by Emily J. Rau | The Call a poem by Cara Nash Snyder | The Disappearing Vagina by Tracy Cushing | Intimacy Without Nipples by Lisa Cassenti | Fireflies Around Me by Lianne Twohig | The Elephant in the Room artwork by Sana Hashmat | The Ring That Saved My Life by Silvana Langley | I Thought All Love Was Off the Table by Chiara Riga | I Love You by Miriam Janove | Regaining Feeling and Restoring Intimacy by Jessica de Paz | Cancer Taught Me to Love Myself by Dina Legland | Who Will Pack the Lunches? by Meghan Nathanson | I Worried; You Did Not by T. Renner | While I Am With You a poem by Erin Weiss | For the Love of Cancer: My Triple Negative Journey Into a Zero Negative Life by Jenn Greenhut | The Kittens by Janelle Tellone | The Intruder by Kate Ellis | This or Then by Grace Murphy | Made for Me by Lauren Lopriore | The Day Our Tree Died by Meghan McCallum | Grief and Joy Go Together by Christy Greenleaf

PLUS: Editor’s Note and Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns

Cover Star & Guest Editor: Roberta Lombardi

Contents:

I Want To Be You a poem by Pye Pajewski | Changing the Narrative by Silvana Langley | More Than a Decade Later by Amelia Elsbree McBryan | Doctor’s Orders by Carla Millsap | Finding Happiness Through Hardship by Caryn Sullivan | Life With You: In Three Parts by Dorothy Paredes | Diagnosis by Jodie Mollison | Sometimes/Maybe a poem by Dawn Flores | From One Cancer Pioneer to the Next by Aleah La Flair | Life is Too Short for Anything That is Not a Hell Yes by Amy Garlick | The Hate I Gave by Ashley Lequesne | There’s Only “After” Now by Rasee Govindani | Mommy’s Boobs are Different by Dory Kashin | The Green Mound a poem by Florence Moon | A Search for Purpose by Karla Stephens-Tolstoy | Listening Within by Kim Reiten | Time by Rachel Van Stratton-Kirk | My Momma is a Cancer Warrior by Renée Firato | When Two Worlds Collide by Roberta Lombardi | Smiling Through the Pain in Rose-Colored Glasses by Susan Danenberger | The Chrysalis by Tatiana Berger | One. Day. At. A. Time. a poem by Tina Conrad

PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Roberta Lombardi

Cover photo by Teresa Sullivan

Cover Star: Monica Brooks

Contents:

My Legacy Through Teaching by Monica Brooks | Thriving with Metastatic Breast Cancer by Tara Coyote | Surviving to Thriving After Breast Cancer by Anne Ferrier Crook | An Unlikely Ally by Sarah David | The Cringe a poem by Miriam Janove | Cosplaying As a Person Who Had Her Shit Together When Cancer Came Along by Becca Keleher | All the Ways to Heal by Lauren Lopriore | Two, One, None by Jessica Mills | AC (After Cancer) Me a poem by Meagan Miraldi | Ribbon and Bone by Stori Nagel | The Journey a poem by Aysia Rankin | Under the Pencil by Erica Robinson | “Lucky” a song by Larissa Rook | Remember Who the F*ck You Are by Dana Roske | Bridesmaid Energy by Anita Saesing | Dominion by Gretchen Stelter | Propeller Moments by Johanna Lynn Tran | Cultivating My Stories, Tending to My Throat by Lindsay Vieira | My Guru Cancer by Bethany Webb | I Am His Mother a poem by Robin Vande Werken | The Power of No by Chelsee Wilson

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Erica Manning Photography

Cover Star & Guest Editor: Diana Keen

Contents:

Lines a poem by Amy Austin | Tulips by Alyssa Dickey | Fighting for Equality in an Unequal Society by Jamil Rivers | How My Diagnosis Transformed Into "Live the Fuck Out of Life" by Bethany Webb | You and I a poem by Ashley Blair Doyle | Impossible by Diana Keen | A Three-Prong Legacy Effort by Ann Camden | A Letter to Myself by Annie Musso | A Mission to Live by Camille Herrera | Breathing My Way Through by Cheri Henderson | The Place a poem by Dawn Oswald | A Simple Prayer by Elizabeth Sharp | One Little Moment at a Time Adds Up by Alison Rash | Carrying Nalie's Legacy Forward by Stephanie Seban | I Want by Holly Taylor | My Life, and Being Wrong by Stephanie Millett | The Grand Paring a poem by Megan Piñon | Conversations About Death by Kim Angell | Go, Soldiers, Go! by Mardi Kaplan | This Diagnosis Will Send Ripples Into the Future by Marla Pedersen | The Present Moment: The Way We Live Today by Abigail Johnston | Abide With Me a poem in memory of Lisa Laudico

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Missy Peters, Breast Cancer Portrait Project

Cover Star: Diana Mae Vega

Contents:

One Magical Trip by Alicia Cirar | When the Return on Your Dollar is Intangible by Kim Harms | I Got the Job by Anne-Céline Courso | Add to Cart by Kate Ellis | The Trade Offs by Lauren Hicks | Booby Shower by Miriam Janove | At Least You Get to Live a poem by Alicia Cirar⁠ | Live Like You’re Living or Live Like You’re Dying⁠ by Stacy Baker⁠ | A Beggar in a Red Beret by Borah Lee |⁠ Health is Wealth by Marcia Lemon | My Relationship With Money by Regina "Ms. Rosewater" Matthews | My Million Dollar Boobs Led to a Million Words by Jean Criss | Making Retirement My Decision (Not Cancer's) by Shannon Pukl⁠ | The Cost of Living by Lianne Twohig | After Cancer by Diana Mae Vega | Living Beyond the Diagnosis: Retirement by Jenna Webeck | The Best Money I Ever Spent by Silke Pflueger

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Dylan Laylani

Guest Editor: Dana Donofree | Cover Star: Nicolette Dennis

Contents:

Lost a poem by Amy Austin | Body Map by Claire Millet | Slideshow by Kelley Franks | Radiation Haiku poetry collection by Miranda Johnson | Restored a photo story by Ron Israeli, MD, Jonathon Bank, MD and David Warren photography by Erez Sabag | Ink a poem by Pye Pajewski | It Grows Back by Ann Camden | Car Battery by Dawn Amodeo | Can I See? by Juni Bucher | When We Tri(al): A Movement to Advance Breast Cancer Science for Black Women by Ricki Fairley | boob*inclusive words curated by Dana Donofree photography by Becky Yee | Rip Curl by Maya Kini | What They (Don’t) See by Chiara Riga | The Pain That Has No Number by Meghan Konkol | My Book of Scars by Jennifer Fehr | Fighting Pretty Again by Kara Frazier | Breast Cancer Babby by Elizabeth Reed | Goldilocks: The “Just Right” Mastectomy Alternative You Didn’t Know Existed by Sally Hope | Alterations by Jacqueline Li | Beauty 101 by Patricia Fox | Reflection by Libby Belz Riley | Daylight by Jessica Lynne | There is No Right or Wrong Answer When it Comes to Breast Reconstruction by Kimberly Irvine

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Becky Yee

Guest Editor: Emily Piercell

Contents:

Regrowth a poem by Shandy Bearman | An Insider Goes Deeper(er) into the Canadian Healthcare System by Beth Ciavaglia | A Short History of My Breasts by Ann Cavlovic | Be Where Your Feet Are by Ashley Chessell | Finding My Footing One Year In by Kim Angell | I Remember a poem by Kate Ellis | Bindis & Bangles, Onions & Shame-ectomies by Vanessa L. D’Souza | Searching and Processing My Young Breast Cancer Why by Ashley Blair Doyle | My Inner Voice by Clare Li | Livin’ La Vida Limbo by Alison Gareh | Coming Home by Jessica Mills | Free Ride by Carla Millsap | A Single Parent Finding Hope, Will & Life by Adriana Capozzi | Dear Cancer a poem by Shirlee Law | A Tall Price to Pay by Margaret Loniewska | Midnight Phone Calls a poem by Sara Machnik | Broadcasting Live From the Valley of the Shadow of Death by Sarah Lowenberger | I Am Fire a poem by Sarah Padilla with artwork by Sharon Zehavi | A Mama & Her Son by Brooke Perry | Ocean by Leslie Rayment | Dear Me: Two Sides of Living With Cancer by Karla Stephens-Tolstoy | Montreal Winters by Chiara Riga

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Joanna Nix Walkup

Cover Star & Guest Editor: Amy Hartl

Contents:

For Us a poem by Grace Murphy | Let Me Hear Your Body Talk by Gretchen Stelter | Did You Hear About Betty Rothberg? by Erin Weiss | Connections by Ann Camden | Calling Out Tiffany by Denise Archer | Just For Today a poem by Tawny Rachelle | Frayed Jeans and Roses by Tina Conrad | The More Things Change, The Less They Stay The Same by Amy Hartl | Together We Are Thriving, Celebrating, and Reflecting by LaTonya Davis with Jayden Holmes | Transformation by Stephanie Kinkel | This Is Cancer. by Meghan Konkol | Pink Ribbon High by Tamara Zhilyaev | After Death Leaves Its Calling Card by Julie Stonefelt | Bonded By Strength a poem by Libby Riley | Paying Tolls by Jessica Fox | Returning to Work a poem by Miriam Janove | Stepping Out of the Shadow by Lauren M. Norman | Good Girl by Elizabeth McSpadden | Leavings a poem by Kay Newhouse | All I Knew Before Was Susan G. Komen by Erin Perkins | Trusting the Redirection by Brianna DeWitt | Time to Grieve by Lauren Lopriore

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Amy Hartl

Cover Star & Guest Editor: Leisse Wilcox

Contents:

The Unseen Changemaker by Lisa Hahn | Street Light by Natalie Bello Silva | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Lisa Laudico | beauty in silence. by Jessica Lynne | Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu | How to Date With a Broken Vagina by Anna Leonarda | Going Public by Andrea Reynolds | Leaning In by Missy Peters | embrace by Silke Hofmann | Love, Lizard by Libby Riley | Permission Granted by Leisse Wilcox | Turning Trauma into Dharma: Conversations About Life and Death by Tara Coyote | Embracing The Healing Power of Snow by Karen Ranieri | Finding Comfort, Community & Comedy on TikTok by Emily Powell | The Empowered Mastectomy by Laura Pike | Night Train by Laura Carfang | Pockets Full of Statistics by Erin Perkins | Surely We Can Do Better by Amy Garlick | Making Secondary Breast Cancer My Business by Mary Huckle | I Never Liked Pink… and Other Things I Learned From Cancer by Michelle Beck | 08.08 by Diana Keen

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Sara Tanner

Cover Star: Chiara Riga

Contents:

Running into the Storm a poem by Emily Thomas | What I Seek Is Already Within by Jenny Burkholder | Emerging From The Ashes of Year One by Chiara Riga | I Am Here. by Faye Fokias | Queen of Her Own Life by Kelley Franks | The Bomb a poem by Cara Nash Snyder | Twenty-Three by Pamela George | A Journey of Hope by Rebekah Hughes | Collecting Stories by Grace Lewis | We Release by Mackenzie Lives | Could Be Music a poem by Katie Stewart | My Hopeful Life by Lara MacGregor | Dying To Be Forty by Christina Meehan | My Life is a Movie a photo story by Jennifer Pogue | A Guest Room for MBC by Erin Weiss | Treasured by Teshya Russo | Abide With Me by Lisa Laudico | Tuesdays with Melody by The Refiners: Julie Gauvin, Alison Greenberg, Lisa Laudico, Katie Murray, and Angela Firman

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Shin Jae

Guest Editor: Javacia Harris Bowser, See Jane Write | Cover Stars: Javacia Harris Bowser and Marie A. Sutton

Contents:

Dear Body a poem by Asha Miller | My Cancer Sorority: A Community of Love by Marie A. Sutton | The Friends That Leave by Lauren Candies Tarpley | A Journalist Embedded in Cancerland by Aisha Chowdhry | Despair, Disparities, and Finding Hope by LaKisha Cargill | Not Enough Cancer by Kim Harms | Getaway by Bisa Myles | Uncertainty and Me by Lori Chen | Roots and Branches by Tara Coyote | The Vlog Lifeline by Sarah DiMuro | I Was Along Until I Wasn’t by Jessica Fox | One of Us by Grace Lewis | Redirection Not Rejection: The Birth of TNBC Thrivers by Kelly Thomas | Not The Same by Beth Lifson | Attract Your Tribe by Christy Greenleaf | She Will Be Heard by Shanice T. Johnson | The Lie a poem by Angie Metts | Finding Myself in Hashtags by Tina Nixon | My Unexpected Breast Cancer Community by Mia Ransom Parnell | My Community Saved Me by Karla Ross | How to Change the World by Val Swan | There Can Be Joy by Meghan Nathanson

Additional Contributors: Katelyn Burell, Jaclyn Chung, Tracee C., Kate E., Pamela George, Ashley Leeman, Chiara Riga, and Kari-Anne Wergeland

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns and Editor’s Note by Guest Editor Javacia Harris Bowser

Cover image by Melissa D Newton of J&M Photography

Contents:

That Time I Loved My Body a poem by Andrea Caron | The Breast Cancer Portrait Project by Missy Peters | War and Treaty by Ela Denison Brown | What My Medical File Won’t Tell You by Tracy Cushing | The Crystal Ball by Tara Dalton Mehlich | The Victoria’s Secret Exploration by Audrey Engemoen | Can Someone Wake Me From This Nightmare, Please? a poem by Lauren Fields with art by Melanie Lynn Penn | Fuck the Algoritm a poem by Lindsey Baguio Gerhard | No Time for Cancer by Christi Anne Gibson | Crawling in My Skin by Mila Knight | The Chocolate Chip Cookie Tht Broke the Camel’s Back by Madison Hager | Shattered by Emily-Kate Niskey | One Breasted by Grace Lewis | Naked Narrative by Katie Murray | Today I Woke Up a poem by Lindsay Lupi | The Day My Nipple Fell Off by Laurie Hessen Pomeranz | Leos Are All About The Hair by Kaari Sinnaeve | My Body in Ten Acts by Denise Archer | From Nothing to Everything by Julia Wolinski | Shamelessly Feminine a photo story by Jen Rozenbaum | Behind the Lens by Jessica Fox | More Than My Hair by Angie Metts | Beautiful You a poem by Tawny Rachelle

Additional Contributors: Megan Austin, Gina Bova, Brittney Creel, Stephanie Kinkel, Amy Lang, Kathi Lenz, Veronica Leonardo, Grace Murphy, Sarah Ray, and Melissa Stone

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Missy Peters, The Breast Cancer Portrait Project

Contents:

What is on the Other Side? a poem by Sarah Cappeliez | How to Grieve by Alison Greenberg | A Eulogy to the Person I Was Before by Saskia Lightstar | Ocean by Kirsten Carbone | My Jiminy Cricket by Stefanie LeJeunesse | Blended Spirits by Anne-Celine Courso | What’s in a Name? by Rachael Cortellessa | Lori by Mary Ladd | Broken is Not a Dirty Word by Kate Crawford | Betrayal a poem by LaKisha Cargill | My Own Dark Passenger by Abigail Johnston | The Aftermath: Facing Lymphedema by Jaclyn Chung | On Losing Chiara by Catherine Gigante-Brown | Rooted in Grief, Rooting for Life by Angela Kelly | The Battle of Bedfellows: Gratitude and Grief a poem by Emma Jarrett | Lessons of the Soul by Holly Sidell | The Search to Feel Alive by Jennifer Rozenbaum | My Journey Through Cancer and Addiction by Victoria English Martin | Beyond the Veil by Angela Firman | A Subtle Shift in Thinking by Dr. Michelle Bean | Renewal a poem by Maureen Doody

Additional Contributors: Erica Fitch, Christi Anne Gibson, Grace Lewis, Nikki Leigh McKean, Nicole Neidig, PJ P., and Sarah Ray

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Andrea Piacquadio

Contents:

The Welcome Wagon by Gina Collier | The Necklace a poem by Maya Kini | Permanent by Stephanie Kinkel | Cancerism by Alicia Boulware | It Floats On by Amanda Royer | Cancer Biologist | Cancer Survivor by Jo Bairzin | Fifty-Two and a Half by Laurie Pomeranz | I Heard Them Say by Monica Andrews | Swim by Tova Wolking | New Journey, Old Warrior by Val Swan | Yes, Really a poem by Mary Ladd | Dear One by Meaghan Calcari Campbell | A Fragile Invincibility by Kira Hodgson | My Oligometastatic Life by Christi Nelson | Shelter in Place by Laura Webb | When Does Breast Cancer Become Past Tense? by Rebecca J. Hogue | The Least Terrible Option by Saroj Tharisayi | Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester by Tamira Jubber | Rendered by Monica Haro

Additional Contributors: Leda Dederich, Dawn Flores, Allison Herren, Helene Park, and Arbella Parrot

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover image by Eunhyuk Ahn

Cover Star: Missy Peters

Contents:

Choices a poem by Meredith Bollheimer | Feeling Good as Hell? by Erin Weiss | A Reason for Living by Kirsten Chapman | Memories in Color by Erica Fitch | Lean on Me by LaKisha Cargill | Cold War by Jenny Collins | Dear Spirit Baby by Tracy Ward | Grandma Bonnie by Lauren Lopriore | The Scorpion in the Tree by Denise Archer | Baby (and Cancer) Were Thriving a photo story by Missy Peters | Mom’s No Longer Just Mom by Janine Imfeld | The Legacy by Lisa Laudico | The Light of Day by Katie Murray | The Cancer Gene by Whitney O’Connor | Generational Bullsh*t by Melanie Lynn Penn | Hunter’s Hero by Shannon Pierce | Finding Support Within by Sandra Roldan | Silver Lining by Megan Sullivan | Can I Whisper to You? Emotions, Stigmas, and Difficult Conversations by Sharon Frances

Additional Contributors: Roberta Casanova, Jaclyn Chung, Rebekah Hughes, Desiree Maldanado, Felicia Robinson, and Val Swan

PLUS: Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Stearns

Cover Star: Em Deacon

Contents:

Riding the Waves a poem by Lara MacGregor | Self Care: A Family Affair by Aimee Imon Karr | Grounding: Planting Seeds of Joy by Teshya Russo | A Moment of Calm by Grace Murphy | Wallpaper by Lieve Van Stappen | Keeper by Shelby Gale | Listen a photo story by Em Deacon | Slowing Down by Atieh Behravesh | A Ripple to a Wave by Alison Rash | Tasty Cake by Laurie Ratliff | Self Care is a Verb by K. Denise Hatfield | In a Time of COVID-19 by Chawnte’ Randall | They Don’t Tell You by Katherine Couvillon | I Can Thrive by Luana DeAngelis | #GucciTrackSuit by Margaret Loniewska | Prisca’s Story by Prisca Cibrelus | Ally’s Perspective: Supporting Your MBC Friend by Deborah Peniuk

PLUS: When Self Care Becomes Survival Yoga | When is Enough, Enough?: Nutrition | Silk Road Pumpkin Soup: Recipe | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Melissa Allbritten, Shazia Calvert-Davis, Maria Carannante, LaKisha Cargill, Alison Greenberg, Kai Manalang, and Brooke Perry

Guest Editors: The Rethink Breast Cancer Team | Cover Star: Nikki Leigh McKean

Contents:

I’m the Real Woman a poem by Katie Murray | I Define Myself by Kara Skaflestad | Scars by Melody Mansfield | Regaining My “StyleEsteem” Through Hair Loss by Sonya Keshwani | Love in the Time of Chemotherapy by Christina Zajicek | I’ll Meet You in the Field a photo story by Nikki Leigh McKean | The Aftermath by Cristina Gallagher-De Forte | The Moments Between by Erin Stodola | Don’t Hold Back by Sharon Zehavi | An Open Letter by Vanessa Delle Monache | The Joy and Pain of Having Breasties by Rhea Sengupta | The Elephant by Angela Firman | A Forgotten Identity by April Renn | Upside Down by Courtney Graeber | Don’t Call Me a Survivor by Brooke Perry | Living With MBC: Overcoming by Melissa Saitti

PLUS: Standing Strong Yoga | Your PhD in Healing: Nutrition | Magical Mineral Broth: Recipe | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Megha Agarwal, Javacia Harris Bowser, Tracee Cole, Rebecca Dahle, Tawnya Jacob, Julie Lucas Katie Murray, Emily Piercell, Anna Van Meppelen Scheppink, Tracy Ward, Tania Kwong, and MJ DeCoteau

Guest Editor: Dana Donofree, AnaOno Intimates | Cover Star: Samantha Paige

Contents:

Body Body a poem by Regina Matthews (Ms Rosewater) | Ten Years Learning to Love a New Body by Dana Donofree | Thank You, Frida Kahlo by Marina Roukalova | Mind F**k by Sarah Messina | Project: Reconstruct by Chelsey Pickthorn | Defining Normal a photo story by Samantha Paige | Dying4Sex: The Story of Molly Kochan by Dana Donofree | Me, Looking Back at Me by Regina Matthews (Ms Rosewater) | Finding a Clean Slate by Molly Weingart | My Oncologist Said It Wouldn’t Work by Laura Pike | I Still Love You by Jessica Wajda | Breast Cancer Improved My Self Image by Beth DeLong | Hair! Who Needs It Anyway? by Felicia Robinson | Is It Normal to Feel (Insert Emotion Here)? by Dr. Dana Shanis | Living With MBC: Like a Phoenix and a Badass by Jamil Rivers | BONUS: Exclusive by artist Marianne DuQuette Cuozzo: Coloring Sheet Pull-Out

PLUS: Yoga Tips for Practicing at Home | Refresh and Renew: Nutrition | Roasted Asparagus Salad with Arugula and Hazelnuts: Recipe | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Cynthia B, Andrea Caron, Eva Carper, Jackie Cashman, Taylor Frankford, Gail Guernsey, Courtney Hamchuk, Roberta Lombardi, Kim Maddi, Nabeela Merali, Katie Murray, Tawny Rachelle, Teshya Russo, Dulce Santiago-Montaya, Katie Tate, Ashley Watson

Cover Star: Denise Archer

Contents:

The Taken a poem by Dana Stewart | What Does Survivorship Mean? by Rebecca Hultquist | The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die by Melody Mansfield | The Uneven Thread of Synchronicity by Denise Archer | Let the Light In a photo story by Hannah Tomlinson | Cancer Clean Up by Mary Ladd | I Survived by Bernadette Priestley | That Time I Ran The New York City Marathon by Carrie Kreiswirth | The Second Time Around by Cathy Gigante-Brown | An Era of Indescribable Being by Alison Greenberg | Before “The Cancer Fashionista” by Melissa Berry | Living with MBC: Hope, Faith & Al by Karla Stephens-Tolstoy

PLUS: Yoga for Surviving the Ups and Downs of Life | Cool the Fire: Inflammation: Nutrition | Roasted Strawberries with Basil: Recipe | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Laura Carfang, Rosemary Carrera, April Doyle, Tiffany Dyba, Julie Gauvin, Brooke McKinnon, Grace Murphy, Laura Pike, Mackenzie Rockcastle, Alice Santurri, Elizabeth Toth, Kristie Vinopoll, Chelsee Wilson

Cover Star: Rebecca Timlin-Scalera

The River a poem by Robin Goode | Remembering Rebecca by Susan Rahn | Why I Made Breast Cancer My Life’s Work by Roberta Lombardi | Talking to Kids About Cancer by Sara Olsher | The Breast and The Sea: Transforming Our Scars a photo story by Rebecca Pine | In Search of True Informed Consent by Christy Avila | Working Through Cancer by Jeralyn Mastroianni | The Road to Advocacy by Sondra Price | Grasping Science Together by Julia Maues, Christine Hodgdon, and Jasmine Souers | Building a Better Block by Amy Cardillo | Living with MBC: Skeleton Woman & Other Stories by Astrid Swan

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Kimberley Bowles, Kristen Carbone, Kathy Conway, Monica Haro, Emily Hopper, Sheila McGlown, Stori Nagel, Kelsey Smith

PLUS: The Visionaries - Changemaker Nominations: Reader Stories featuring Gina Collier, Erika Stallings, the founders of Flat Closure NOW, Roberta Albany, Melanie Testa, Rhayne Thomas, Catherine Guthrie, and Rebecca “RSB” Scollon Butts

AND: Yoga | Cook for Someone You Love: Nutrition | Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies: Recipe | Tell Your Story

Guest Editors and Cover Stars: Jasmine Dionne Souers and Marissa Thomas, For The Breast of Us

Sister, Cheerleader, Stranger poem by Tina Conrad | Cristina by Marissa Thomas | Going At It Not So Alone by Miranda Gonzales | Seeking: Whip Smart, Feisty, Empathetic by Stephany Angelacos | Reclaiming Our #bOObs a photo story by Sylvia Kouveli | The Pitfalls of Social Media Advocacy by Melissa Jansen | Ebony by April Finley | Neighbormom by April Renn | Dynamite for the Dinner Table by Denise Archer | Good at Waiting Rooms by Angela Firman | Friends in Strange Places by Sweethome Teacup | Chapter Two by Danielle Nitopi and Melanie Penn | Navigating Cancer Socially by Sara Liyanage | The Odd Girl Out by Jasmine Dionne Souers | Living with MBC: Where Do You Go When You Don’t Belong Anywhere by Laurie Ratliff

PLUS: Sisterhood is Forever: Reader Stories | The Social Benefits of Yoga | When Simple is Best: Nutrition | Roasted Salmon Topped with Sake-Glazed Shiitakes: Recipe | Tell Your Story: 10 Steps to Writing Really Good Personal Narratives

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Myra Camino, Carolina Capelan, Maria Davalos, Andrea Liliana Griffiths, Jenny Leyh, Tifanie Morataya, Sheliza Naraine, Tanya Parra, Sarah Ramirez, Kara Smythe, Erika Tejeda, Latoya Cauley, Valarie Vest, Aimee Fletcher-Iliffe, Brittany King

Guest Editors: MJ DeCoteau, Tania Kwong, and Emily Piercell, Rethink Breast Cancer | Cover Star: Nadine Parsons

Deliver the Day poem by Teva Harrison | Love… And Metastatic Breast Cancer by Abigail Johnston | Rainbow Connection by Renee Kaiman | Twenty-Five by Savanah Ponce | Thrive to Shine a photo story by Nadine Parsons | Collateral Damage by Patricia Stoop | SOS by Vesna Zic-Cote | Journey to Advocacy by Deborah Croskrey | I’m in a Hurry a poem by Marie-Claude Belzile | Edwin by Ashley Fast | Seasons by Johanna Tran | Evolving Soul by Tameka Johnson | Never All Better by Adriana Capozzi | Living with MBC: I Did Everything Right by Cancer Confessions

PLUS: Outside In: Reader Stories | The Warrior Language of Yoga & MBC | Mediterranean Magic: Is it All in the Olive Oil?: Nutrition | Roasted Olives With Citrus & Herbs: Recipe | Tell Your Story: The One Thing

Additional Contributors: Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Katz, Sarah Blackmore, Myra Camino, Vivian Chu, Sharon Coulter, Kelli Davis, Melaie De Souza, Melissa Kaufman, Shellie Long Kendrick, Kelly Shanahan, Terlisa Sheppard, Danielle Thurston, Rebecca Timlin-Scalera, Karla Tolstoy, Karen Wall

Guest Editor: Janine Guglielmino, Living Beyond Breast Cancer | Cover Star: Esther Carlos

Intimacy: Before and After by Catherine Gigante-Brown | Riding Shotgun by Ann Camden | Ready for Love by Carrie Kreiswirth | What Goes Missing by Catherine Guthrie | Sweet Disposition a photo story by Esther Carlos | All the Stuff They Never Told Us an anonymous interview between husband and wife | Strange Bedfellows by Catherine Sumner | Broken Mirror a poem by Caroline D. Ethier | The Time Before Grief by Emily Garnett | Borrongonga by Ivania Romero | Choosing Fate by Kaposia Blackwell | Caregiver Perspective: The Chair by Shawna King-Lobmiller | In Sickness and in Health? by Kim Maddi | Living with MBC: The Lemonade Date by Danielle Thurston

PLUS: The Bonds That Make Us: Reader Stories | Finding Balance: Yoga | Getting to the Other Side, With Love & Gratitude: Nutrition | Dahl Fit For a Saint: Recipe | Tell Your Story: Just Blogging Through

Additional Contributors: Irina Brooke, Liz Golia, Cat Levitt, Sheila McGlown, Johanna Tran, Dana Turczak, Ashley W., Starling Wickes, Marianne Cuozzo

Cover Star: Stori Nagel

Tears in the Shower a poem by Tina Conrad | Each Body Part Has a Story to Tell by Shelley Moreno | It’s About Identity, Not Vanity a story about Beth Fairchild by Christine Corrigan | Lines and Curves a photo story by Melissa Jansen | Coming to Terms With This Body by Melissa Blanchenay | Pink is More a poem by Rosanne Feder Carter | Getting Something Off My Chest: An Explant Tale by Gina LaPapa | What’s in a Bra? by Keira Kotler | Grace by a photo story by Charise Isis | Previvor Perspective: The Lengths We Go to Heal by Kristen Carbone | Living with MBC: Betrayed, Broken and Blessed by Ann Camden

PLUS: The Only Opinion That Matters: Reader Stories | Release: Yoga | Protein is Primary: Nutrition | Italian White Bean Salad: Recipe | Tell Your Story: My Life, As Told By My Body

Additional Contributors: Becky Adelson, Stephanie Arnold, Irina Brooke, Beatrice Compagnon, Allyson Crow, Jill Curtis, Ashley Elliott, Stephanie Hodges, Marissa Holzer, Susan Perez, Jocelyn, Shannon L., Sara Kelly, Colette Hoang, Hannah Tomlinson

Cover Star: Diana Vega

It’s OK a poem by Tina Conrad | Deciding to be Brave by Shauna Davidson | Untouchable a Photo Story by Diana Vega | The Best Version of Myself by Kathy Diaz | Ten Hours a Week by Janelle Linares | Clean Living for a Dirty Girl by Tanya McLaughlin | Mascara a poem by Tawny Rachelle | Cancer May Not Be a Choice, But Style and Attitude Are by Aya McMillan | The Mental Health Side of Cancer by April Renn | A Cold Night, Inappropriate Clothing, and the Pacific Northwest by Danielle Thurston | Living with MBC: Living in the In Between by Amy Schnitzler

PLUS: It’s Me Time: Reader Stories | When Self Care Becomes Survival: Yoga | Sustenance for Uncertain Times: Nutrition | A Perfect Cup of Matcha: Recipe | Tell Your Story: First, Last, Best, Worst

Additional Contributors: Dani Farris, Emily Garnett, Sumayya Jahaar, Melissa Kaufman, Ellen Kufner, Stacy Lamontagne, Brenda Levin, Susan Lorimor, Mel, Jennifer Rose, Wanda Rose, Heidi S, Dana Stewart, Johanna Tran, Stacy Vargas, Debbie Wampler, Marianne DuQuette Cuozzo

Cover Star: Kelly Iverson

Pink/Teal a poem by Alexandra Weiss | Diary of a Preventative Mastectomy by Susan Walton | Before Angelina Jolie by Karen Malkin Lazarovitz | Go Lightly, Go Flat by Jessica Sklar | I Removed My Breasts, Then I Removed My Implants by Amber Hutchinson | I Dedicate This Life to My Family by Andria Benavidez | Photo Story: SEX After BMX/PMX by Kelly Iverson | Inside a poem by Shar Schmidt | Call Us Mutant by Lisa Sucharski and Caroline E. Sucharski | From Mom I Got Strength, Led Zepplin and PALB2 by April Renn | Genetic Mutations and Family by Abigail Schroeder Johnston | My Story, My Way by Kaitlin Christine | Living with MBC: Tree of Odds by Ann Camden

PLUS: My Genes, My Body: Reader Stories | Do You Give Genetics Too Much Credit: Yoga | Dial Up the Flavor and Your Health: Nutrition | Toasty Spiced Roasted Potatoes: Recipe | Tell Your Story: Write From Your Scars, Not Your Wounds

Additional Contributors: Mackenzie Alleman, Nicole Garcia, Renata Gorton, Kellie Goss, Angie Karamchandani, Meghan Koziel, Borah Lee, Melanie Penn, Rebecca Pine, Shannon Pulaski, Tracey Weiss

Cover Star: Holly Cubitt

Six Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child Through Your Cancer by Danielle Cooper | A Broken Mama by Borah Lee | The Final Resting Place… For Breasts by Rebecca Pine | Photo Story: She Sparkles On: Pregnancy After Cancer by Meghan Koziel | My Silver Lining by Emily Hopper | From Boobfull to Boobless by Sienna Cordoba | There’s a Hairball in My Lunchbox by Kelsey Bucci | Pregnant with Cancer by Hail Erdmann | Unbreakable Bonds: Lifelines for a Lifetime by Cathy Parker | Clever Costumes for Bald People by Ramona Robinson | Walking Through Breast Cancer with Teen Boys by Kim Harms | A Son’s Perspective: Love, Laughter, and “The Cleveland Show” by Catherine Gigante-Brown and David Brown | Living with MBC: I Am Not a Statistic by Teshya Russo

PLUS: Help a Mama Out: Reader Stories | Doing Yoga With Children | Deep Comfort and Delight: Nutrition | Cashew Scream: Recipe | Writing Prompt: My Heart, My Love

Additional Contributors: Kim Bowles, Kathy Diaz, Katie Fink, Rasee Govindani, Monica Haro, Sofia Jigrud, Stephanie Massey, Sondra Price, Ronni Pruitt, Shar Schmidt, Delores Turnbow

Cover Star: Maggie Kudirka aka “The Bald Ballerina”

Live Like You’re Dying by Rebecca Scheinkman | Who Are the Survivors? by Melissa Allbritten | Photo Story: Still Dancing by Maggie Kudirka | Milestones and Mets: An Unsent Letter to My Twin Daughters by Ann Camden | The Story Spinsterella: A Modern Fairy Tale by KillerTit | Making Memory Boxes by Abigail Johnston | Practical Tips for Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocates by Katherine O’Brien | Write Your Own Story by Tricia Russo | Living with MBC: Laughing in the Face of Death by KillerTit

PLUS: Accidentally on Purpose: Reader Stories | Just to Stay Standing (Partner Poses): Yoga | Ode to Chai: Nutrition | Turmeric and Cinnamon Masala Chai: Recipe | Writing Prompt: An Education on Living

Additional Contributors: Chiara D’Agostno, Dana Dinerman, Beth Fairchild, Ashley Gunter, Faith Kosmack, Melanie Masterson, Amanda Ross, Rebecca Timlin-Scalera

Cover Star: Marisa Renee Lee

Cancer Worlds Collide by Megan-Claire Chase | Dear Ned by Jeralyn Eustace | Battling Breast Cancer: A Personal Agenda by Marisa Renee Lee | Well, Let’s Start a Podcast by Danielle Hernandez | In Sickness and In Health by Shawna King-Lobmiller | The Sheltering Tree by Christine Corrigan | I Call Her Mother by Diana Mae Vega | Sisters and Survivors: A Photo Story by Carey Kirkella | Sending All My Love… by FaceTime by Svetlana Chernienko | The Luckiest Sister Tawny Rachelle | Finding the Other 12,149 by Allie Brudner | Take Good Care: A Collection of Poems by Cathy Gigante-Brown | Living with MBC: Remembering Dee by Kevin Hislop

PLUS: An Act of Kindness: Reader Stories | Lean on Me (Partner Poses): Yoga | The Best Diet for Your Brain: Nutrition | Shrimp Stuffed Avocados 2.0: Recipe | Writing Prompt: The Wild and the Weak

Additional Contributors: Ann Camden, Hannah Tomlinson, Melissa Kaufman, Brenda Levin, Lauren Oxenhandler

Cover Star: Shay Sharpe

Radical Acceptance by Stephanie McLeod-Estevez | Exposed Photo Story by Carey Kirkella | Puberty in Purgatory at Thirty-One by Lauren Oxenhandler | At Last, Perfectly Imperfect by Cathy Parker | Transformation: The Butterfly Series by Annie Dennison | Much Ado About Nipples by Christine Corrigan | Just a Glitch by Beatrice Compagnon | Still Loving Myself by Shay Sharpe | What Not to Wear… When You Have One Breast by Melissa Jansen | Lemonade From Lemons with Desiree Maldonado and Cathy Gigante-Brown | Rising From the Ashes: Introducing Paula Mozen | Living with MBC: I Don’t Look Like the Breast Cancer Patient You’re Expecting by Emily Garnett | BONUS: Exclusive by artist Marianne DuQuette Cuozzo: Coloring Sheets Pull-Out (print version of the issue only)

PLUS: Reader Stories | Open Your Heart: Yoga | A Case For Chocolate: Nutrition | Grown-Up Chocolate Pudding With Raspberries: Recipe | Writing Prompt: Starting From Scratch

Additional Contributors: Eileen Dahl, Dana Dinerman, Natalie Holland, Krissy Johnson, DeAnna Miller, Lisa Vento Nielsen, Victoria Rego, Elizabeth Toth, Terri Tyndall, Stacey Young

Cover Star: Bianca Muñiz

Value by Melissa Swadley Allbritten | Combating Post-Cancer Depression by Anna Crollman | My Time With the Dangerous Ones by Dianne Russell Wraight | Brave Face: A Photo Story by Bianca Muniz | Permission to Grieve (Your Breasts) by Kim Harms | The Trauma of it All by Megan-Claire Chase | Your Illness Makes Me Uncomfortable: An Illustrated Story by Cancer Confessions | Cancer Famous: An Anonymous Guide | Rising From the Ashes: Introducing Beautiful Self | Living with MBC: An Interview with Rebecca Hall

PLUS: Reader Stories | Breath of Fresh Air: Yoga | You Can Begin Again At Any Time: Nutrition | Mellow Kudzu Elixir: Recipe | Writing Prompt: Bite-Size Pieces

Additional Contributions: Shelley Dion, Beth Fairchild, Monica Haro, Shannon Lewis, Kathryn Martin, Emily-Kate Niskey, Jennifer Shuler, Natascia Signorile, Starling Wickes

Guest Editor: Melissa McAllister

Flipping the Fertility Coin by Claire DiCenzo | No by Melanie Childers | The Art of the Body: An Art Story by Marianne DuQuette Cuozzo | My Truth by Shana Rains | Living in the Chaos of Forced Menopause by Natasha "Pineapple Girl" | Dear Future Child by Diana Vega | My Whirlwind Two Weeks of Fertility Treatments by Allisyn Kalb Perez | What to Expect When You're Not Expecting: Fertility Resources

PLUS: Reader Stories | Nature Warrior Yoga | The Secret of Cooking for One | Salmon Nicoise with Olive, Mint, and Capers Vinaigrette | Writing Prompt: To Love What is Mortal

Additional Contributors: Jeannine Canino-Bieda, Claire D., Melissa Graham, Melissa Kaufman, Tine Pollard, Diana Vega

Cover Star: Chiara D'Agostino

Just Fine: A Poem | Fighting for a Diagnosis by Faith Kosmack | Flat at Last: A Photo Story by Chiara D'Agostino | Living a Fulfilling Life Despite MBC by Rebecca Hall | Why Pinktober Makes Me Want to Puke | Above All, I Choose Joy by Katie Edick | S-E-X by Krista Curley | Lice Doesn't Care If You Have Cancer by Melanie Masterson | I am Clear, Not Cured by Dana Dinerman | Rising From the Ashes with Ginger Johnson | Final Thoughts on MBC: The Second Annual Stage IV Stampede by Beth Fairchild and The Emotional Whiplash of My Wife's MBC by Kevin Hislop

PLUS: Reader Stories | Love Thy Spine Yoga | Feeling the Chaos? Food Can Help Your Mood | Triple Brittle Recipe | Writing Prompt: The One Thing

Additional Contributors: April Doyle, Katie Edick, Tiffany Foust, Jennifer Hendryx, Shellie Long Kendrick, Dana L., Sarah Pascual, Debbie Wampler, Hayley Wray

In Service of Other Young Survivors by Felicia Mahone | Blessing in Disguise by Summer Adcock | The Bald Bombshell: A Photo Story by Shellie Long Kendrick | Self-Love Was the Hardest Thing to Learn by Renee Sendelbach | Intimacy and Nipplelessness by Jessica Semmel | In Search of a Workout That Doesn't Hurt My New Body by Emily-Kate Niskey | Rising From the Ashes with Dana Stewart and Marnie Rustemeyer | Living with MBC: My New Normal by Faith Kosmack

PLUS: Reader Stories | Standing Strong Yoga | The Immune System: What Is It? | Avocado Citrus Salad Recipe | Triple Citrus Cooler Recipe | Writing Prompt: A Strange Gift

Additional Contributors: Abbie Matza, Christy Redfern, Dawn Ressler, Erica Moeller, Jessica Kluzek, Katie Edick, Marcia Snyder, Patricia Linares, Rebecca Swift, Renee Sendelbach, Ronni Pruitt, Schancey Capman, Tina Pirlot, Tricia Ryan-Noonan, Zolzaya Boldbaatar

Guest Editor: Dana Dinerman

Privilege by Christi Salcedo | Molting by Stori Nagel | Haus of Volta Pinups: A Photo Story | Diary of a Mastectomy and Reconstruction by Renata Gortan | Summer Styles for Survivors by Survivors | Rising From the Ashes with Tara Dunsmore and Tina Doueihi | Lemonade from Lemons: Beautiful Chest Tattoos with Starling Wickes and Mandy Giannattasio | Living with MBC: Fighting with Myself by April Doyle

PLUS: My Body, My Choice Reader Stories | Open Your Chest Yoga | Your PhD in Healing With Food | Magic Mineral Broth Recipe | Writing Prompt: Scars

Additional Contributors: Melissa Tang, Maegan Molnar, Alice-May Purkiss, Amberly Conolly, Shelly Sanders, Diana Vega, Bobbie Niehaus, Kristyn McCarthy, Amandine Hermant, Jennifer Hendryx, Ramona Johnson, Michelle Calvello, Paula Barnard, Susan Gonzalez, Jennifer Phillips, Carolyn Coulombe, Sandrine Dugast, Laurie Liming, Kathryn Martin, Vicky Finch, Alice Santurri, Jane Villarrea

The Love that Holds Me Together by Rebecca Hall | Love Is... by Nalie Agustin | 10.1.2065 by Summer Adcock | Love. At Last. by Leslie Marcinko | Alone into the Alone: A Mother Daughter Relationship Tested by Natalia Ivanova | A Wonderful Disaster by Lara Honnor | The Sex Thing: Takeaways and Practical Advice for Rebuilding Intimacy Today | Cancer Owl by Matthew Pew Mewhorter

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Unfinished Business by April Johnson Stearns | Everyone Assumes I'll Have a Baby... But Me by Jeannine Canino | When Society Has a Harder Time With My Infertility Than I Do by Natalia Ivanova | Coming to Terms With Elective Infertility by Kathryn Martin | Oh Hey, I Just Met You But Guess What? Navigating Post-Cancer Fertility on the Dating Scene by Claire DiCenzo | Egg Collection Was a Lifeline in a Dark Time by Tracey Brown | My Post-Cancer Miracle Baby (and Breastfeeding After Mastectomy) by Karlee Excell | I Had to Choose: My Health or My Babies (A Cancer Patients View of Abortion) by Lisa Cannon | What to Expect When You're *NOT* Expecting: Resources

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MBC Patients "Stampede" for More in Washington by Beth Fairchild | My Teacher Has Cancer by Amanda Ross | NED by Lily R. Young | My Son is My Miracle by April Doyle | Learning to Live by Jamie Burchfield | Renee in Cancerland introducing Artist Renee Sendelbach | Working Invisibly With MBC by Faith Kosmack | Bonus: Melanie Masterson, Faith Kosmack, Shelie Long Kendrick, Lisa Cannon, Rebecca Hall

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Thirteen Musings on Motherhood During Cancer Treatment by Tine Pollard | Parenting with Cancer: Life Doesn't Stop by Melanie Masterson | Breastfeeding a Miracle Baby After Mastectomy by Karlee Excell | Mommy, Do You Need a Band-Aid For Your Boobie Boo-Boo? by Alyssa Smith | The Hard Lessons: Learning to Accept Help by Dana Dinerman | How a Foob Saved the Day by April Johnson Stearns | I Was Afraid of Being Bald, But My Daughter Needed Me Not To Be by Heidi Lamprecht | Having 'The Conversation' About Stage IV With My Kids by Faith Kosmack | Children's Voices: Mom's Interview Their Kids About Breast Cancer | Children's Voices, Part 2: Building a Legacy to Honor Our Mom by Jenny & Leslie Scagno | Resources: Children's Books For When Mom Has Cancer by April Johnson Stearns | The Coolest Mommy: Does She Exist? by Kesha Haggans

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