5 Tips on Finding Beauty in Breast Cancer

How do you overcome negative thoughts and despair when first dealing with a cancer diagnosis?
Having breasts is a key part of femininity and how you identify as a woman. If you've been diagnosed with breast cancer, the constant fear of losing your breasts might never leave your mind.

Having chemotherapy and getting miserably sick, all while trying to stay strong for your children and family can take a huge toll on you. It can be extremely difficult to stay positive.

Here are five tips to help you mentally get throughout your breast cancer diagnosis:

  1. Stay positive
  2. Get spiritual
  3. Exercise
  4. Get Pretty
  5. Love yourself

Listen in as Dr. Sherrie Campbell shares the five tips to help you see the beauty in your breast cancer.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 3
  • Audio File: ER_101/1541er5c.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Sherrie Campbell, PhD
  • Book Title: Loving Yourself: The Mastery of Being Your Own Person
  • Guest Bio: SherrieCampbellHeadshotSherrie Campbell, PhD, is a veteran licensed Psychologist with two decades of clinical training and experience providing counseling and psychotherapy services to residents of Yorba Linda, Irvine, Anaheim, Fullerton and Brea, California.

    In her private practice, she currently specializes in psychotherapy with adults and teenagers, including marriage and family therapy, grief counseling, childhood trauma, sexual issues, personality disorders, illness and more.

    She has helped individuals manage their highest high and survive their lowest low—from winning the lottery to the death of a child. Her interactive sessions are as unique and impactful as her new book, Loving Yourself: The Mastery of Being Your Own Person.

    She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003 and has regularly contributes to numerous publications, including Intent.com, Beliefnet.com, DrLaura.com and Hitched.com. She is also an inspirational speaker, avid writer and proud mother.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: Yes
  • Host: Leigh Vinocur, MD