Ep. 1124 – The Untold Emotional Journey of Breast Cancer with Allison Sweet Grant

“We don't know when we start down these paths whether we're going to come out on the other side of them or not.” – Allison Sweet Grant Today’s featured bestselling author is a wife, mom, former psychiatric nurse practitioner, and breast cancer conqueror, Allison Sweet Grant. Allison and I had a fun on a bun chat about her new book, “Lump: A Memoir in Ineloquent Reflections”, what a stack of pancakes can teach you about the power of little, keeping life’s challenges in perspective, and more!!

Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Allison to write her latest book in verse How facing mortality permanently re-anchored her perspective and freed up her creative flow Why the term "survivor" can feel complicated Her writing rituals for staying creative Allison’s Site: Allison’s Books: The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016 Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming!

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