75. In With... Non-Linear Grief: Mel Andersen (Survivorship, gardening and grace)

Welcome Mel Andersen!

Mel’s story isn't just about surviving breast cancer; it’s about coming face-to-face with the delicate complexity of the "both/and" of life. How we can be grieving a career while also fighting for our health? How we can find humility without minimizing our own pain?

In this interview, Mel openly shares her experiences with grief, burnout from a job she loved, the emotional hurdles that come after chemo and the joy of becoming a master gardener. 

Mel talks about using writing to process her emotions during cancer and her recently published personal essay, and gives us all advice for how we can support people in our lives who may be living with a cancer diagnosis. 

Plus, Jenna shares her thoughts on the troubling state of the world and uses more f-bombs than usual. 

Links mentioned in today's show:

• Rising Above: Our Transformational Journey to Wholeness After Breast Cancer by Gillian Lichota and co-authors

•  I Rise Above Foundation

• Follow Barley the Wheaton Terrier

• Check out Mel on Instagram and find her on Substack @melandersen

 

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