When women came to me after mastectomy, I could see the grief, uncertainty and fear in their eyes. Many had survived surgery and treatment, or taken proactive steps to avoid breast cancer, but were left alone with silent battles around body image, confidence, and intimacy.

I know this challenge personally. I walked alongside my mother through her breast cancer journey with a double mastectomy, and later faced my own BRCA diagnosis and preventative double mastectomy. My doctors and nurses took excellent care of my physical health, but there wasn’t an opportunity to talk about how the changes to my body affected me emotionally and psychologically.

With decades of experience as a Clinical Psychologist, Registered Nurse, and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, I knew I had to change that silence.

Healing Body Project is that promise: a place for women to learn how to rebuild confidence, self-worth, and identity after mastectomy.