My Cancer Story

Posted on February 5, 2014April 19, 2017 by Leanne Sowul

Thank you all for your wonderful responses to Monday’s cancer story series kick-off post, Cancer-Free…But Maybe Not. My biopsy is scheduled for next Monday, and it’ll be up to a week... Read More

Cancer-Free… But Maybe Not

Posted on February 3, 2014April 19, 2017 by Leanne Sowul

I’ve been planning this post for several weeks now: a celebratory post and a kick-off to a new blog series. The celebration? I’ve now officially been cancer-free for 15 years. I don’... Read More

Gratitude When Times Are Tough

Posted on November 20, 2013April 7, 2017 by Leanne Sowul

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway Everyone goes through tough times. Everyone. What distinguishes the survivors from the thr... Read More

5 Ways to Fight Depression and Anxiety Naturally

Posted on October 27, 2013April 6, 2017 by Leanne Sowul

For the past two years, since deciding to try for a baby, I’ve undergone several adjustments to my thyroid hormone: first to get myself to a level where I was able to conceive and carry a baby, ... Read More

I Am Grateful For… A Cold

Posted on September 24, 2013April 4, 2017 by Leanne Sowul

Edwin has his very first cold, and it comes with all the things I, as a pre-parent, once dreaded: wakeful nights, a booger-filled nose, snot wiped all over my clothes, the frown-y face on the ear ther... Read More

9/11: The Memories, The Fear, The Life Ahead

Posted on September 11, 2013April 4, 2017 by Leanne Sowul

Reading Jeff Goins’ beautifully written post Remembering September 11: A Reflection inspired me to write my own memories of 9/11. I was in my junior year of college at Crane School of Music. As... Read More

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