Teneral

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I am a survivor of stage IV colorectal cancer for over 20 years and coach other survivors toward improved health and wellbeing. I write about navigating the challenges while finding the joys of survivorship. Much of my perspective comes from my deep connection to the natural world and its role as inspiration and source of healing. As a biologist, and even more specifically an entomologist, I connect with the teneral stage insects experience after a molt. Like a teneral insect, cancer survivors experience a kind of vulnerability physically and emotionally. This newsletter is a way for me to extend care and support to you as you try to reorient your life after cancer treatment, recurrence, heartache, or loss.