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Oct 17, 2024

Reframing Challenges Is a Fine Way to Restore Equanimity

What if undergoing chemotherapy is the price I have to pay to experience this life that I’ve led?

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Oct 21, 2024

My Pre-Chemo Obsession With Chemo Hair Loss

Was it about my looks, control, or childhood shame?

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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Feb 3, 2025

Having To Remove My Breast Sucks Big Time

How I cope with mixed feelings about my upcoming mastectomy

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Aug 12, 2024

HC’s Table of Contents

My Medium stories organised by topics

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Oct 31

Sidestep These Five Pitfalls in a Marriage

Advice for the everyday imperfect marriage

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Sep 13

Is My Chronic Fatigue All in My Head?

Tackling a self-limiting belief, one day at a time

Is My Chronic Fatigue All in My Head?

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Aug 19

My Initiation Into David Hockney’s Curious Mind

Through the immersive experience “David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)” in Singapore

My Initiation Into David Hockney’s Curious Mind

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Aug 12

Grilled Fish With a Serving of Wisdom

My meal came with an unexpected haul of teachings on healthy living

Grilled Fish With a Serving of Wisdom

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Aug 7

How Swell, I Have Lymphoedema in My Arm

If you’re a breast cancer patient at risk of lymphoedema, I have some tips on preventing and managing this fluid situation

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Jul 29

I Was the Pot Calling the Kettle Black

A petty annoyance can be a dowsing rod that points to something deep within you

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Aspiring astrologer | Wannabe cancer survivor | Counsellor from Singapore | Former lawyer | Mother of a neurodivergent child | Likely neurodivergent herself

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