Barbara Tako

I am not a very outdoorsy person, yet I can use nature to calm my cancer worry brain.

Do not stop after you create your medical team. Create a support team for yourself, too.

Gratitude helps get this cancer survivor through her cancer days, fears and worries.

Two-time cancer survivor shares the happiness of naptime and her alternatives too. Your body has been through lots and deserves a nap.

This breast cancer and melanoma survivor sometimes likes to pretend and ponder about what life would have been if she hadn't gotten cancer.

Some call it scanxiety. A cancer survivor discusses waiting, and waiting, and waiting.

Breast cancer survivor rants (a little) about her post-chemotherapy hair shortage.

Two-time cancer survivor seven years out from her first diagnosis shares how she copes with her cancer "worry brain."

Breast cancer survivor discusses her upcoming prophylactic double mastectomy with reconstruction.

Two-time cancer survivor encourages newly diagnosed patients to keep hope.

Two-time cancer survivor discusses the art of waiting, be it for treatments, rechecks or test results.

Breast cancer survivor speculates about achieving health and wonders what "healthy" even means. Is the game rigged?

Breast cancer survivor gives ideas to cope with genetic cancer test results worry.

Breast cancer survivor shares how she approaches her ongoing chemo brain.

Breast cancer survivor tries to make rational choices based on newer genetic testing results.

"Garden variety" breast cancer is no longer the norm thanks to the discovery of more genetic mutations.

Breast cancer survivor shares her dance on the risk continuum of the chemicals in our lives.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor reflects about being tired of her cancers and shares a way to respond to uncertainty.

Breast cancer, melanoma survivor and clutter-clearing speaker/author clears her cancer and household clutter.

Five simple, doable resolutions for the New Year from a breast cancer and melanoma survivor.

Donwsizing to a smaller living space means this survivor has to decide what to keep and what to give away. Rather than keep too many belongings, she writes in her journal and takes photographs to preserve memories.

Breast cancer survivor thinks through her decision about a prophylactic double mastectomy after new genetic test results show a significant risk of recurrence.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor shares coping strategies for the holidays.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor shares ways to cope with fear of recurrence and cancer worries.

Breast cancer survivor shares what happened when she found a new lump and got a genetic test result for PALB2.

Two-time cancer survivor offers ways to reduce clutter during the holidays and beyond.

Breast cancer survivor shares her journey after testing positive for a newly discovered genetic mutation (PALB2) related to breast cancer.

Cancer survivor and motivational clutter-clearing trainer offers ideas to clear the clutter and the stress from your holidays.

Cancer survivor shares her fitness learning experience.

Barb shares coping techniques to get through winter and the holidays.