Personal Reflections
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The Next Phase: Healing Out Loud
Healing hasn’t been a straight line. It hasn’t been a checklist. It hasn’t even been predictable.But it has been mine.And it’s time for the next phase. Phase One was acceptance.Accepting that this life—Stage Four cancer, physical and mental limitations, fixed income, lost goals, a body that looks and functions differently—is the life I’ve been given.I Continue reading
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Faith, Focus, and Flower: My Holistic Healing Journey (Part 2)
Back in April, I wrote my first Faith, Focus, and Flower blog. At that time, I didn’t realize just how much life had in store for me over the next few months. Illness, death, grief, sadness, joy, hopefulness, and continued healing — all of it has shaped Part 2 of my healing journey. Some things Continue reading
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Things I Thought I’d Have Figured Out by Now (And Don’t)
AKA: I don’t have a retirement plan, but I do have three types of hot sauce and wisdom money can’t buy. When I was younger, success looked like a big house, a luxury car, and a closet full of shoes that never saw pavement. I assumed that if I had money and nice things, that Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Anjj.
I’m a six-time breast cancer survivor, writer, traveler, healer, and woman learning to live life out loud—scars, softness, and all.
I started this blog to share the raw, unfiltered parts of my journey: the diagnosis, the depression, the days I didn’t want to get out of bed… and the days I did. You’ll find stories about mental health, healing with humor, spiritual growth, and sometimes, what I’m eating on the road.
This is a space for people who are figuring out life after.
After trauma. After loss. After the breakdown.
If you’re rebuilding, rediscovering, or just trying to make peace with your new normal—you’re not alone here.
So welcome.
Grab some tea, breathe deep, and stay awhile.
The Rantings & Ravings of a Cancer Patient 