A new year is always filled with so many opportunities—the opportunity to make resolutions, create new goals, and set new intentions. It’s also when you start putting things on your calendar that you promised yourself you would tend to “after…
Raising Funds for Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
My first Pilates for a Purpose event at Flex Studios in Woodbury is in the books and I am so pleased with how it turned out. First, I want to thank all of the women who came and worked out…
Get TOUGH!
On Saturday, I celebrated the launch of our book, TOUGH: Women Who Survived Cancer. Along with Marquina and more than a dozen inspiring survivors who I’m featured with, we celebrated our book’s release (which already has more than 100 reviews…
Pilates for a Purpose
Want to workout with me for a great cause? Join me on Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30 pm for a special donation-based FlexFormer class at Flex Studios in Woodbury, NY! I am so excited to host this class with the…
Three Easy Ways You Can Participate in Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
There are lots of reasons to love September—the start of pumpkin season, cool mornings, and cozy layers. But for me, it is more personal. September marks Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which is both a time for reflection on my journey…
Thyroid Thursday: Awareness Efforts
It’s the end of September…and you know what that means. Today is the final installment of Thyroid Thursday. I hope that you have enjoyed learning from Fern Olivia as much as I have and that together we have been able…
Thyroid Thursday: A Guest Post on The Truth About Thyroid Cancer
This week marks the second installment of Thyroid Thursday, a weekly series in September to support Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Today, Fern Olivia describes what’s associated with the increased rates of thyroid disease and cancer…especially amongst women. Remember to leave…
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month – September 2016
As you may know, thyroid cancer and I have a personal connection. In 2013, I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma. I was 26 years old at the time. You can read my full story, here. Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It…
January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
When I was first diagnosed with a thyroid condition, I knew little about thyroid disease. In my mind, my thyroid was this shapeless figure somewhere in my neck that served a function — but I didn’t know just how important…
Thyroid Tuesday: Awareness Efforts
It’s the final days of September and Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. But that doesn’t mean awareness efforts are over. Thyroid cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the United States, making early detection critical. Be sure to have your…
My Tips for Recovering from a Thyroidectomy
Welcome to the first installment of Thyroid Thursday. As promised, I will be sharing a post once a week during the month of September about thyroid health. Today I thought I would offer some tips I gathered from my own…
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
{Image courtesy of ThyCa} I hope you will all join me in welcoming September and raising awareness for thyroid cancer this month. As you may remember from last year, September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, and as a survivor I…
