"Like a Watered Garden," the podcast that shows you how to personalize the scriptures to help you “overcome, become, and flourish” in bio-psycho-social-emotional and spiritual ways, using Come Follow Me in the Old Testament......
"It’s just a day"--my sister's 17th death anniversary. I can tell myself over and over, and my mind can almost believe it. But my body says differently: It’s not “just a day"......
As I write by book, Reluctant Warrior: A Breast Cancer Memoir & Emotional Survival Guide I'm sharing it here on my blog...
Two of my sisters have died, and one thing I know for sure is this: The grief doesn't just "go away."..."Why hasn't the world stopped? My sister just died."...
Today is five years since I heard the words: “I’m sorry. It is breast cancer.” How does it feel to experience my 5 year breast cancer-versary? I woke up too early… 3:30 am, I awoke achy and restless, screaming from nightmares. My body clearly remembered.......
Breast cancer trauma has deeply impacted my sense of self-worth, making me wonder "Who am I now?" I'm not the only one. ...
We women are so good at caring for everyone else, but we're not so good at self-care. We hustle to maintain it all--family, work, home, health, goals, purpose, relationships--but the last thing we really need right now is more hustle. What we most likely really need as......
"Dear Body,I once thought you were my enemy.Now I know BREAST CANCER is the enemy. And you?..."Imagine writing a letter to your body... What would it say? That's what I was asked to do as part of the BRCA Strong "Dear Body" photo shoot I flew across......
"What does it mean to carry the BRCA gene mutation--for myself & my family?" 2 years ago today, I learned I carry the BRCA1 genetic mutation--10 days after I'd already been diagnosed with breast cancer, and 3 days after my double mastectomy. I knew I was at......
I've spent the last 24 months of my life dealing with breast cancer, and the last 12 months dealing with breast cancer AND Covid. And I have come to see that COVID has shown us all a little of what it's like to have cancer. It......
Joy Is In The Moments: 3 Tips for Discovering & Appreciating the Joy in Life I used to think that joy was found in the great big experiences of life. But over the years I have learned that joy is actually not about huge, amazing experiences at...
"Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain once said this and I happen to agree. In fact, maybe more than anything, I love meeting with really great people--people who inspire me, teach me, help me. I love to learn...
Pregnancy & Postpartum Emotional Health: What Every Parent, Grandparent & Practitioner Should Know “A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities" (Eda J. Le Shan). Most families excitedly prepare for a baby expecting the “wonder, hope and great possibilities” of bringing a...
Waiting at a light, in the midst of my three-hour adventure to get all my kids to their daily destinations this morning, I saw a tiny head peek out the window of the truck in front of me and start throwing up into the 30...
"G.R.O.W.= Grasp the Repeating Opportunities for Wisdom"...
My name is Dr. Christina Hibbert, or Mom, or Christi--it all depends on how you look at it. I figure I'd better introduce myself if I expect anyone to want to read my blog, so here are a few things you should know about me. I...
