my first shoot back at The Bar since January 👀 It kicked my BUTT 🧟‍♀️ but it meant everything to me to be there and get this done for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🩷I went a little too hard and have been in bed all weekend but it was absolutely worth it. thank you @brookekorine @gracedbyyourpresence @stephe24 @TheWigFairy @Birch Event Design @glossipgirl @senadakxo and the best team for making this happen. 🩷💪🏼🙏🏼 💭caption below if you can’t read the screen bc same I’m cross eyed at this point 😭 💭 some things I’ve learned from having cancer (so far…) 🩷 literally everything I get to do is a privilege. eating. sleeping. standing up. 🩷 and that includes things I used to complain about. like “having” to get my nails done. or “having” to wake up early for pilates. now I can’t wait for the day I get to do those things again. 🩷 there’s power in reframing negative thoughts. instead of “chemo makes me sick,” it’s “chemo is kicking cancer’s ass.” instead of “radiation makes me tired,” it’s “radiation is finishing the fight.” instead of “immunotherapy makes me nauseous,” it’s “immunotherapy is saving my life.” I’m lucky to live in a time where medicine exists to do that. 🩷 my old hair wasn’t as bad as I thought it was. I’m sure yours isn’t either. you’ll look back at the photos you’re taking now (the ones you’re picking apart) and realize you looked really cute. 🩷 pain gives you empathy. when you’ve suffered, you start seeing people differently. you stop assuming. you start listening. 🩷 and God doesn’t waste anything. there’s purpose in pain. I don’t know how, but I know God will use it. 🩷