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Why ReFresh Matters to Cancer Advocates: 2017 Impact Report & 2018 Program Announcement
Last year, as I found myself grappling with feelings of overwhelm and burnout, I wanted to see how I could help myself heal, while helping others in the industry. So, in August 2017, we launched our ...
Dear Rachel, With Love From Your South Africa Tribe
As we prepared to depart for our 2017 South Africa Odyssey, we learned that Rachel – one of our tribe members – would not be able to join us. In an effort to help her know she was with us ...
What Will You Do With Your Privilege?
I am still processing all I experienced that day, but on the bumpy drive back, I couldn’t help but think about the privilege so many of us take for granted. Whether it’s the privilege of health, w...
Samantha’s ReFresh: I Need To Take Care Of Myself First
The single most valuable thing I learned in those five days at ReFresh was that I need to take care of myself first. It took being 3,000 miles away from everything to see things clearly.
Meet Linnea: Artist, Writer, Advocate, and AFC Alum
I really feel as if this experience cleaved my life in two (in the best of all possible ways). That post-Peru I am changed; somehow better; more connected to my fellow humans but also—remarkably—t...
When I Let Go Of What I Am, I Become What I Might Be
So often, in our culture, I think we over simplify the idea of making changes in our lives. For most of us, we don’t wake up one morning infused with courage – like a tonic injected into o...