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Work/grief/sadness
Hi all, apologies if this has already been discussed but I couldn’t find anything elsewhere. I’m 46, had a right mastectomy (Diep flap) and left reduction in early December for stage 2 invasive lo...
Hi @RedRose77 so sorry to hear about the roller coaster you’ve been experiencing.
Yes facing a drop in capacity is so confronting. You have voiced something I have encountered and I felt it went to the heart of my professional identity.
I’ve now come to terms with adapting commitments and expectations of myself around work.
Yes facing a drop in capacity is so confronting. You have voiced something I have encountered and I felt it went to the heart of my professional identity.
I’ve now come to terms with adapting commitments and expectations of myself around work.
My oncologist reminds me that it’s ok to feel depleted after the 14 months of treatment, surgery and radiation therapy.
It’s been important to me to keep doing what I love but I have accepted that it’s going to need to be in a different gear. I also find that I’m best working shorter days: 4 hours max daily, rather than a 7.5 hour day. This might sound whacky but I also find if I start the day with a bit of a walk or yoga then my head works better once I start working or meetings.
It’s been important to me to keep doing what I love but I have accepted that it’s going to need to be in a different gear. I also find that I’m best working shorter days: 4 hours max daily, rather than a 7.5 hour day. This might sound whacky but I also find if I start the day with a bit of a walk or yoga then my head works better once I start working or meetings.
It sounds like you have mobilised professional support too - that’s terrific.