Judith Cookis Rubens was diagnosed at 45 with Stage II, HER2+ breast cancer.  She is a freelance journalist living in North Carolina with her husband and twin sons.  Judith enjoys writing about her local community, parenting, arts, theater, and education topics. In this episode, Judith reads her essay “Dancing Myself Back to Life” from the 2024 “Body” issue of Wildfire Journal. Her piece is about the power of movement—not just as exercise, but as a way to reclaim the body after cancer.  April and Judith will discuss returning to dance as an adult, as well as dance and music as healing tools.  They will also discuss Judith’s experience as a journalist writing memoir.  

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