In the very first episode of Breast Cancer Bookshelf, we’re starting with a powerful reframe from Like She Owns the Place — the idea that beauty isn’t about how you look, but the energy you bring into a space.

After breast cancer, body image can feel complicated, charged, and exhausting. So what happens when we stop treating beauty like a project to manage and start seeing it as presence, confidence, and self-trust? In this episode, I reflect on how viewing beauty as energy shifts the way we move through survivorship, navigate a changed body, and take up space without apology.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt disconnected from their reflection, tired of “fixing,” or ready to reclaim beauty on their own terms — especially in a body that’s been through a lot.

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