#46 - Dr. Monique Gary | We deserve to be kind to ourselves. This is how.

Love the podcast? Send us a text!Dr. Monique Gary | We deserve to be kind to ourselves. This is how. by SurvivingBreastCancer.orgSummary: Laura and Dr. Monique Gary discuss the challenges that women face in the aftermath of their cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Gary highlights vaginal dryness and how to take steps to ease into intimacy again. In addition, Laura and Dr. Gary discuss how women can feel empowered and how their doctors can support them on their journey to empowerment.Topics:7:50 Vaginal dryness and intimacy19:46 Being vulnerable22:54 Dr. Gary’s approach to communicating with patients34:04 Ever changing diagnoses38:31 Sex and feeling empoweredResources: 0:57 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Quotes:8:54 Laura: “You know, we've heard terrible stories of just like relationships falling apart because, not because of the breast cancer, but because of the aftermath of the breast cancer diagnosis, you know, how do we empower the women to feel confident in their bodies and their skin and their new, like breast forms, or however they're going about it? I was talking to another gentleman, and he was like you were going through chemo, you were so sensitive, I could barely hug you. Yeah. Now, how am I supposed to make love to you, because I don't want to hurt you. And so how can we find these new ways of pressing each other and new ways of just appreciating each other? In intimate ways?”44:20 Dr. Gary“But the, you know, the best thing that we can do is to be loving with yourself, you know, and to lovingly do that and say, you know what, I'm doing this, this is my coping mechanism right now, because I need to, I would like to see myself here. And it's not saying that I'm not doing, you know, you got to get rid of the negative self talk. But to say the person that I am that I want to be I see myself being more balanced. I see myself being, you know, having time for pleasure and redefining pleasure. I see myself making more time in my day for these things, and I'm not there right now. I'm starting to see why I'm not there right now. And it's really unpack that but just be really loving with yourself and say, You know what, that's where I want to be.” Socials:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SURVIVINGBREASTCANCERFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/SurvivingbreastcancerorgPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/BreastCancerConversations/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBC_org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/survivingbreastcancerorg/_________________________Subscribe to our newsletter https://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/subscribe-1Donate to our cause https://tinyurl.com/yc9cgt4eAttend an event https://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/eventsSupport the showListener FeedbackIf this episode resonated with you, we invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.You can also click the link in the show notes that says "Love this episode? Send us a text" to share feedback.Messages are completely anonymous.If you would like us to follow up directly, please include your email address in your message so we can respond.Latest News: Join our Mailing List - New content drops every Monday! Discover FREE programs, support groups, and resources from SurvivingBReastCancer.org! Become a Breast Cancer Conversations+ Member! Sign Up Now. Enjoying our content? Please consider supporting our work.