
Flat Fashion Coaching for
Breast Cancer Thrivers
My fellow Flattie, if you are on the other side of cancer
and trying to figure out this flat life,
I can help you adjust to this new world.
I did it myself and I’ve never looked back.
Schedule a free conversation on Zoom to
learn more about the services below.
What do I wear? How do I figure this out?
Who am I?
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I Flat Out Need to Talk
Together we’ll spend an hour on Zoom discussing this new world from clothing choices to the ridiculous comments people say. You will feel heard, and seen. I promise.
Fee: 1 hour @$130
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How Do I Dress?
It’s all been too much and now you don’t really understand how your body looks at all. The thought of going shopping for this new you is daunting and sometimes sad.
I got you - let’s go shopping in your closet. Virtually. You will bring assorted items to try on and we’ll give them a thumbs up or down and tweak and energize where we can.
I do this almost every single day and I know that another pair of eyes is very helpful.
Fee: 1 hour @$110
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CONVERSATION: Philly Flat Fashion Shopping Spree
You'll learn about the Flat Philly Shopping Spree in this 15 min conversation.
The stakes are low when we hit a few thrift shops together on Philly’s Main Line. We’ll sweep the aisles, I’ll hold all the options while you pop them on, take a spin and then discuss. It is an opportunity to try, and maybe buy, new-to-you styles for a fraction of the costFee for conversation: $25
Fee for day of shopping spree:
2-3 hours @$130/hr plus the cost of the clothing.
My Story
After 21 years of being breast cancer free, I had a new cancer appear in the same breast, necessitating a double mastectomy. Amidst the shock of having cancer again, I needed to make a quick decision about reconstruction because I was eager — and committed to — dancing at my daughter's wedding coming in six short weeks. A couple of consults later, no one could promise me that I would be able to really celebrate if I underwent reconstruction. The healing could take longer even if everything went well. Long story short: I danced all night with gratitude and glee and a few seated conversations with friends and glasses of water.
Indeed, I went flat and I haven't looked back.
I have no regrets but I do have lots of thoughts about bodies and breasts in our culture. Peoples' comments matched their expectations of reconstruction and surprise that I wasn’t doing it. Some were curious and many were intrusive, and sometimes clueless. Strangely, as I coped with cancer, surgery and impending chemo, I also felt super empowered, even from the beginning. I continue to feel all the things that come with an altered body because of cancer - except regret.