After being diagnosed with a brain tumor Christina Costa noticed how much of the talk around facing cancer is dominated by the language of fighting She found that this metaphor quickly started to feel exhausting She ldquo didn rsquo t want to spend over a year at war with her own body rdquo Instead what she found most helpful were daily practices of gratitude mdash for the team of professionals caring for her and for the ways her brain and body were showing healing She experienced firsthand that no matter how difficult the struggle practices of gratitude can help resist [... more]