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May 27
3 min

Demystify Your Purpose

I've written mission statements for businesses and wellness centers including my own nonprofit organization. Recently, I've been...

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Lisa Malia Norman

May 17
3 min

Get Crystal Clarity for your next steps

If you've ever been forged by the fire of a deeply transformative personal challenge or experience, I've got good news for you. You have...

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"I won't judge the way she looks, and she'll show me how beautiful she really is."

- Lisa Malia

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Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

This will forever be my work

Most of our deep truths are revealed during times of great transition or crisis. These moments challenge our identity, who we are, who we...

The agony and the ecstasy of being forever changed

Lisa Malia Norman

3 min

The agony and the ecstasy of being forever changed

This is just a bump in the road, a little setback. You’ll be back to your old self in no time. Sound familiar? While I appreciated the...

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

I can't believe I was mad at Her

I can't believe I was mad at Her. She was doing the best she could and I was mad. Mad that she got sick, I felt like she let me down....

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

Strike A Thriver Pose to Donate

When I first saw Beth Fairchild share her Thriver Pose, you can see it on her page, I had so many thoughts and emotions flood my mind and...

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

I Said Yes, To This!

I’ve been quieter than I intended to be here, I’ve missed you and my heart has been thinking of you. I’m traveling at the moment and WiFi...

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

In Celebration Of The Not So Good

If we are to celebrate life, REALLY truly celebrate it, then we need to consider the not so good stuff too. Maybe even the awful stuff. ...

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

You Might Not Know This About Me...

I keep hearing the same message lately, be WITH the women. I’m not sure if you know this about me but, my first career was that of a...

Please, Instead of Placing a Pink Heart on Your Wall, Do This:

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

Please, Instead of Placing a Pink Heart on Your Wall, Do This:

Please, instead of placing a pink heart on your wall to quietly remind women to do their breast self-exams, do this: Actually DO your...

A Letter To The Witnesses Of My Breast Cancer Fight

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

A Letter To The Witnesses Of My Breast Cancer Fight

You are far more important than you realize. You carry a record of my history with you. You fill in the blanks of my story that I was too...

3 Important Questions To Ask At Your Mammogram Appointment

Lisa Malia Norman

2 min

3 Important Questions To Ask At Your Mammogram Appointment

Breast density is recognized as one of, and possibly the strongest risk factor associated with development of breast cancer, according to...

The Biggest Mistake I Made During My Breast Cancer Treatment

Lisa Malia Norman

5 min

The Biggest Mistake I Made During My Breast Cancer Treatment

I’m in the private room now, finally out of the waiting room. It’s hot in here. Is the ac broken? Is the heat set too high? I’m...

Lisa Malia Norman

5 min

A Mastectomy Is An Amputation

Unlike losing a limb in an accident or other tragedy where there is obvious pain and trauma, losing your breasts, that appear normal and...

What Does My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Mean?

Lisa Malia Norman

3 min

What Does My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Mean?

It started with one blue folder, I soon learned that anytime you leave a doctors office with a blue folder, it wasn’t a good sign. I...

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