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Rachel LaBella

Rachel LaBella

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Join date: Aug 20, 2025

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Rachel LaBella is a writer based in the United States. A graduate of the University of Connecticut and breast cancer survivor, she writes at the intersection of health, identity, and resilience, often exploring topics like mental health, medical trauma, and personal transformation. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, NewsBreak, The Sun, Scarleteen Magazine, and other publications. She is also the author of Blue: A Child’s Journey of Love and Understanding, a children's book that helps young readers understand mental health through compassionate storytelling.

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First Name
Rachel
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LaBella

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Sep 9, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Reclaiming Pleasure After Medical Trauma: What No One Tells You
How breast cancer treatment changed my relationship with my body—and how I'm learning to reconnect with it. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my primary focus was survival. I braced myself for the physical battle—the biopsies, the blood draws, the scans, and the surgeries. In the aftermath, grappling with post-op, post-radiation, and settling into the rhythm of daily hormone blockers, I realise there was something that I wasn’t prepared for: what comes next.
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