After Breast Reduction: What Rest Taught Me (Part 4)

There’s a moment in recovery when you realize that healing isn’t only happening in your body — it’s happening in your habits. Breast reduction showed me how difficult it was to ask for support, how tender it felt to receive care, and how brave it was to say “not right now.” I thought rest would make me feel weak, but instead it taught me wisdom, worth, and courage.

This post is part of my From the Vault series — revisiting the earliest pieces of my breast reduction journey and sharing them again for anyone who may have missed them.

Support became a gift I had to practice receiving. Rest became a tool, not a timeout. And boundaries became part of how I learned to respect the pace my healing required. If you’re preparing, recovering, or learning how to honor your limits, may this reminder make space for you to heal at the speed of honesty.

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