Had an unbelievably healing weekend away on retreat with other young breast cancer survivors, and happy to report that my Quick Dry “Cabernet” oliveandjune mani that I’d painted on Thursday stayed intact up until the very end on Sunday afternoon. This retreat was a great way to kick off #breastcancerawarenessmonth, which as a survivor can be insanely triggering. We are all perfectly aware of breast cancer. Please stop buying junk from companies that capitalize on breast cancer by simply slapping the color pink or a pink ribbon on their products. Instead, donate to reputable organizations like metavivor and bcrfcure , which fund life-saving research, or local organizations that actually help breast cancer patients. 1 in 8 women in the US will get breast cancer in their lifetime, and it’s becoming alarmingly more common in women under the age of 40. I was only 32 when I was diagnosed, and without a family history. Also, if you’re a cancer survivor looking for a healing community, I can’t recommend commonwealbolinas highly enough! Words are insufficient to describe the experience. & if you happen to be shopping Olive & June, I super appreciate you purchasing through my link, I’ll benefit from a small commission! (My code KRISTENOJ20 also gives you 20% off your first system) #breastcancerawareness #october #breastcancersurvivor #commonweal #youngbreastcancer #youngbreastcancersurvivor #breasties #oliveandjune #oliveandjunequickdry #oliveandjunecabernet #shortnails #nailsofinstagram #nailsofig #lifeafterbreastcancer #lifeafteryoungbreastcancer #retreat #nature #healing #breastcancersupport