Here We Grow

Mindfulness through Cancer and Beyond

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Pub Date 22 May 2018 | Archive Date 15 May 2018

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Description

After a lifetime of seeking all things spiritual, wellness, and at times woo-woo, Paige Davis finds herself facing a breast cancer diagnosis at thirty-eight years old. She quickly realizes, however, that cancer is not her crisis point but a landing pad of experiences that’s inviting her to integrate her mind, body, and spirit. Ultimately, she embraces her diagnosis through a lens of love rather than as a battle to be fought—a perspective that allows her to find peace in the present moment, and heal from the inside out. In Here We Grow, Davis provides a refreshing new paradigm of integrative living that doesn’t deny the hardship of a situation, but instead encourages meeting difficulty through embodied heart-centered presence. Utilizing mindfulness, meditation, and mind-body disciplines, she shares a tool kit for transformation as she learns to befriend her body, cope through compassion, face survivor’s guilt, create a “new normal” post treatment, and discover the unexpected awakening of intuition and open-heartedness in the healing journey. Filled with honesty, humor, and present-moment awareness that reveals our true capacity for joy, connection, grace, and resilience, Here We Grow is Davis’s story of meeting fear and uncertainty with mindfulness, meaning, and the unconditional love inherent in us all.

After a lifetime of seeking all things spiritual, wellness, and at times woo-woo, Paige Davis finds herself facing a breast cancer diagnosis at thirty-eight years old. She quickly realizes, however...


Advance Praise

"An optimistic account that effectively advocates treating disease as something to work through―not fight…this book―which features a few photographs―is very readable, surprisingly enjoyable, and truly uplifting."
Kirkus Reviews

“Paige Davis’s honest account of her heart-wrenching and redemptive journey moved me deeply. Here We Grow left me with hope and encouragement for the human spirit and the reminder that if I’m willing to keep opening up to what’s possible, I just might find myself in a place more beautiful than I could have imagined. It was a privilege to accompany Davis on her journey and I am grateful she chose to share her inspiring story. Beautiful!”
―Renée Peterson Trudeau, life-balance coach, speaker, and author of The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal and Nurturing the Soul of Your Family

Here We Grow by Paige Davis is something special―a ‘can’t put it down’ good story. But it's also―truly―a manual for how to get the very most out of one’s journey through illness―be it cancer or something else. Here We Grow is must reading for anyone with a cancer diagnosis, but also for anyone who just wants some guidelines for how to live fully―body, mind, and spirit―no matter what. I love this book.”
―Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times best-selling books Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and WellbeingWomen's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, and The Wisdom of Menopause

“In her compelling narrative, Paige Davis embraces meditation and mindfulness practices, which not only help her navigate the stress of cancer treatments, but soon help her to open her heart to herself, her body, and her life. Her story shares how an unexpected diagnosis can serve as a perfectly timed entrée into a path of heart-centered awakening.” 
―Sarah McLean, best-selling author of Soul-Centered and The Power of Attention

"Paige Davis details her journey in an entirely human and authentic way, allowing the reader to empathize while also understanding the psychosocial, physical, and spiritual reality of a cancer diagnosis. A must-read for anyone who has been down this road personally, or witnessed someone they love diagnosed."
―Doug Ulman, CEO/President Pelotonia and cancer survivor

"Paige's ability to manage her diagnosis and treatment with as much poise, grace, and humor, while still being present to the hardship of her journey, is inspiring. Here We Grow is a guidebook for not only people with cancer, but for anyone facing a challenge. Paige's authentic and relatable story makes you understand that how we respond to life's inevitable hardships is a choice, and we can choose to be miserable, or to grow and evolve in miraculous ways."
―Ali Katz, author of Hot Mess to Mindful Mom and Get the Most out of Motherhood

"In this brave and tender memoir, Paige Davis navigates breast cancer with the explicit knowledge that there’s more to her life than her sick body and her anxious thoughts.Through it all, she listens to her spirit, a still, quiet voice within, which guides and reassures her. Davis recovers on multiple levels and learns valuable lessons―each a gift for which she is grateful. Acceptance, surrender, presence, and compassion pave the way from fear to love. This, Davis reminds us in her heartfelt book, is the ultimate journey."
―Bella Mahaya Carter, author of Raw: A Midlife Quest for Health and Happiness

"Paige Davis’s honesty, grit, and humor as she faces the reality of living the life of a survivor is refreshing and relevant. I feel like I discovered a friend who gets it: the challenges, the fears, and the heartbreaking moments that ultimately make us wholehearted."
―Tyra Manning , cancer survivor and author of Where the Water Meets the Sand, winner of The Gold Benjamin Franklin Award

"An optimistic account that effectively advocates treating disease as something to work through―not fight…this book―which features a few photographs―is very readable, surprisingly enjoyable, and...


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ISBN 9781631523816
PRICE $16.95 (USD)
PAGES 154

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Here We Grow by Paige Davis is an absolute triumph; Davis holds a rare voice that is able to directly speak to readers through pure feeling. Upon finishing the book, Davis has provided readers with enough doses of wisdom, hope, and soul to carry through a lifetime.

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