Many women who experience a cancer diagnosis and proceed through treatment gain great strength from the community that they find in their fellow survivors and the stories of common experience and survival that emerge from these relationships. The instinct to share the journey—to tell one's story and to help another survivor along the road—is a powerful one for many, and the benefits are great for both the storyteller, who in sharing her wisdom offers a gift of herself, and for the audience who benefits from the lessons learned and the insight gained.

In “Hear Me Roar”, we provide a space for women to share their personal stories through essays and in interviews that display the strength, spirit, and, sometimes, humor that define survivorship. Articles might include an interview with a survivor who has a particularly inspiring message to share, an essay by a survivor who has learned something in her journey that she wants to pass along to others, or an excerpt from a memoir by a survivor or a caregiver whose meaningful message might make a difference for a reader in a similar place.

We hope that survivors who read the articles included in “Hear Me Roar” will recognize the power and beauty that we all own when we express how we feel and the therapeutic effect that telling your story can have.