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What doctors initially believed was a benign tumor quickly became something far more serious — a life-altering diagnosis of a malignant Phyllodes tumor of the breast that set off a whirlwind of surgeries and years of recovery, reshaping not only her body, but her sense of self.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Secure people tend to have a higher sense of self-worth and an easier time maintaining boundaries.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Trauma can shatter one’s sense of self, but constructing a narrative that acknowledges loss while identifying continuity and growth supports adaptation.
—Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Secure people tend to have a higher sense of self-worth and an easier time maintaining boundaries.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Trauma can shatter one’s sense of self, but constructing a narrative that acknowledges loss while identifying continuity and growth supports adaptation.
—Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Sense of self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20self. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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