We honor the whole journey. There is room here for grief, anger, fear, uncertainty and hard days. But Rizing Alchemy is also a space for healing, creativity, possibility, connection and growth. We don't stay stuck in the struggle; we explore what we can create from it. 💜 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT HERE - A space to be open & honest about survivorship - Reflection and self-discovery - Creative healing and collage experiences - Supportive connection with other survivors - Encouragement to explore your next chapter 🔥 THE RISING ALCHEMY PHILOSOPHY Come as you are. Feel your feelings. You don't have to have it all figured out. Don't make pain your identity. We can acknowledge what happened without allowing cancer or suffering to define the entire community. Share, don't fix. We're here to listen and connect, not diagnose or tell someone what they should do. No unsolicited advice Listen, encourage, and respect that everyone's experience is different. Stay curious. Instead of immediately looking for answers, give yourself permission to notice, reflect, and listen to your own inner wisdom. Respect the space. No judgment, comparison, shaming, toxic positivity, or dismissing someone else's experience. Protect each other's privacy. What's shared in Rising Alchemy stays here. No unsolicited promotion or selling. THIS IS A COMMUNITY, NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CARE. You survived the impossible. This is a space to reconnect, create, release, and rise together. Rizing Alchemy is a space rooted in respect, healing, creativity and growth. Posts or behavior that repeatedly disrupt the safety or spirit of the community will be removed, and members will be removed from the community when necessary. .

If you’ve landed here… you’re likely carrying more than you’ve had space to process. Maybe you’re pretending life is "fine” after cancer… But at your core being, something has shifted, and feels disconnected, or hard to name. You’re not here to force positivity. And you’re not here to put on a performance that everything went back to normal. This space is for something different. It’s for what words don’t fully reach. Through therapeutic collage, reflection, and creative expression, Rising Alchemy supports the transformation of emotional pain into healing, self-reconnection, and empowerment. Not by ruminating or overanalyzing your experience, but by acknowledging and releasing what you’ve been carrying.

🦎 Meet Blaze, Marissa’s beloved ESA Bearded Dragon. Blaze is more than a companion; he’s a daily reminder of what it means to live intentionally. His wisdom is simple: slowing down, being present, finding joy in the little things, and fully embracing each moment. Of course, he still brings plenty of personality, curiosity, and a healthy dose of spice. Through his basking sessions, meditation moments, adventures, and resting judgy face, Blaze reminds Marissa that growth requires shedding what no longer fits, embracing who you’re becoming, and being unapologetically yourself. Welcome to Blaze’z Alchemy: The Zen Den. Home of lizard wisdom and spicy affirmations. 🦎💜☀️