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The Seasons That Built Fox Cottage Farm

The Seasons That Built Fox Cottage Farm

— Shannon Shipman
Tagged: BRCA Story flower farming journey fox cottage farm fox cottage farm story gardening and mental health healing through gardening life after surgery surgical menopause why i started a flower farm

Fox Cottage Farm wasn’t built in an easy chapter of my life. It was built after difficult medical decisions and during the process of learning my body again. This is the story of how returning to the garden helped me rebuild my life.

Living in the Aftermath of BRCA

Living in the Aftermath of BRCA

— Shannon Shipman
Tagged: BRCA Story flower farming journey fox cottage farm story gardening and mental health healing through gardening life after surgery surgical menopause

When I learned I carried the BRCA gene mutation, I was faced with decisions that had no clear “win.” This is the story of choosing preventive surgery, navigating surgical menopause, and how returning to the garden helped me rebuild steadiness.