Key points

Anger can fuel resilience—not destroy it—in the face of chronic illness.

Music gives emotions a home, from rage anthems to quiet comfort.

Scars are maps of survival, proof of courage, pain, and vulnerability.

Loving without question means holding space for both joy and anger.

Hope Source: Rachel Strasburg / Used with permission

What does it mean to sustain anger — to hold it close, not as destruction but as a force that fuels survival?

Rachel Strasburg knows. At 20 years old she was diagnosed with an angiosarcoma in her breast, faced a mastectomy, and carried the uncertainty of recurrence for 20 years. Now, after a final reconstructive surgery, she says something startling and memorable: “My scars are beautiful.”

But beauty here is not about erasing pain. Her scars—p

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