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Lynn Shattuck
Coverage of Lynn Shattuck in the Nexus archive.
- I spent decades pleasing everyone. Then cancer changed the equation.
The author, a firstborn Gen-X daughter and lifelong people-pleaser, was diagnosed with chronic lymphoma around age 50. This cancer diagnosis provided her with a crash course on setting boundaries, helping her realize that saying "no" to requests—whether from family or for volunteering—was necessary for her well-being.