Anne Marie Bennett

Possible Questions for Interview with
Author Anne Marie Bennett,
Bright Side of the Road:
A Spiritual Journey Through Breast Cancer

What exactly was your diagnosis and what entered your mind when you first heard it?

How did you decide to write Bright Side of the Road?

What can you tell us about the artwork on the cover of the book, and the meaning of the images?

At what point did you realize that your creativity would help to lead you into your healing journey?

What would you like readers to receive from your book?

Affirmations were such an important part of your recovery. Do you continue to use affirmations? What is currently your favorite?

As a society, we are beginning to be more aware of the healing power of the arts.  How were you able to continue using your creativity throughout your breast cancer journey? For instance, how did you motivate yourself to keep writing in your journal, and keep creating collages?

What changes have you made in your lifestyle since recovering from cancer? Have you changed your diet or exercise? How do you approach your spirituality and relationships differently?

What was the most difficult part of your journey through breast cancer? What was the gift?

If you had a few minutes to sit with someone who just received a breast cancer diagnosis, what would you tell them?

What would you suggest to someone who has a friend or family member diagnosed with breast cancer?

Despite all that you went through as a person living with cancer, you remained positive. Do you think this helps with the healing/grieving/accepting process? And how can a person gently allow for the negative feelings while staying positive?

The story of breast cancer touches so many of us these days.  What has breast cancer taught you?

How did you turn your fear and depression around when you were diagnosed with cancer?

A great deal of our fear of breast cancer is the prospect of losing our hair or having our bodies disfigured.  Can you please speak to this and how you dealt with it?

You write a lot about the fact that even when your treatments ended, you were still haunted with the “fear of it coming back.”  What are some of the ways you are able to take care of yourself now when that fear rears its ugly head?

Can you explain the importance of meditation and mindfulness in your healing process?

What is your definition of happiness?

Will you continue to write books? What is your next step?

What do you know for sure?