Julie Kramer is a stage 4 cancer survivor, Reiki Practitioner, and Registered Yoga Teacher. You might know her from The Ellen Show with former baseballer Chase Utley (cue Kashmir). You may also know her if you converse about Philly sports on Twitter.

What’s up, y’all? I’m Julie.

I’m a lot of things but to break it down for you, I’m a 3-legged dog mom, an abuser of ‘that’s what she said’ jokes, and a 3-time Synovial Sarcoma survivor. My life is a constant battle of remembering life before cancer and creating life after with a new mindset. And also trying to remember what I did yesterday, because chemo-brain is a serious biotch.

Why isms? The original term “Kramerisms” comes from my family referring to our father’s wise words of wisdom based off personal experience. I’d like to think of this website as such. A platform, or an open space if you will, for people going through hardships. Cancer or no cancer. For someone to be able to escape. Vent. Be Heard. To not feel alone. With my life, my experiences, and my thoughts through it all, otherwise known as “JulieKramerisms”, I want to refreshingly remind others that there is always light to be found, if only a little, in the darkest of days.

I am not a doctor. I am not a therapist. I am not a writer. I am simply a human being (with extremely sensitive feelings) who is willing to share her life experiences in hopes that it benefits yours. And don’t forget, growth is not a constant upward ride. Just like life, it has its extreme road bumps (potholes if we’re speaking in Jersey terms).