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Jessica Safran Provides Advice on Picking a Wig After Chemotherapy

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Jessica Safran

Safran is the Executive Director of The Identity Shift Project, which aims to bring new perspectives to healing through collaborative art making.

Jessica Safran, a survivor of ovarian cancer and the Executive Director of The Identity Shift Project, tells of her adventure with wigs after receiving chemotherapy.

The Identity Shift Project brings new perspectives to healing through artistic collaboration with people experiencing significant life change. The project "provides people with a medium for creative exploration through which they can redefine their identity. Identity Shifts happen through a transformation and are integral to healing,” according to their website.

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