People often ask me what I did when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The honest answer?
I didn’t suddenly become fearless.
I’d just left the children’s dad and moved house with three young children. It was Christmas. I found a lump and within days I was sitting in a breast clinic hearing words that completely changed my life.
I was terrified.
But something happened that has shaped everything I teach now.
As soon as I heard the diagnosis, my mind didn’t go to, “Why me?”
It went to, “What can I do to help my body?”
Not because I thought I could control everything. Not because I believed there was some magic answer. But because I wanted to be an active participant in my healing, not just a passenger.
That one decision led me down a path of learning about stress, the nervous system, nutrition, relationships, emotions and the incredible wisdom of the body.
It changed my life.
This is, of course, the very condensed version! I’ve recorded a much more in-depth video over in the paid membership where I share the whole story—what happened, the decisions I made, why I made them, and how those experiences shaped the work I do today.
Whatever path you choose in life or with your health, I don’t believe our bodies are simply problems to be fixed.
I think they’re trying to communicate with us.
And sometimes the most powerful question isn’t, “How do I fight my body?”
It’s, “How do I help it feel safe?”
I’d love to know…
Has there ever been a moment that completely changed the way you saw your own body?