Wellness: Rebranded - Intuitive eating, diet culture, mental health, weight training, food freedom, food relationship

161. From Routine Mammogram to Resilience: Ellen Lunay’s Journey of Business, Health & Community

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Today we welcome Ellen Lunay, the founder of Here: A Pop-Up Shop in Annapolis, whose life took a dramatic turn when a routine mammogram in August 2022 revealed breast cancer. At 51, at the same moment she'd just dropped her oldest daughter off at college and was prepping for her fall pop-up shop, Ellen found herself walking through surgery, radiation, business care and motherhood all at once. 

In this episode, El opens up about what carried her through: the power of community over competition, learning how to ask for help, embracing grace and boundaries, and why sharing your story matters. If you’re navigating a health challenge, a business hurdle, or wondering how to build meaningful connections in your life, you’ll want to hear this.

In this episode:

  • How Ellen discovered the diagnosis and how she responded immediately.
  • Why the community she built through her business became one of her greatest supports.
  • The difference between being the giver and being willing to receive help.
  • How naming your story actually helps calm your nervous system and guide decisions.
  • Why rest, grace and boundaries are essential — especially when you’re used to “hustle.”
  • What’s changed for Ellen for the better since her diagnosis — how she now shows up differently in business, in motherhood, in life.
  • Words of encouragement for anyone facing big change or a health scare: how to breathe, how to advocate, how to accept help.

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    This episode is brought to you by TCP Youth Empowerment. Every child deserves someone in their corner. To sponsor a child, visit TCP to 44-321 or visit https://www.tcpyouthempowerment.org/

     

    Connect with El:

    Website: https://www.hereapopupshop.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hereapopupshop/
    Read El’s Chapter in We Lead: https://www.amazon.com/We-Lead-Connection-Community-Collaboration/dp/1961493527

     

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    Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN

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