Breast Cancer Conversations

197. The Fight for My Life: Boxing Through Chemo with Kelly Motley


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Topics in today's episode:

  • Physical and mental tools to give hope to others. 3:47 
  • How she discovered boxing. 7:55 
  • The importance of having a tool belt in your bag. 11:27
  • The importance of walking after surgery. 18:09
  • What type of surgeries did you have? 20:45
  • The importance of having a support system. 26:58
  • How the macrobiotic diet helped her. 29:27
  • The power of diet and food. 33:50


About Kelly Motley

Kelly Motley is the author of The Fight for My Life: Boxing Through Chemo, which  chronicles how boxing helped her to navigate a breast cancer diagnosis and  chemotherapy. Kelly’s been interviewed on TV and her guest appearance on the  biggest podcast in the boxing industry garnered more than 54K views. Ann  Patchett’s Parnassus, one of the most celebrated Indie bookstores in America,  hosted an in-person conversation event with Kelly about her book along with the  Vanderbilt Bookstore and other independently owned bookstores. 

The Fight for My Life received praise from bestselling authors such as Rebecca  Wells the author of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. One of the world’s  biggest Christian authors Stormie Omartian said,“Kelly Motley’s book is about  spiritual hope and power and courageously getting into the ring when facing your  worst enemy. In her case it is a formidable cancer opponent. This is one of the  best written books I have read and there is an important lesson for everyone who  reads it. She does not gloss over her raw feelings or her struggles as she has to  deal with each new stage, disappointment, and complication. She faced her  worst fears head on – including near death – and came out the other side  stronger than ever. Whenever I have to face my worst fear or greatest enemy, I  intend to read this book again to remind me how to do it.” 

Kelly has owned her own public relations and brand marketing company, working  with publicly traded companies, CEOs and entrepreneurs in Nashville’s $92  billion healthcare industry. She lands stories America’s top news sources. She  and her husband of almost 30 years live in Nashville and they have two sons, a  new daughter-in-law, a German Shepard named Chloe (who was written about  in The WSJ) and chickens.

Buy the Book: https://thefightformylife.com/

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About SurvivingBreastCancer.org. 

Survivingbreastcancer.org (SBC) was created in 2017 to help fill the gaps in breast cancer support, education, and resources. It was founded by Laura Carfang,  who was recently diagnosed at that time in her early 30’s.  Since 2017, SBC has grown exponentially, serving members in the global breast cancer community.  Over these past few years the SBC website has been visited by community members (over 1,000,000 page views) across 120+ plus countries, and Laura’s podcast, Breast Cancer Conversations has been listened to in over 80 countries. 

Leveraging technology and breaking down barriers to access and information, SBC puts the patient first, educating, encouraging and inspiring advocacy.  Community members are encouraged to participate in the various free programming, events and services and are all invited to contribute to resolving

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