In this episode, we speak with Speaker and Patient Advocate Kristina Coccoluto. Kristina is a previvor, born with the BRCA1 mutation, leaving her with an 87% lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer and a 60% risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She took her circumstances into her own hands and began her marathon journey as a distraction before having a risk-reducing double mastectomy. Raising funds and awareness for the cancer community for almost a decade, she knew she could serve others on a deeper level, but didn't quite know the direction to take. And last year, as she crossed the Boston finish line, 28 weeks after a complete hysterectomy everything she had endured began to make sense. Kristina is a wife, mom of 3 kiddos, melanoma survivor, and a 3 star Abbot World Major Marathoner and she's not done yet. Kristina is stepping into her purpose by using her voice as a motivational speaker to empower others, advocate for change, and provide hope for those facing their own mortality. 

In this episode, we discuss: 1) Kristina’s story, the choices she had to make concerning her health and her risks, and how it was a gift to have choices as so many prior generations didn’t have the gift of these choices. 2)  How this journey has been so healing for Kristina, how she is learning to see herself differently and realize the impact and the reach her voice and story can have to help others who’ve felt alone and isolated in their journeys. Connect with Kristina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinacoccoluto Email: [email protected]

Contribute to the Dana Farber Fund supporting Kristina’s upcoming Berlin Marathon: https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app20026a?fr_id=2110&pg=personal&px=1057031&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_campaign=RPFS060523&s_src=RPFS060523&s_subsrc=RPFS060523&NONCE_TOKEN=78711A430FC262B9ACEF8173652C3E57&s_hasSecureSession=true

Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling NLP Trainer, Speaker, Publisher & Author, 2xs Podcaster

Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”.  She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share, and publish their stories. 

Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching,, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life.  She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders, and build platform businesses that create massive impact.