Photographer, artist, blogger, and creative coach Stacey Natal shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to work on your mindset, do things your way and focus on what is good for you. She learned these lessons while enduring the loss of a friend over cancer and overcoming the same illness.

Find Stacey at staceynatal.com, and on Instagram: @staceynatal. Get inspiration from her blogs at lifehappensnow.com.