Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach

It's tough to choose only four life lessons over the course of dealing with cancer for twelve years, but this final lesson to close out my twelve-year celebration had to be in the top four.

This is not only a lesson to support a healing mindset, but it's a lesson that supports a life of self-love and the guilt-free self-care.

Learning how to adopt an abundant money mindset is a must when it comes to creating the life you desire and treating yourself with the care you deserve.

I don't have to go into an explanation of the financial impact a cancer diagnosis can have. We all know that too well.

But do feelings and thoughts of financial scarcity affect your decisions when it comes to seeking the treatment you want to support your body and mind, inviting in or letting go of relationships, or pursuing your passions in life?

If they do, you're not alone, but this episode will give you some insights on how to develop a healthier mindset around money to support.

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The most common concern I hear after breast cancer is what should I eat?

Closely followed by:

How do I lose weight?

How do I motivate myself to exercise?

But it's rare for people to focus first on managing emotions and reducing stress.

Maybe it's because we don't realize the powerful impact that the mind has on the body.

Or maybe we think life is supposed to be stressful, hard, and full of challenging people and relationships.

Whether it's one of those reasons or any other, it's important to realize that supporting your best health MUST include managing your mind.

That's not only a real and necessary thing, but there are proven strategies and benefits to doing so.

In this episode, I'll talk about those benefits and strategies and offer some simple ways to start the important practice of training your brain.

Think of the results you see when you train the body consistently and imagine how beneficial it will be to your mental and emotional health to be able to train your brain.

It's simple, it's free, and it's worth the effort.

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Better Than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership

Meditation: A simple, fast way to reduce stress

10 health benefits of meditation and how to focus on mindfulness

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There are things our human brains have done for so long that we decide at some point that's just the way it has to be.

We learn to live with the brain's negative bias.

We think fear has power over us.

And we compare ourselves in the harshest way to other people and to other versions of ourselves.

In this episode I'll share three ways that thoughts of comparison stunt us in our lives.

I'll offer mindset shifts that lead to self-acceptance and create opportunities to find peace and move forward in lives that are better than before breast cancer.

Listen now and take the next step to loving who you are in this moment.

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If you've ever struggled with tossing and turning at night, you're probably familiar with the commonly used supplement, melatonin.

Most of us know melatonin and the sleep hormone.

It's what our bodies make when it's time to go to bed, right?

Well, yes.

But did you know that the amount of melatonin that your brain produces at night is only about 5% of what your body makes?

So where does the other 95% come from, and what does your body use it for?

In today's Tuesday Terrain Talk, you'll learn about the other 95% of melatonin production and its mind-blowing range of benefits for your health, from anti-inflammatory to anti-cancer.

Even better, I'll tell you an easy and enjoyable way to support your body in making more melatonin on its own.

Listen now and you may be doing a lot more for yourself than just sleeping more soundly.

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Better than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership

Melatonin for Prevention of Breast Radiation Dermatitis: A Phase II, Prospective, Double-Blind Randomized Trial

The efficacy and safety of melatonin in concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy for solid tumors: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Melatonin

Melatonin & Breast Cancer

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The thought of healing used to bring me visions of warm, cozy places, comforting food and gentle behaviors.

Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer and when I stepped into the space of healing, the mask came off and I had to get to know it for what it really was.

Not cozy, not soft, not easy…talk about a wolf in sheep's clothing.

But as I became more familiar with that wolf, I saw it was a space requiring full attention.

It was a space demanding that I show up with no armor, no defenses, and a complete willingness to look at myself with honesty.

Did I say not easy?

In the second of my four big life lesson episodes, I'll share some insights into the importance of seeing healing for what it is so you can show up prepared for it and benefit from all it has to offer.

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I'm a firm believer that a healthy body starts with healthy nutrition, which means eating quality food.

When it comes to plants, that quality starts with the quality and the nutrients in the soil they grow in.

Not all cauliflower is created equally.

In today's Tuesday Terrain talk you'll hear from Amy Sapola, Clinical Pharmacist, Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, and Director of Farmacy at Farmer Jones Farms on the beauty and the benefits of bringing the farmer onto your team of wellness practitioners.

Amy will open your eyes to the benefits of regenerative farming for the soil that supports it to the plants that are grown there, and ultimately the health of the people who eat from regenerative farms.

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What is Farmacy?

Solid Starts

The Evolution of the Chef's Garden Video

Should I be avoiding oxalates?

Dr. Amy Sapola

Farming for Health Podcast

Farmer Jones Farm

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A diagnosis of breast cancer is scary, eye-opening, frustrating, and challenging, and if we allow it to be, it's a powerful teacher.

This month as I approach the 12-year anniversary since my first diagnosis of breast cancer, I reflect on all the lessons I've learned along the way…so far.

It's true that time can lessen the intensity of the fear and trauma of a diagnosis and treatment, but one thing I've learned for myself and witnessed in others is that real transformation comes from having the willingness to do the work of being open to change.

But in order to stay in that space, the ability to trust yourself is essential.

When a diagnosis seems to sever the relationship between you and your body, and being in the medical system leaves you feeling at the mercy of other people's decisions, learning to trust in yourself can be harder than ever.

In this episode, I'll share my own struggle to trust my intuition, and I'll share some insights that will hopefully lead you back to believing in yourself as the expert on you.

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If you've ever felt out of control when it comes to food, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Have you ever considered that food and how you've conditioned yourself to eat are bigger problems than your willpower?

In this episode, I'll tell you all about hyper-palatable foods. These foods are extra tasty because of the combination of fats, sugar, salts, and carbohydrates in them. They are also the foods that have led to the idea of food addictions.

Listen in to hear what hyper-palatable food is, how it affects your eating behaviors, and what you can do to take back the power over your food choices so you are in control of your food instead of the food being in control of you.

Resources:

90 Days of Wellness Hyper‐Palatable Foods: Development of a Quantitative Definition and Application to the US Food System Database

Supra-Additive Effects of Combining Fat and Carbohydrate on Food Reward

What we eat in America

Food and nutrient database for dietary studies

Which Foods May Be Addictive? The Roles of Processing, Fat Content, and Glycemic Load

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Sometimes we get so caught up in the little things that we don't realize our brain is using up valuable energy on things that aren't that important to life.

On the other end of the spectrum are the fleeting thoughts that spark powerful emotions, yet we don't bother to invest the energy into them that they really deserve.

Why does this even matter?

What result does it create in your life when this is happening?

In this episode, I'll tell you what I see over years of coaching, and I'll offer you a simple way to notice if your mental energy is going into things that really matter or being wasted on "Lindsey Lohan" thoughts.

Check out this episode and learn how to use your mental energy wisely.

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The Breast Cancer Recovery Facebook Group

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Are EMFs dangerous?

How much effort should you put into reducing blue light exposure?

Do electronics and cell phones cause cancer?

Do you really need to think about this?

On this week's Tuesday Terrain Talk, I'll tell you what the science says about E.M.F.s, blue light and why worrying about these things may be a distraction from what's really important. To unplug or not to unplug might be more about what benefits peace and silence bring to your mind than what low levels of radiation do to your cancer risk. Listen now and embrace some time off the grid later.

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Better Than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership

EMFs (Electromagnetic Fields): Cell Phone Radiation Effects on Human Body – Dr. Berg

New Studies Link Cell Phone Radiation with Cancer

The Hidden Benefits of Silence

Radiation: Electromagnetic fields

How blue light affects your eyes, sleep, and health

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

Pros and Cons of Sleeping with your TV

Possible Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure on Central Nerve System

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