Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach

In this week's episode, we look at two habits that are common to just about everyone and how they create a downward spiral of making unhealthy choices.

One of these habits is especially common to breast cancer survivors, including me, as we learn to live in a new version of our body.

Breaking these two habits will change the way you feel about yourself and take the stress out of living a healthy lifestyle.

In this heartfelt and spirited episode of Better Than Before Breast Cancer, we celebrate the joy that lives within us—and the many ways we can access it more fully every day. From the food we eat to the way we move, from gratitude rituals to self-kindness and chasing our wildest dreams, we explore how joy is a practice, a choice, and sometimes even a form of healing.

As we raise a glass to the shimmer of green beer on St. Patrick's Day, we also take a deeper look: are all the things we call "joy" truly bringing us peace? Or are some simply distractions wrapped in glitter?

This episode is for you if:

• You're craving more joy, but aren't sure how to access it consistently

• You're seeking a deeper, more soulful relationship with self-worth, pleasure, and purpose

• You want to explore how nourishment, movement, and mindfulness create emotional vitality

• You're curious about the difference between true joy and momentary distraction

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In this episode, we talk about choosing joy in life on a daily basis by increasing our awareness of how food, exercise, examining our own worth, and valuing the things that are important to our soul bring us happiness.

In this powerful episode of Better Than Before Breast Cancer, I sit down with the incredible Erin Sommerville—an internationally recognized educator and healer who has spent over 30 years teaching the art of mind-body-spirit integration. Erin's work with the legendary Simonton Cancer Center has helped thousands of people use their thoughts, beliefs, and emotions to support cancer recovery and awaken the healing potential within.

During our conversation, Erin shares how emotional awareness, mindset practices, and spiritual connection can activate deep healing, bring joy back into your life, and help you shift from surviving to truly thriving.

This episode is for you if:

• You're curious about how mindset and emotions affect physical healing

• You want to feel more joy, vitality, and purpose after breast cancer

• You're ready to explore tools for emotional and spiritual transformation during recovery

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Erin Sommerville has been an international teacher, lecturer, consultant and coach on Mind Body Spirit for more than 30 years.

She has traveled the world with Simonton Cancer Center, training others in using their mind and emotions to support their healing and recovery from cancer.

In this episode Erin shares steps you can take to create more joy in your life, and heal your body at a cellular level.

You don't want to miss this fun and informative interview.

Your thoughts have power—and when they start spiraling into fear or anxiety, they can impact your health just as much as your habits. But what if you could catch those thoughts before they take over?

In this episode of Better Than Before Breast Cancer, you'll learn a simple, practical trick to train your brain to become more aware of unhelpful thought patterns—and gently redirect them before they affect your mood, your decisions, and even your immune system. Because mindset isn't just a feel-good concept—it's a key part of a healthy lifestyle and an important factor in reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

This episode is for you if:

• You want to stop the mental spiral of fear or "what ifs"

• You're working to build a mindset that supports healing and resilience

• You're looking for tools that make mindset work feel doable, not overwhelming

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Training your brain to catch yourself when you're thinking in ways that create anxiety rather than health is the first step in having a positive and healthy mindset.

A positive mindset is part of a healthy lifestyle as well as a tool in reducing your risk of breast cancer recurrence.

However, that's easier said than done.

In this episode, you'll learn a simple trick to train your brain to be aware of when your thoughts are going in the wrong direction and how to bring them back before they make you s

In this heartfelt first episode of Better Than Before Breast Cancer, I share the story of how my own breast cancer journey became the turning point that led me toward my passion: helping women rebuild their health, mindset, and lives after diagnosis.

You'll hear how completing treatment left me searching for deeper healing, and how that search helped me understand that food alone isn't enough—true wellness comes from a fully integrated lifestyle that supports your mind, body, and spirit. Now, as a certified Health and Life Coach, I'm here to walk with you through that healing process and share the tools, lessons, and hope I gained along the way.

This episode is for you if:

• You're navigating life after breast cancer and wondering what comes next

• You're curious about the deeper layers of healing—beyond the plate

• You want to feel seen, supported, and inspired to create a life you truly love

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In this introductory episode, you'll hear about Laura's journey with Breast Cancer and how it led her back to school to earn a degree in healthy lifestyle coaching so she could put all of her training as a health and fitness professional to use in supporting other breast cancer survivors in getting back to life after breast cancer. Laura acknowledges the long-term challenges that Breast Cancer Survivors face and supports them with solutions to help them get back to active, balanced, happy lives.