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FULL RETREAT DETAILS HERE If what Suzy shares resonates, she’ll be running a two-hour self-advocacy workshop at my Spring Retreat at Wilderness Reserve, Suffolk from 6-9 March 2026. Susie’s session alone will be genuinely life-changing - especially if you’re ready to stop people-pleasing and start living in a way that includes you too.
Suzy Reading returns to the podcast to unpack her new book How to Be Selfish - a powerful reframe of selfishness as self-advocacy, self-trust and learning to live like you matter too.
This conversation is for the women who:
You don’t need to wait until you feel worthy to take care of yourself.
The feeling of worth often comes from the nourishing action.
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If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, exhausted, hormonal, confused by conflicting advice, or blamed your body for not behaving “properly” – this conversation is for you.
We gently dismantle the idea that hormones are something to “fix” or fight. Instead, we explore a far more compassionate – and science-backed – approach:
Your hormones aren’t broken. They’re responding to the environment they’re living in.
Being “hormonal” has become an insult – but in reality, hormones are your greatest allies. Hannah explains why symptoms often arise not because hormones are faulty, but because modern life makes it incredibly hard for them to do their job.
With over 50 hormones in the body, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Hannah simplifies things by focusing on the key players that influence most symptoms, including:
You don’t need to know everything – just the right things.
Hormones don’t want to be balanced – they want to move. They work in rhythms, cycles and relationships. Hannah explains why the idea of hormone “balance” is misleading, and what to focus on instead.
If you’re tired-but-wired, struggle to get out of bed, rely on coffee, or feel flat and unmotivated, cortisol may be running the show. Hannah breaks down:
This episode offers some of the most practical, doable advice you’ll hear:
Hannah explains insulin resistance in a way that finally makes sense – and why it affects:
And most importantly – how small changes can reverse it.
This conversation goes far beyond food. You’ll hear why:
Hannah shares why wellness plans fail when they’re too rigid, and how:
This episode is a permission slip to:
Hannah Alderson is a BANT-registered nutritionist specialising in women’s hormone health. She combines clinical science with real-life practicality, helping women understand their bodies without fear or overwhelm.
Her book, Everything I Know About Hormones, breaks down complex science into simple, compassionate guidance that actually fits real life.
👉 Follow Hannah on Instagram: @hannahaldersonnutrition
👉 Learn more or book a discovery call: hannahalderson.com
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If you want practical steps, real hope, and a calm, empowering perspective on cancer prevention and living with cancer, this episode is for you.
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In Part 2 of my interview with Dr Sam Watts, we go deeper into his book The Ayurvedic Approach to Cancer and the research behind “exceptional cancer patients” (ECAPs) - people who outlive terminal prognoses and challenge what we think is possible.
We talk about potentiality - Dr Sam’s belief that while outcomes vary, everyone has the potential to survive, because we can clearly see that long-term survival happens across many cancer types. We explore why hope and meaning/purpose (dharma) show up again and again in exceptional survivorship and how mindset isn’t about pretending everything is fine - it’s about learning skills that help you respond in an adaptive way, even when things feel terrifying.
Dr Sam also explains the concept of immune surveillance - the idea that fully malignant cells may arise in the body more often than we realise, and the immune system routinely clears them. From circadian alignment and movement to nutrition, herbs, hobbies, and relationships, this episode is packed with grounded tools that support the body’s healing environment - what Dr Sam calls the body’s “internal soup”.
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Can ancient wisdom support modern recovery? Dr. Sam Watts is a highly respected clinical practitioner of Ayurveda and holds a PhD in Cancer Survivorship. In this deeply insightful episode, he breaks down the fundamentals of Ayurveda, what it really is and how it serves as one of the most robust health systems for creating balance and preventing disease..
In this deeply grounding and empowering conversation, Dr Sam demystifies what Ayurveda really is – and why it may be one of the most robust, proven health systems for creating balance and preventing disease.
Rather than being complicated or restrictive, Dr Sam explains that Ayurveda is fundamentally simple, intuitive, and deeply individualised. At its core, it offers each of us a personal health manual – helping the body return to homeostasis and function as it was designed to.
We explore why many modern health trends fail, how Ayurveda differs from “one-size-fits-all” wellness advice and how small, sustainable changes can profoundly impact long-term health.
This episode is especially powerful if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by health advice, confused by conflicting recommendations, or disconnected from your body’s signals.
Ayurveda isn’t about being perfect or doing everything.
It’s about understanding your body, making small aligned choices, and creating the conditions for health to emerge naturally.
As Dr Sam shares, when you know what your body needs, health becomes something you actively participate in – not something that happens to you.
Connect with Sam:
Insta @drsamwatts
Book - The Ayurvedic Approach to Cancer by Dr Sam Watts available now here
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Today’s episode of Cancer Cured Me is live on New Year's Eve 2025, but I’m not doing a year in review. I’m not recapping achievements, milestones or lessons learned.
Instead, I’m giving you a gift.
A gift that you can use on New Year’s Eve… or in February… or in the middle of a random Tuesday when you suddenly realise you’re tired of feeling stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. This gift is about one thing:
Building rock-solid self-belief, gently, consistently and in a way your nervous system can actually trust.
Because here’s what I know to be true from my own healing journey.
Self-belief isn’t something you think your way into.
It’s something you train your system into.
Most of what runs our lives sits in the subconscious. Old stories. Old habits. Old emotional wiring from childhood, relationships, school, work or moments when we learned (often unconsciously) that we weren’t safe, capable or enough.
And no amount of willpower or affirmations alone can override that.
What does change it… is showing your system, again and again, that:
You do what you say you’ll do.
You show up for yourself.
You create safety, calm, and consistency inside your body.
That’s why I’ve created something simple, practical, and genuinely doable, a tiny morning practice that takes minutes, not hours, and builds the foundation for real, embodied self-belief.
Not a rigid routine.
Not a 5am bootcamp for your soul.
Not another thing to fail at.
Just small, intentional practices that:
And over time, that changes everything.
Because you deserve to live with a regulated nervous system.
You deserve to trust yourself.
You deserve to believe that change is possible for you not someday, not for other people, but for you.
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In this episode
In this special Christmas Eve episode of Cancer Cured Me, I invite you all to have a moment to pause, reflect and I really want to say thank you. This is a gentle, grounding solo episode designed to support you through the festive season whether Christmas feels joyful, overwhelming, emotional or quietly reflective this year.
I revisit some of the most powerful tools shared throughout December, drawing on expert insights around nervous system regulation, hormone health, nutrition and self-advocacy from Suzy Reading, Hannah Alderson and Georgie Shears while also offering my own lived wisdom on slowing down, regulating your body and protecting your energy during a busy and emotionally charged time of year.
This episode is a reminder that healing isn’t about perfection it’s about presence.
Thank you for your incredible support in this first year of the podcast - I am so very grateful to all of you.
Merry Christmas and a very peaceful new year x
This episode honours that Christmas can be many things at once, joyful, tender, nostalgic, lonely, or all of the above. You’re invited to let this season look exactly how it needs to look for you.
Whether that means celebration, solitude, movement, rest, prayer, laughter or tears it’s all valid.
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If the festive season feels busy, intense, or a little overwhelming, this short final episode in our Calm Christmas mini-series, is a gift to your nervous system.
In this guided mini practice, Alex is joined again by nervous system strategist Georgie Shears, who shares one of her most accessible and powerful regulation tools a simple ear massage technique known as “thinking caps”.
This is a practice you can do anywhere, anytime at your desk, in the car, between meetings, or in the middle of Christmas chaos. And the magic? You’ll feel the shift in real time.
In just a few minutes, Georgie gently guides you through:
This practice helps your body move out of survival mode and back toward regulation, allowing you to enjoy the season rather than just get through it.
✨ You don’t need to fix yourself.
✨ Your body already knows how to settle.
✨ Sometimes it just needs a gentle cue of safety.
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This week I’m joined for the second in our Calm Christmas mini series by nutritionist and hormone expert Hannah Alderson. We’re talking about one thing many of us feel at this time of year, the impact of festive food, alcohol and late nights on our hormones and energy.
If you’re feeling stretched, stressed, tired, hungover or just a bit overdone by the sparkly social calendar, you are not alone. This episode is packed with simple hormone-friendly Christmas tips that don’t involve restriction, guilt or saying no to the fun bits. No perfection, no “clean eating”, no punishing yourself for loving a Lindor ball. Just gentle support for your body when life gets busy.
(Always check what’s right for you, especially if you’re on medication.)
Enjoy the party. Eat the meal. Dance in your sparkly shoes.
Look after your liver on the quieter days, stay hydrated, and skip the guilt.
Joy, laughter and connection are some of the best medicines we’ve got.
You’ll want to follow Hannah for more practical, no-nonsense hormone guidance:
@hannahaldersonnutrition
And if you’re a midlife woman navigating hormones, healing or a post-cancer transformation, don’t miss my upcoming episodes, free resources and coaching support. You can follow me @cancercuredme
Wishing you a joyful, sparkly and beautifully imperfect festive season.
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EXCITING NEWS: SUZY READING WILL BE ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS AT OUR NEXT LUXURY TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREAT AT WILDERNESS RESERVE, SUFFOLK @wildernessreserve FOR FULL INFORMATION AND TO BOOK CLICK HERE. JUST 5 ROOMS LEFT!
In the first festive episode of my calm Christmas mini-series, I’m joined by Suzy Reading - chartered psychologist, bestselling author of nine self-help books, yoga teacher and life coach. Suzy shares her simple and genuinely achievable 3 Ps of Christmas - a gentle formula that helps you create a season that feels grounding, joyful and true to what you actually need.
If Christmas often leaves you overwhelmed, exhausted, overcommitted or quietly running on fumes behind the scenes, this conversation will feel like a deep exhale. We explore how to step out of old traditions that no longer serve you, how to stay connected without burning out, and how to choose a festive pace that feels compassionate and manageable.
This is a supportive guide for anyone wanting a calmer, kinder and more intentional Christmas this year.
Suzy Reading is a chartered psychologist, author of nine books, yoga teacher, and a compassionate voice in the world of mental health and emotional wellbeing. Her latest book, How to Be Selfish, is a brilliant stocking-filler for anyone needing help with boundaries and self-care during the holidays.
Insta: @suzyreading
If this episode made you breathe a little easier, please follow the podcast, share it with someone who needs a gentler Christmas this year, or leave a quick review if you feel called to. It really helps more women find the show.
Wishing you a Christmas you choose - whatever that looks like for you.
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ENCORE EPISODE: 7 SIMPLE WAYS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THIS WINTER
EXCITING NEWS: SUZY READING WILL BE ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS AT OUR NEXT LUXURY TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREAT AT WILDERNESS RESERVE, SUFFOLK @wildernessreserve FOR FULL INFORMATION AND TO BOOK CLICK HERE. JUST 6 ROOMS LEFT!
Do you want to know how to get through winter without it being so hard? Does your mental health suffer in winter? Do you suffer with SAD or just get those January blues and can’t wait for it to be summer again? Well, this is an episode that will solve all your winter problems.
In this conversation with Suzy Reading, we explore the importance of self-care during the winter months and how to embrace winter as a wonderful, nurturing season, not just a season to ‘get through’.
Talking around Suzy’s book, Self-Care for Winter, we discuss the concept of wintering through self-care, its significance for mental and emotional health, and introduce a framework of seven gentle steps to nurture oneself through the challenges of winter. The discussion emphasises the need for connection with nature and ‘awe hunting’, the importance of comforting rituals and community, as well as the value of reflection as a means to foster well-being during the colder, darker months. Suzy demonstrates some practical exercises that take just moments to do but will completely lift your day.
Suzy’s concept of ‘Gentle January’ is a balanced approach to post-holiday wellness that ensures you are looking after yourself during the winter months and investing in your future self whilst doing so.
About Suzy Reading
Suzy is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist, yoga teacher and coach. Suzy has over two decades of experience in the health and wellbeing industry, working with individuals and organisations in keeping their people happy and healthy. She draws these modalities of psychology, movement and restorative practices uniquely together and is one of the top UK experts on self-care. Suzy is the psychology expert for wellbeing brand Neom Organics and is a founding member of The Nourish App. She figure skated her way through her childhood, growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and now makes her home in the hill of Hertfordshire, UK.
To work with Suzy or find out more about her offerings, here are ways to connect:
Instagram: @suzyreading
Website: www.suzyreading.co.uk
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From the publisher's feed
Cancer may be in the title, but this podcast is about so much more than cancer. It is about what happens when life wakes you up and you decide not to go back to sleep.
I’m Alex (La)…
On Cancer Cured Me, I have honest, uplifting conversations about healing, nervous system regulation, natural health, manifestation, spirituality, emotional wellbeing, purpose and midlife reinvention. You’ll hear from leading experts, remarkable people who have transformed their lives after illness or adversity, and from me as I share what I am learning along the way.
This podcast is for anyone who feels overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in survival mode or simply knows there must be more to life. Expect practical tools, powerful stories, warmth, humour and new ways to feel safer in your body, trust yourself again and create a life with more energy, joy, freedom and meaning.
You shouldn’t have to wait for a diagnosis or a crisis to start living fully.
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