Tatiana Berger is a former attorney who was diagnosed with breast cancer twice. She is an aspiring writer and hopes to create healing retreats for cancer survivors.  She is a single mom, enjoys an active, outdoor lifestyle traveling back and forth between homes in Newport Beach and Hawaii.  In this episode Tatiana reads her piece “The Chrysalis” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2023 “Five Years & Counting” issue. It is a story about last straws, transformation and healing.  April and Tatiana will discuss first generation cycle breakers, unlearning mindsets that no longer serve us, body and spirit connection, and using journaling to work through trauma.  They will also discuss the unfolding of Tatiana’s healing experiences with EMDR, interesting coincidences, music, and metaphors.

This episode contains references to domestic violence.  If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides confidential support and resources 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). You can also visit their website: https://www.thehotline.org/

More about Tatiana:

https://www.instagram.com/tati_n_hawaii/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2543714

Tatiana’s The Chrysalis playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/chrysalis/pl.u-LdbqEpjTpqzdy

Purchase Wildfire Magazine’s “Five Years & Counting” issue: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/mbc22

If you loved Tatiana’s story, you may also enjoy these past episodes of The Burn:

Words to Live By with Nikki Leigh McKean: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0c09c5e8-d311-4ecb-88bf-c714a5970659

What a Pen Name Can Unlock with Jenny Collins:

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/2e9011c7-6c09-48f1-b712-9c8f10cea72d

First Comes Cancer Then Comes Divorce with Beth Gainer: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/248e279f-1eb2-49c0-87b3-5a39d3fe32d5

Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

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