Today's guest is Megan Magee, a registered dietetic tech, certified mind body eating coach, and owner of Nourish Nutrition Counseling. She is also a cervical cancer survivor.

After experiencing a full-body breakdown 9 months after the end of her active treatment, and not finding the resources to help her, she decided to shift her nutrition practice to more of an auto-immune and chronic disease focus, helping herself and so many others.

We talk about her biggest takeaways from her cancer journey, feeling lost after active treatment was completed, and her 4 main tips to combat menopausal weight gain, whether naturally or medically induced.

She is also offering a free guide to menopause to my listeners. You can download it here... EmpowerHER eBook

You can find Megan at her website www.nourishnutritiononline.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nourish_nutrition_consulting/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NourishNutritionConsulting

Or email her at [email protected]

Let me know what takeaways you got from this episode. I want to hear from you!! You can find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292

Today's guest is Gloria Davis, owner of Magnolia Salon, Founder of The Crown and Glory Project, and breast cancer survivor.

Gloria's experience with chemotherapy helped ignite a passion to help others in the same situation. She offers her services to people before and after chemo and now specializes in specialty hair extensions, as well as wigs and toppers. It's not about vanity; it's about helping people feel like themselves again and being happy when they look in the mirror.

We talk about trusting your gut, the emotional impact of hair loss and regaining your femininity, advocating for yourself, and so much more!

You can find Gloria at https://www.magnoliasalonco.com/. 
She's also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MagnoliaGloriaDavis 
and you can find out more about The Crown and Glory Project at https://www.facebook.com/thecrownandgloryproject

You can also call or text her at (303) 564-2794

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at (720) 201-4292

It's time for another solo episode. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is probably the most widely known form of cancer and we all know breast cancer is associated with the pink ribbon.

Unfortunately, pinkwashing also occurs in October. What is pinkwashing? It's when a company or organization that claims to care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product, but at the same time produces, manufactures and/or sells products containing chemicals that are linked to the disease.

This episode talks about what four questions to ask any company or organization before purchasing their products, as well as what you can do instead to support breast cancer awareness and action during October.

Great resources: 
www.bcaction.org
www.komen.org
www.breastcancer.org

Let me know what takeaways you got from this episode and if you'll be more aware of possible "pinkwashing" this October. I want to hear from you! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Claire Margit. Claire is a lymphatic specialist trained in all things lymphedema.

Today we do a deep dive into what causes lymphedema, simple steps to help prevent it, and ways to manage it if you are diagnosed.

Claire has some incredible resources for you for even more information...

-Children’s Hospital Colorado has an incredible intro video that helps explain the lymphatic system really well.  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfALHzheD-g )

-Perry Nicholson, DC @stopchasingpain on IG. Great resource, addresses the emotion behind the systems in a meaningful way.

-Leah Levitan @lymphloveclub on IG. She’s a wonderful educator!

-Chikly institute: https://chiklyinstitute.com/find-a-therapist

Klose Institute: https://directory.klosetraining.com/

-There is a 45min educational offering on her website (prism-body.com --> Book Now—> School’s In Session) in case people feel like they need more support for self care and maintenance. She's made it available to practitioners as well as patients

Schedule a free 15 minute consultation with Claire at https://prism-body.com

Follow Claire on IG @prism_body

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you! You can reach me on IG @melissagrosboll, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.

Today's guest is Claire Margit, a massage therapist, educator, motivational speaker, and a two time cancer survivor. These days she specializes in all things lymphatic, especially lymphedema.

We talk about the importance of taking care of your lymphatic system, especially if you've had lymph nodes removed or gone through radiation. We start the discussion about lymphedema and how a lymphatic specialist can help prevent or manage lymphedema.

This is Part 1 of a two part discussion on lymphedema. Claire will be back again next week to do a deep dive into this topic. So stay tuned.

Claire can be found at https://prism-body.com/ and you can follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/prism_body/

She offers 15 minute free consultations!

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.

This week's guest is Kristel Strother. Kristel is a psychotherapist at 413 Counseling and an amazing human!

Kristel has been a caregiver is one way or another to three different people during their cancer journey, beginning with her mother. The lessons and gifts she received from each experience are so moving and inspirational! You just have to listen.

We talk about healing relationships, finding faith, angels in human form, saying yes, taking the time to see people, and so much more!

You can find Kristel at 413 Counseling on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560801716861
Or her website: https://www.413counseling.com/

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292 

Today's guest is Renee' Herman. She has been a nurse for over 40 years and has spent the last 6 as a Nurse Navigator for breast cancer patients. She was also diagnosed with breast cancer this past December.

We talk all about what nurse navigators do, how important they are during cancer care, and the blessing of their support and care at diagnosis, throughout the treatment journey, and also into survivorship. 

Renee' gave lots of resources throughout our conversation. Here are a few:

National Cancer Institute: https://www.cancer.gov/
American Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.org/
https://www.breastcancer.org/
Triage Cancer: https://triagecancer.org/
National Comprehensive Cancer Network: https://www.nccn.org/

Each state should have its own cancer coalition. Here is the link for the Colorado Cancer Coalition: https://www.coloradocancercoalition.org/ You can Google Cancer Coalition for your own state

The book she gives to all her patients is The Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook by Judy Kneece. You can order it here: https://www.amazon.com/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Handbook-10th/dp/1886665176

You can reach Renee' at 

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you!! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.

Today's guest is Donna Mazzitelli. She is an award-winning author, writing coach, editor and publisher. She is also a two time cancer survivor. Surviving breast cancer is 2007, she went on a journey and created a brand new career. Seven years later she was diagnosed with anal cancer, taking her on a much more emotional journey and discovering ease, grace and gratitude.

We talk all about emotions, surrender, acting in fear vs. acting in ease, grace and gratitude, and so much more! 

Donna's first memoir, Mosaic Heart: Pieces of an Unfinished Life, can be found on her website... https://www.writingwithdonna.com/

You can reach out to her at [email protected]

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.

Today's guest is Tara Lehnertz, a colorectal cancer survivor. Diagnosed 3 days after her honeymoon, her journey eventually led her to the support of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, where she is now an advocate and a "buddy" for others going through colorectal cancer. 

You can find the buddy service here:
https://colorectalcancer.org/resources-support/community-support/buddy-program/buddy-program-request-form

We talk about community, self care, both mental and physical, the importance of advocating for yourself, not sweating the small stuff, and so much more!

You can connect with Tara on LinkedIn: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taralehnertz/

Or Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/tara.kelsostuteville

Please let me know any takeaways you've gotten from this episode or any other. I want to hear from you!! You can reach me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.

Today's episode is a solo episode. Technical difficulties in the recording of my last two interviews made them unusable. So while I work to get them rerecorded, it's a great time to talk about this topic.

I have seen multiple instances over the past couple weeks of friends (and myself) not being OK and feeling guilty because they weren't OK.

I want to break this down and talk about emotions and grief and how we can be OK not being OK.

Let me know your biggest takeaway from this episode and how you react when you're not OK. You can connect with me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/, email me at [email protected], or text me at 720-201-4292.