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#270 How Your Little Self Can Support Your Healing After Breast Cancer Aug 18, 2023

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In today's episode, we dive into an area that you will surely resonate with - the profound emotional journey that accompanies physical healing.

It's incredible to realize that, unlike physical pain from a past event, emotional pain resurfaces powerfully when we recall it.

For example, most of us are carrying little 'T' traumas from impactful childhood experiences that are affecting our health and relationships today.

Understanding and processing these emotions can lead to profound healing.

In this episode, we'll explore how these memories influence our adult selves and how we can nurture our younger selves, offering them the comfort and understanding they craved and that will serve us now.

Join me in this episode as we navigate this delicate emotional landscape, encouraging self-awareness, compassion, and holistic healing.

If you've ever felt that tug at your heartstrings when recalling a past event, this episode is a must-listen!

Referred to in this episode:

Humans Are Good

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#269 The Missing Piece of Creating a Healthy Life After Breast Cancer Aug 15, 2023

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In this episode of The Better Than Before Breast Cancer Podcast , I'll give you a glimpse of a vital piece of a healthy lifestyle that many people overlook or simply refuse to do.

Many of us have thoughts like:

-"I don't know why I can't lose weight."

-"I used to be able to make healthier choices."

-"I just can't figure out what to do."

But what if, instead of dwelling in confusion, we shifted those statements to questions like:

-What has changed since I felt healthy?

-What was different in times that I felt in control?

This episode discusses how to harness these questions and thoughts to reclaim your power and health by:

-Embracing the importance of planning and data.

-Shifting your mindset when it comes to tracking.

Listen now and recall that leading a healthy life and supporting your healthiest terrain isn't about guessing but understanding what you need and what you're actually doing.

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Referred to in this episode:

90 Days of Wellness

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#268 It's OK to Miss What Used to Be Aug 11, 2023

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This episode dives into our complex emotional journey after a breast cancer diagnosis.

Healing and navigating life aren't linear processes. While having a positive outlook is essential, it's equally important to be realistic and accept the truth, however uncomfortable it might be.

The truth of cancer is that it's a mix of good scans, challenging outcomes, and the back-and-forth of emotions. And guess what? It's okay to feel! It's human.

We also touched on how changes in our body after treatment can sometimes make us nostalgic for things we used to love. But it's essential to remember we can grieve these losses without discounting our present joys. Lastly, external remarks like "at least you're alive" might come our way, but always know your feelings are valid.

Here's a gentle reminder that you're never alone in this. Let's keep lifting each other up and finding strength in shared experiences.

Referred to in this episode:

Episode #25 Young Breast Cancer Survivors

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#267 The Importance of Flexibility for a Healthy Life Aug 08, 2023

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How would you like to:

Decrease your risk of injuries.
Help your joints move through their full range of motion.
Increase muscle blood flow.

Enable your muscles to work most effectively.
Improve your ability to do daily activities.

Without having to spend a penny or breaking a sweat?

Friends, one of the magic keys to feeling well is to have a flexible body.

No, you don't have to be born with a circus-like range of motion.

Flexibility is different for each of us, but the one thing it requires from all of us is consistent focus.

In this Tuesday Terrain Talk episode of the Better Than Before Breast Cancer Podcast, I hope to give you a new perspective on the value of stretching your body on a regular basis.

Listen now to understand why this is important and how you can achieve more flexibility and less pain safely and comfortably no matter where you're starting.

Referred to in this episode:

Mayo Clinic: Stretching: Focus on flexibility

Stretching videos

Foam Rolling articles and videos

Yoga with Adrienne - YouTube

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#266 What You Can't Control is Making You Sick Aug 04, 2023

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One of the most incredible things about going through tough times is finding people who truly understand what we've been through. Misery loves company, they say, but I believe more often than not, we seek connections with those who have come out on the other side of their struggles with stories of hope.

We have to remember that we can't control what life throws our way or other people's behaviors. The only thing we have control over is our thoughts, and that's the game-changer.

Now, I know it's not easy.

We might want to indulge in anger or bitterness because we feel life has been unfair to us. And hey, it's okay to feel that way sometimes. But here's the thing, we get to choose our thoughts, and we get to choose how we respond to life's curveballs.

If we want to create a life better than before breast cancer, we need to release the thoughts that make us feel sick. And trust me, we all have those thoughts.

So, check out this episode, and let's work on releasing those thoughts, renewing our lives, and embracing the power we have to create a life that's better than before breast cancer.

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#265 When You Eat is as Important as What You Eat Aug 01, 2023

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Would you like a way to support your health that's not only free but will actually save you money?

Are you interested in:

Lowering your blood sugar
Improving your insulin sensitivity

Improving your memory
Lowering your resting heart rate
Improving your sensitivity to your cancer treatments

This episode is for you.

On today's Tuesday Terrain Talk, I'll give you insights that go beyond reducing calories for weight loss.

I'll help you understand what happens when you eat and how becoming mindful and deliberate about how often you eat can benefit your health.

If you struggle with deciding what to eat, starting with when you eat could be a big step in the right direction to support your healthiest body.

Referred to in this episode: Ways to work with Laura:

90 Days of Wellness

The Breast Cancer Recovery Facebook Group

Supportive articles and studies:

Current Evidence and Directions for Intermittent Fasting During Cancer Chemotherapy

Fasting and fasting-mimicking diets for chemotherapy augmentation

Intermittent Fasting May Help Cancer Treatments Work Better, Small, Early Study Suggests

Intermittent Fasting: What is it, and how does it work?

How does remodeling of the gut microbiota happen during intermittent fasting?

Prolon Fasting Mimicking

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#264 Life Lesson 4 - How Your Money Mindset Supports Creating Your Best Life Jul 28, 2023

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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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#263 Support Your Body by Training Your Brain Jul 25, 2023

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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.

Referred to in this episode:

Meditation: A simple, fast way to reduce stress

10 health benefits of meditation and how to focus on mindfulness

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#262 Life Lesson #3 - Comparison Never Moves You Forward Jul 21, 2023

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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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