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#191 Mental Health Without Shame May 20, 2022

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Finding yourself on this side of a breast cancer diagnosis is not easy. It's not something you expect to happen in your life and it's not something you expect to have long-lasting repercussions. Yet, it does. The trauma of treatment and survival and the unsettling space of adjusting to life after treatment can have a powerful emotional toll.

So why is it so hard for women to reach out for help?

Why do we think there's something wrong or shameful about treating our emotional illness but not our physical illness?

Depression and anxiety are common occurrences after breast cancer, and no one should have to go through them alone or feel ashamed of getting support.

In this episode, I'll share some insights on the importance of valuing your mental health and treating yourself with grace and compassion when you need extra support.

No one goes through breast cancer alone and no one should struggle with the aftermath alone.

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Depression and Anxiety in Breast Cancer Patients

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#190 2 Steps for Moving from Fear to an Abundant Life May 13, 2022

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When life throws something at you out of left field your brain goes straight to fear. We are conditioned to think in scarcity.

The more unexpected things that happen, the more fear you can fall into until it feels crushing.

So, how do you get out of feeling crushed?

You create space.

You explore options.

You notice that it's your thoughts about life that are creating the heaviness.

In this episode, I'll offer you two ways of noticing thoughts of scarcity and how to move past them when they come up so you can have more space for abundance in your life.

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Nancy's List

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#189 What Would it Be Like if You Did Things Differently May 06, 2022

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What would happen if we took "normal" off the table and looked at life with fresh eyes to decide what we want it to look like going forward?

It's so interesting how easy it is to get caught up in doing life the same way we always have for no other reason than, that's what we know.

We do what we're comfortable with, over and over.

But, what are we missing out on because of that?

What if you decided to do things differently to see what it would be like?

How does it feel to even consider that?

Who would you be if you weren't "the strong one", "the sweet one", or " the sassy one"?

Check out this week's show and let's talk about what it means to do things in new ways just because you want to.

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#188 Doctors Don't Determine Your Worth Apr 29, 2022

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When you get diagnosed with or find yourself managing a serious illness, integrating the medical system into your life can be a challenge. You may have never considered what you expect from a doctor, a hospital, an imaging center, or your insurance company until you find yourself feeling unnoticed, unworthy, or confused by the administrative and personal treatment you receive.

Do you expect too much from your oncologist?

Do you need a team but don't realize it?

Do you find yourself dreading appointments because the way you're treated doesn't align with your expectations?

Check out this episode to hear how managing your mind around your medical treatment can relieve a lot of stress and give you more options when it comes to managing your health.

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#187 Who Do You Want to Be Now? Apr 22, 2022

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Life after breast cancer often starts off with one big question, "Who am I now?"

If you're not

- the healthy one

- the one who never takes medicine

- the one who has boundless energy

- the one who _______ (fill in the blank)

Then who are you?

How do you show up like you "used to" when you don't feel normal now?

In this episode I'll give you the good news…you get to decide how you want to show up and how you want your life to look.

You can let go of a lot of baggage and pressure and allow the real you to show herself in all of her glory.

That's freedom.

It's healing, it's loving and it's all possible.

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The Desire to Feel Desire Again Apr 15, 2022

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Chemotherapy and other breast cancer treatments can induce or intensify menopause. Breast cancer surgeries and radiation can change the way your body looks, feels, and reacts to touch. All of these things can change your sex drive and the way you choose to engage in physical intimacy.

But there's another thing that has a powerful impact on this area of your life and it's happening in your brain.

The way you think about yourself, about sex, and about the person or people you choose to have sex with can change a lot more than dryness and atrophy.

In this episode, I'll talk about the impact of thoughts on your sex life and give you a worksheet to help you examine your thoughts and begin to create the life and the connections that you want.

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#45 Sensuality and Sex After Breast Cancer

#90 Low Libido After Breast Cancer, Why it Happens and What You Can Do About it.

#112 Managing Vaginal Health After Breast Cancer

Yes, you can have better sex in midlife and in the years beyond

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#185 Food is Not The Problem Apr 08, 2022

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Not so long ago, there was a time when food was a focus of daily life solely for survival. People farmed, hunted, gardened, canned, and put a lot of effort into ensuring there would be enough food to keep them alive.

Now there are so many food options that the choices are overwhelming; it's easy to overconsume and become overwhelmed.

Add in the fear factor after breast cancer, and there's a whole new layer of confusion.

You worry about:

The right choice

The safe choice

What will heal you

What will help you lose weight

What will prevent inflammation

And that's how the diet industry gets you or leaves you overwhelmed, and you just give up.

In this show, I'll give you some insight into something more important than what food to choose, what diet to follow, or what new supplement to take…what you think about food and your food choices.

Sound too simple? Check out this episode and see what you think.

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#184 Why You Need to Have Your Own Back Apr 01, 2022

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So many of us go through life tearing ourselves apart.

We judge our looks, our decisions, our accomplishments, our strengths, and our weaknesses.

We blame ourselves for just about everything we can think of including how other people think and feel.

Then a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease happens and there are so many more things we can beat ourselves up for, not the least of which is what we did to get cancer in the first place.

Isn't it time to start having your own back?

Imagine a life where you don't decide how you'll punish yourself before you even try something.

A life where you just say to yourself, it's ok, you did your best, don't beat yourself up…and then you listened to yourself.

Well, you can have that life.

Check out this week's episode to hear more about how to have your own back.

#183 You Have More Power Than You Think Mar 26, 2022

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When we make the choice to wait and see what an external circumstance might create, we're making the choice not to engage in our life.

In this scenario, we are the ones who step out of life, even if we fool ourselves into thinking the circumstance (i.e. cancer) is the cause.

In this episode, you'll hear more about subtle ways in which we give up power over our lives.

How our brains offer us thoughts that we don't have to accept.

And words we can become more aware of to help us see when we're choosing to step back and let life roll on without us.

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