I wasn’t so sure 6 years ago, that I’d be here talking about my diagnosis right now in 2022. My son, then 18 months, is now 8 years old. Just typing this fills my core with hope and gratitude.
From the day I was told, “you have breast cancer” and “it’s traveled to the lymph system”, I knew I wanted to make certain shifts in my life…
While kale smoothies, getting in steps, and ensuring my vitamin d level is reaching 50 ng/mL were all super important to me, and still are, it took a lot of journaling and learning that reducing stress and honoring self-love was such an important part of healing.
I started learning more about the emotional component to healing from breast cancer, I became super intrigued, and I really started looking at my life, like a scientist looking through a microscope, magnifying all the parts of my life.
I certainly upped my ante in areas of food, movement, supplementation and removing toxic chemicals that mimic estrogen from my home and personal care line-up, but it wasn’t until year 5 that I truly took a look within…
I began to be inspired by so many complete healing stories from the book and website “Radical Remission” by Kelly Turner. I learned that meditation, prayer, and self-love through things like daily journaling were powerful ways to combat chronic disease, and especially cancer. How powerful is that?
I started to look at cancer as a second chance, a wake-up call of sorts. From the 5 year mark on, now in my 6th year breast cancer free, I’ve learned to finally love me.
Like many women, I’d lived all of my years giving, giving and giving some more. Sweating the super small stuff. Worrying about what other people thought.
While giving brings me so much joy, happiness and fulfillment, I hope you’ll remember to leave some of that generosity to yourself.
Whether it’s unplugging and taking a walk in nature, meditation or in prayer… all of that impacts DNA and just as importantly allows us to live the life our higher-self was meant to live.
After 13 years in corporate America, I’ve chosen to step away from an environment and professional that caused me daily stress, anxiety, and lack of motivation or purpose.
Through that self-love, reflection and prayer, I’m committed to designing a life I love. Maybe that’s outside “the norm”, but for me it’s walking towards my destiny rather than away from it.
Do something that sets your soul on fire today. That is also a super important pillar of health.
xx
Erin