Brene Brown said it best, FFTs (F***ing First Times) are never easy. But you have to get uncomfortable to create. In this first episode, I get real personal and share my story and the tools I used to help me on my cancer journey.

No holds barred, I talk about everything I did to help myself heal including:

• nutrition,
• physical activity (and what types),
• using laughter as medicine,
• adopting a pet,
• finding the right medical team,
• filling my life with positivity,
• finding a deeper comfort in my faith,
• and a deeper connection to nature.

Here are the highlights from the show:

• [01:39] I discuss the circumstances of my life just before my diagnosis.
• [02:48] What it was like receiving the devastating news.
• [05:08] Why positivity and laughter are important on this journey and what got in the way.
• [06:01] Using nutrition as the number one, most important tool in my arsenal.
• [09:25] Learning to live after treatment and the role of juicing.
• [10:00] How yoga and walking helped me heal.
• [11:29] How adopting a pet was beneficial to my healing.
• [13:25] Learning to meditate.
• [15:21] Finding my way and learning to use prayer and a faith-based practice to feel a connection to a higher source of purpose.
• [17:11] Curating the medical team and other supportive providers to guide me in the direction of healing.
• [18:33] Creating a gratitude practice to bring calm and peace into my life.
• [19:46] How getting out in nature became a proved to be an essential tool for living.
• [22:11] Finding that thing in life that excites your passion for choosing to live bigger.

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