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The Four Pillars of Breast Cancer Recovery - Video Series
This video series will introduce you to the foundation of my coaching and programs and how they support you in recovering from and living with Breast Cancer.
These pillars, Release, Renew, Regroup, Revive, will help you put the HUGE life experience of breast cancer into smaller categories to help you see where you are and stay where you need to be as you work on redesigning your life after the trauma of hearing, "You have breast cancer" and everything that comes with those words.
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Lymphedema - What You Haven't Been Told, and What you Need to Know
I had the pleasure of co-authoring this book with The founder and CEO of the Cancer Exercise Training Institute, Andrea Leonard.
In this 47 page eBook, you'll learn what lymphedema is and how you can safely implement exercise into your lifestyle while protecting yourself from flare ups and supporting your lymphatic system.
*Always consult with your licensed medical doctor prior to starting an exercise program.
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Meditation on Impermanence - Accompanies Podcast #46
One of the fundamental aspects of life, and arguably the most difficult thing to accept, is that everything changes.
All things in life and life itself is impermanent. This meditation and the accompanying podcast will offer you insights on finding peace with impermanence.
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Meditation on Loving Kindness - Accompanies Podcast #147
(Also called Metta Meditation)
Releasing toxic emotions is powerful part of supporting a healthy life. Those emotions can be directed toward yourself or someone else
This meditation and the accompanying podcast will offer you suggestions on how to handle toxic people in your life, and let go of anger or toxic emotions that may accompany these relationships or the memories of them.
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Podcasts Action Sheets
How to Change Your Actions by Understanding Your Thoughts- Accompanies Podcast #67
Use this action sheet to support you in working through the thoughts you have and the steps you need to take to set a a system to move forward in your life.
Having goals is a good thing, but crating a system to achieve them is critical.
Check out the accompanying podcast for more information.
Why You Shouldn't Focus on Goals for 2020- Accompanies Podcast #69
Use this action sheet to support you in working through the thoughts you have and the steps you need to take to set a a system to move forward in your life.
Having goals is a good thing, but crating a system to achieve them is critical.
Check out the accompanying podcast for more information.
Hydration, Fatigue, Glowing Skin and Weight Loss- Accompanies Podcast #44
This handy cheat sheet will show you how much hydration you can get from a variety of fruits and vegetables.
This is great not only because hydration is a fundamental pillar of a healthy lifestyle, but using this guide will help you to incorporate a variety of fresh, delicious whole fruits and veggies.
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My Favorite Books
(Full disclosure, these books contain affiliate links and I will make a very small commission if you purchase from these links)
If I could pick only one book to read After being diagnosed with breast cancer, this would be it. The first tie I read this book was about two years after my first diagnosis and I remember thinking how I would have handled things so differently if I had read it while I was in treatment. This book is enlightening, inspiring and encouraging. I think I've read, and listened to it more than any other book in my library.
Some sequels never live up to the original book, that is not the case with Radical hope. This book is equally inspiring as Radical Remission and includes exercise as a pillar of health, healing and recovery.
My dear friend, mind body oncology coach Erin Sommerville (You can hear more about her in Podcast #3) worked for years with the Simonton Cancer Center teaching the practices that are explained in this book. Erin and Dr. Wirga, also from the Simonton Cancer Center, went on to teach this amazing healing practice in a program called Beat the Odds, at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, California. I have have been through the Beat the Odds program, and implemented practices from this book in my daily healing practice.
Anita Morjani shares her life story which includes a brilliant insight into how peeling back the layers of social, cultural and familial expectations to uncover her true self led to an incredible healing and full recovery from her terminal cancer. Love this book!
This book is a gentle, powerful, heart and mind opening guide to understanding that you are not all the thoughts that are constantly running around in your mind. It's an insightful reminder that you have the power to be the observer of your wild mind and decide how to help it serve you in this life.
This book is an incredible scientific and anecdotal dive into how breathing effects our wellness. of course, we need to breathe to stay alive, but breath is so much more profound than that and connecting to breath is a powerful support to your physical and emotional well being.
Compression Garments
Always, ALWAYS consult your physician if you have symptoms of lymphedema. Proper medical support, physical therapy and management is critical and you're worth it. These are not paid advertisements. They are products recommended to me by my physical therapist and that I personally use.
LymphaDivas
When managing lymphedema became a part of my daily life, I was not happy with the hospital looking bandages and garments that I was presented with.
LymphaDivas made this cumbersome, often annoying process fashionable and kinda fun.
NOTE: Some insurance companies do cover all or part of the cost of compression garments, even the fun ones. Check with your doctor for more information.
Flexitouch Pump
This crazy looking suit mimics a lymphatic drainage massage and has been shown to significantly reduce occurrences of cellulitis in patients with lymphedema.
I use it daily to mange swelling and the massage is very relaxing.
NOTE: Some insurance companies cover all or part of the cost of the Flexitouch. Check with your doctor or physical therapist for more information.
