My Story

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I thought I knew what the hard part would be. The treatment. The scans. The waiting. What I didn’t expect was how much of the fight would happen in my mind — and how close I came to trying to white-knuckle my way through it alone.

I’d had some experience with mind-body work before any of this started. Breathwork, body awareness, that whole world. Honestly, if I hadn’t already had that background, I don’t think I would have gone to see a therapist during chemo. My ego would have gotten in the way — that quiet voice that says you should be strong enough to handle this yourself, or worse, the stigma that still hangs around asking for that kind of help in the first place. But because I already had a relationship with my own body and nervous system, reaching out for support didn’t feel like admitting defeat. It felt like the next logical step.

That decision changed everything. Therapy, paired with the mind-body tools I already knew, gave me a way to actually be in my body during treatment instead of just enduring it from a distance. It helped me stay present through the fear, the fatigue, the moments that had nothing to do with medicine and everything to do with being human.

But here’s what I keep coming back to

Not everyone has that starting point. Most people don’t come into a cancer diagnosis, or any hard season, with a mind-body practice already in place. And I think that’s exactly why I want to talk about this.

It’s not too late to start. You don’t need a decade of practice behind you for this to help. You don’t need to have “figured out” your nervous system before you’re allowed to lean on it. This isn’t a credential — it’s a lifestyle. Something you build in real time, even in the middle of the hardest thing you’ve ever gone through.

The point was never having it all in place beforehand. The point is starting. Today, mid-treatment, post-treatment, years later, whenever. Your body is still there, still willing to work with you, whenever you’re ready to begin.

If any part of my story sounds like where you are right now — I’d be glad to help you start.