Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach

What if the depression, anxiety, or brain fog you've been judging yourself for is actually a sign that your brain needs support?
We wouldn't shame ourselves for needing thyroid medication. So why do we make needing help for our brain a reflection of our self-worth?
In this episode, I'm exploring how breast cancer treatment, hormonal changes, genetics, nutrition, and lifestyle can affect brain health.
We'll talk about four genes involved in brain function, MTHFR, COMT, MAOA, and BDNF, along with the role of food, sleep, movement, and medical support.
I'm also sharing why antidepressants and anxiety medication aren't signs of weakness, and why taking care of your brain sometimes means asking for help.
Your brain is an organ, not a verdict on who you are.
 


Resources Mentioned:
Download for iPhone: 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kajabi/id1485646310
Download for Android: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kajabi.kajabiapp&hl=en_US

Work with Laura:
https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/health 
 



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What if being grateful for your life doesn't mean you have to stop wanting more?
After celebrating six years of living with metastatic breast cancer, I found myself back in the hospital, facing another health setback.
And while I've had to put some of my biggest plans on hold this year, my desire to speak, teach, and help more women hasn't gone away.
But I started wondering, shouldn't I just be grateful to be alive? Is it okay to still want more?
In this episode, I'm sharing what I've learned about the difference between giving up on a dream and finding a different way to reach it.
We talk about gratitude, ambition, living with uncertainty, and why respecting your body's needs doesn't mean abandoning the life you want to create.
You can be grateful for everything you have and still give yourself permission to want more.
 


Resources Mentioned:
Download for iPhone: 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kajabi/id1485646310
Download for Android: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kajabi.kajabiapp&hl=en_US

Work with Laura:
https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/health 
 



Let's Connect!
If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please share it with a friend or leave a review. Every share helps spread this message of hope, healing, and whole-person wellness.
💌 Join my email list for weekly wellness tips & podcast updates → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
💌 Join the Better Than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership → Life Coaching
💌 Join the Living Well After Breast Cancer Community → The Living Well After Breast Cancer Community
👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram for daily inspiration → @thebreastcancerrecoverycoach
👩‍💻 Follow me on Facebook → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎙 Subscribe & leave a review on Apple Podcasts → Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎥 Watch on YouTube → @BetterThanBeforeBreastCancer

What happens when you're told you have 12 months or less to live, and six years later, you're still here?
On October 11, 2020, I received a stage four metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. Six years later, I'm celebrating being here, continuing to live, grow, and believe in healing.
In this deeply personal episode, I'm sharing how my relationship with cancer has changed, why I've been working to let go of the identity of being a cancer patient, and what it means to choose love over fear when making decisions about my health.
We talk about belief, manifestation, medical care, daily mindset practices, financial abundance, and the importance of receiving support.
I'm also sharing the vision I hold for a future celebration of having no evidence of disease.
Believing in healing doesn't mean the journey will be easy or that there won't be setbacks. It means choosing how you want to live while you continue to show up for yourself.
 


Resources Mentioned:
Download for iPhone: 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kajabi/id1485646310
Download for Android: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kajabi.kajabiapp&hl=en_US

Work with Laura:
https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/health 
 



Let's Connect!
If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please share it with a friend or leave a review. Every share helps spread this message of hope, healing, and whole-person wellness.
💌 Join my email list for weekly wellness tips & podcast updates → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
💌 Join the Better Than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership → Life Coaching
💌 Join the Living Well After Breast Cancer Community → The Living Well After Breast Cancer Community
👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram for daily inspiration → @thebreastcancerrecoverycoach
👩‍💻 Follow me on Facebook → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎙 Subscribe & leave a review on Apple Podcasts → Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎥 Watch on YouTube → @BetterThanBeforeBreastCancer

What if life after breast cancer could be more than just getting back to normal?
This week, I'm joined by four incredible women I've coached for more than six years. They've experienced different stages of breast cancer, different challenges, and different paths to healing. But they all have something powerful in common: they've learned how to create lives they love after diagnosis.
We talk about the emotional aftermath of breast cancer, learning to set boundaries, trusting yourself with difficult decisions, and discovering that taking care of yourself isn't selfish.
From choosing reconstruction eight years after diagnosis to learning how to live fully with metastatic breast cancer, these women share what it really looks like to move forward.
You don't have to go back to who you were before breast cancer. You get to decide who you want to become next.
 
Meet the Women:
Avril shares how changing her thoughts transformed her relationship with breast cancer.
Robin Scalzo shares how she learned to value herself, set boundaries, and create a healthier life.
Linda Ford shares why healing doesn't have a deadline and why it's okay to change your mind.
Sherry Henderson shares how she continues to find purpose, connection, and hope while living with metastatic breast cancer.
 


Resources Mentioned:
Download for iPhone: 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kajabi/id1485646310
Download for Android: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kajabi.kajabiapp&hl=en_US

Work with Laura:
https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/health 
 



Let's Connect!
If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please share it with a friend or leave a review. Every share helps spread this message of hope, healing, and whole-person wellness.
💌 Join my email list for weekly wellness tips & podcast updates → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
💌 Join the Better Than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership → Life Coaching
💌 Join the Living Well After Breast Cancer Community → The Living Well After Breast Cancer Community
👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram for daily inspiration → @thebreastcancerrecoverycoach
👩‍💻 Follow me on Facebook → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎙 Subscribe & leave a review on Apple Podcasts → Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎥 Watch on YouTube → @BetterThanBeforeBreastCancer

What happens when treatment ends, the scans are clear, and everyone expects you to feel grateful… but you don't feel like yourself anymore?
My guest this week is Jondrea Phelps, a breast cancer survivor, author, speaker, coach, and founder of JP Empowerment and Flatties Wear.
After her breast cancer diagnosis, mastectomy, treatment, and being told she was cancer-free, Jondrea discovered that the "after" of breast cancer can bring its own grief, fear, anger, identity changes, and uncertainty.
We talk about what it means to stop trying to get back to normal, how HypnoBreathwork® helped Jondrea process what she was carrying, and why healing can be about moving forward into a new version of yourself.
You don't have to pretend everything is okay just because you made it through.
 


Meet Jondrea:
Jondrea Phelps is a breast cancer survivor, author, speaker, coach, and founder of JP Empowerment and Flatties Wear. After walking through her own breast cancer diagnosis, mastectomy, treatment, and the complicated emotional aftermath of being told she was cancer-free, she discovered that healing doesn't end when the scans are clear.

Through JP Empowerment, Jondrea supports women navigating the "after" of breast cancer, the part that doesn't always get talked about. The identity shifts. The grief. The anger. The fear. The disconnection from a body that may look and feel completely different. And the pressure to simply be grateful that you survived.

Using HypnoBreathwork®, Jondrea helps women move beyond only talking about their pain and begin to physically release what they've been carrying. Her approach is honest, compassionate, and refreshingly no-bullshit: you are not broken, you don't need to be fixed, and you don't have to pretend everything is okay just because you made it through.

She is also the founder of Flatties Wear, an adaptive clothing brand created to help women feel seen, comfortable, and empowered in bodies that have changed after breast cancer.
Jondrea's message is simple: Your pain is not the end of your story. It can become a doorway back to yourself and into a life that feels like yours again.
 


Her book:
Sh*t Happens, Breathe Through it: Practical tips for the Challenges Life Throws at You.
https://link.amazon/B0jaexEW0
Her Website:
http://jpempowerment.biz/
Instagram:
@jondrea_Phelps
Women to Watch Panel:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-woman-youre-becoming-is-waiting-on-one-decision/id1461493937?i=1000784496397
 


Resources Mentioned:
Download for Iphone.
Download for Android.

Work with Laura.
 

Let's Connect!
If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please share it with a friend or leave a review. Every share helps spread this message of hope, healing, and whole-person wellness.
💌 Join my email list for weekly wellness tips & podcast updates → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
💌 Join the Better Than Before Breast Cancer Life Coaching Membership → Life Coaching
💌 Join the Living Well After Breast Cancer Community → The Living Well After Breast Cancer Community
👩‍💻 Follow me on Instagram for daily inspiration → @thebreastcancerrecoverycoach
👩‍💻 Follow me on Facebook → The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎙 Subscribe & leave a review on Apple Podcasts → Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
🎥 Watch on YouTube → @BetterThanBeforeBreastCancer