Hello, a bit about me..
I am a mystic, a writer, cancer survivor and emerging cancer thrivership pioneer. My husband and I, along with our cat, live in Lino Lakes, in beautiful Minnesota.
In January 2020, at the start of the pandemic, I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. As you can imagine, this was a tremendously difficult time. The COVID era was incredibly isolating and I lost physical mobility due to the weekly Taxol chemotherapy treatment that year.
I have been through numerous treatment regimens and had a recurrence in 2022 that led me to seek treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I have also been on Enhertu and completed six of the eight cycles my oncologist wanted me to go through.
Because there was no longer any active cancer my body I was able to have the bilateral mastectomy in February 2024. I am currently receiving a Phesgo shot every three weeks to keep the cancer "at bay."
At the beginning, I set my sights on "Acing cancer school." Throughout this path I have held on to my healing intentions, learning about our bodies' innate ability to heal itself and exploring different healing modalities.
I like to say that I have "Been wading into the deep end of the healing pool." Through the healing modalities I have been exploring, I have been discovering better quality of life and the freedom to be who I am. I am very excited to share what has been working for me, knowing that I can inspire other people learn how to thrive, and I can empower individuals to have hope and heal, despite a cancer diagnosis, serious health condition or disability.
In 2022 I started going around the Andean Medicine Wheel with Coleen (CoCo) Elwood of Peace Medicine in a two-year training. That began to stoke a fire of deep interest into the Andean Shamanism of South America. I completed the wheel in 2024.
In 2023 I studied with Dr. Alberto Villoldo through The Four Winds Association and I am certified as an Energy Medicine Practitioner in the Andean Shamanic lineage of the Q'ero, people of the Inca. The combination of this course with the two-year medicine wheel training completely changed my perspective and lens on life.
As of 2024 I have been studying with Thomas Hubl, author of Attuned Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma-and Our World. I also studied with the Pocket Project in their Applied Trauma-Informed Leadership course in 2024.
Why did it take a cancer diagnosis for me to see my health and life in a holistic, "whole-person" approach? Why did my WHOLE life have to fall apart so I could "find myself" and finally learn about Shamanism, something that interested me since I was a teenager? Only the Universe or Creator knows...
But, I have been getting comfortable with uncertainty, living in the terrain of where this liminal space is taking me, following my heart, my internal "nudging system," knowing that I am here to be of service, "working" and aligned with peace, compassion, love, forgiveness and presence.🕊️ 🙏🏽 ❤️ 💜✨
I am holding a new vision of how good life can be for the world (and the earth) WHEN we each find our own point of balanced wellbeing. I know there is something here that just might inspire you to find your very own "sweet spot" of balanced, heart-focused living!🌱
Many Blessings to you and yours! Thank you for reading my story. I sincerely appreciate it. I would love to hear from you and learn your story. I'm collecting stories for my book NOW. Please send me a message!