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The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach

The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach

By: Laura Lummer
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Laura is a Life Coach with an extensive background in health and wellness. She is a two-time Breast Cancer Survivor who supports other survivors in processing the trauma of breast cancer by learning to embrace all of their emotions while adopting a mindset that leads to a life that's even better than before breast cancer.Copyright 2018 Laura Lummer, All rights reserved Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
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  • #459 Building a Life That's Better Than Before Breast Cancer™ with Cheri Henderson

    #459 Building a Life That's Better Than Before Breast Cancer™ with Cheri Henderson
    Apr 17 2026

    Cheri lives in Duluth, Minnesota with her adventure partner, Brent, along the stunning shores of Lake Superior. A two-time breast cancer thriver—first diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage IIIA in 2019 at 39 years old, and again with Metastatic Breast Cancer in 2021 at 41—Cheri continues to live life with strength, joy, and purpose.

    She leads an active, outdoor-centered lifestyle and seeks inspiration in nature, camping, fishing, hiking, and traveling. Cheri finds peace in collecting rocks, capturing her surroundings through photography, and nurturing deep connections with her family and friends.

    With over seventeen years of experience in the outdoor and fashion industries in leadership roles, Cheri blends her professional expertise with a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Communicating Arts to share her story through the power of writing. Cheri is a published author whose work has appeared in Wildfire Journal, the only literary magazine created for and by those "too young" for breast cancer and the Boundary Waters Journal, a nationwide wilderness canoe country magazine. Cheri is also trained as a 2026 Hear My Voice Breast Cancer Advocate with Living Beyond Breast Cancer, a national nonprofit organization providing trusted information and a community of support to those newly diagnosed, in treatment, post-treatment, and living with metastatic disease. Cheri looks to alchemize her experience into advocacy and chooses to live intentionally every day to honor her health and healing.

    Resources Mentioned:

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

    Get The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach app:
    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breast-cancer-recovery-coach/id6720763813

    Learn about the Becoming You 2.0 coaching program
    https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/you

    Follow Cheri:
    https://www.instagram.com/chender1/

    Episode #420
    https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/420

    Wildfire Magazine
    https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/

    Boundary Waters journal
    https://www.boundarywatersjournal.com/

    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
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    1 hr
  • #458 Breast Cancer Recovery - How to Use The Science of Mindset to Create Better Health

    #458 Breast Cancer Recovery - How to Use The Science of Mindset to Create Better Health
    Apr 10 2026
    What if your thoughts were creating physical changes in your body? In this episode, we are looking at the science behind mindset and how your brain, your expectations, and your thought patterns influence your health in very real ways. From negativity bias to the nocebo and placebo effects, I break down the research that shows how your mind impacts stress, symptoms, and healing. You will learn why fear-based thinking feels automatic, how it affects your body, and how to start shifting your thoughts in a way that actually works. This is not about positive thinking. It is about understanding how your brain works and learning how to guide it. Resources Mentioned: Work with Laura: https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/health Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breast-cancer-recovery-coach/id6720763813 REFERENCES Baumeister, R.F., Bratslavsky, E., Finkenauer, C., & Vohs, K.D. (2001). Bad is stronger than good. Review of General Psychology, 5(4), 323-370. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1037/1089-2680.5.4.323 Rozin, P., & Royzman, E.B. (2001). Negativity bias, negativity dominance, and contagion. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5(4), 296-320. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0504_2 Beecher, H.K. (1955). The powerful placebo. Journal of the American Medical Association, 159(17), 1602-1606. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/303530 de la Fuente-Fernández, R., Ruth, T.J., Sossi, V., Schulzer, M., Calne, D.B., & Stoessl, A.J. (2001). Expectation and dopamine release: Mechanism of the placebo effect in Parkinson's disease. Science, 293(5532), 1164-1166. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1060937 Kaptchuk, T.J., Friedlander, E., Kelley, J.M., et al. (2010). Placebos without deception: A randomized controlled trial in irritable bowel syndrome. PLOS ONE, 5(12), e15591. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015591 Benedetti, F., Amanzio, M., Vighetti, S., & Asteggiano, G. (2006). The biochemical and neuroendocrine bases of the hyperalgesic nocebo effect. Journal of Neuroscience, 26(46), 12014-12022. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/26/46/12014 Haas, J.W., Bender, F.L., Ballou, S., Kelley, J.M., Wilhelm, M., Miller, F.G., Rief, W., & Kaptchuk, T.J. (2022). Frequency of adverse events in the placebo arms of COVID-19 vaccine trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 5(1), e2143955. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2788172 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
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    52 mins
  • #457 Training Through Treatment with Kristy Griggs

    #457 Training Through Treatment with Kristy Griggs
    Apr 3 2026

    In this episode, I'm joined by Kristy Griggs, founder of Training Through Treatment, to talk about the role exercise played in her experience with stage four breast cancer.

    Kristy was told to rest during treatment. But what she discovered was that movement helped her physically, mentally, and emotionally in ways she did not expect.

    She shares how she navigated the difference between needing rest and choosing to show up anyway, how exercise supported her through treatment, and how it ultimately led her to create a nonprofit that helps others access movement during cancer care.

    Listen to learn:

    • The difference between "I need rest" and "I feel uncomfortable but can still move"
    • How exercise supported treatment and recovery in real time
    • Why community matters during and after a diagnosis
    • What "vigorous exercise" actually means and why it matters
    • How to start moving even when energy is low

    This conversation is a reminder that movement does not have to be perfect to be meaningful.

    Resources Mentioned:

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

    Training Through Treatment Website:
    https://www.trainingthroughtreatment.org/ Follow Training Through Treatment on Instagram:
    https://www.instagram.com/training_through_treatment?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Follow Kristy: https://www.instagram.com/kristygriggs?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

    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
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    42 mins
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