......obviously, I was terrified, confused and felt out of control… and sure that I was going to die.
However,
with the strong sense that, ‘if I do not change, nothing will change’ I started to research and retrain to be a health and cancer coach.
I felt this glimmer of 'knowing' that cancer came into my life for a reason and that I was meant to learn, transform and create a new and better life. And I wanted to be around for along time to come for the sake of my two teenage boys.
Luckily, my favourite thing to do is 'learning new things', I am such a nerd for devouring information and looking through research but also I love bringing things down to earth and breaking it down. I went onto a journey of discovery ...all things recovery form cancer...
I developed a plan for my own life covering nutrition, detoxification, hormonal balance, emotional wellbeing, stress management, exercise, finding purpose in life …etc. I tweaked and refined the plan as I went along and learnt more and more.
Only about 5 - 10 % of all cancers are genetic and all the rest are life style related!
This to me sounded great as it means that we have so much control over our own health outcomes and do not need to feel that cancer is controlling us! We can take charge and let go of feeling victim to the big C. (...even make it a little c !)
As a Health and Cancer Coach I hold a certification that is recognised by the International Coach Federation (ICF), the Federation of Holistic Therapists and the Institute for Complimentary Therapists. I trained with the Health Coach Institute and my cancer coaching certification is with BeatCancer (science based and patient driven), The Centre for advancement in cancer education. I am a full member of the Uk Association of Health Coaches.