Guest blog by Jenny Borgfjord Being a Loser Ain’t All Bad When I first embarked on my weight loss journey with the Livy Method on April 24, 2023, I had no idea how much it would transform my life during one of the most stressful periods I’ve ever faced. That day marked not only the …
Women’s Health
Hope and Answers for Women Facing Menopause After Cancer
Some of us never have the opportunity to enter menopause naturally. For young women like Dani Binnington, diagnosed with breast cancer, menopause is an immediate thing. Thrust upon them as a result of surgery, cancer treatments and risk reduction therapies. Dani was just 33 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. A young mum of …
How I am Using Somatic Movement to Release Trauma
A breast cancer diagnosis is a traumatic event. I have written about that topic here in other posts. I have recently discovered somatic movement as a way to release that trauma and it has been a game changer. A somatic movement is a movement that’s practiced consciously with the intention of focusing on the internal …
Breast Cancer Doctors I Follow, Respect and Admire
The breast cancer journey is complicated and emotionally fraught. It thrusts you into a new and terrifying world you never considered, let alone thought would happen to you. This is completely foreign territory — including the terminology your breast cancer doctors are using. It’s hard to think and process what you are being told, let alone …
What Does Fitness Look Like After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis?
Full confession, I’m a fitness nut. I have worked out almost daily for years. It is not just a physical thing for me. It’s vital for my mental health. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I took to Google (never a good idea) searching to understand what fitness might look like for me in …