I’ve just found your page and I love your posts but particularly this conversation. I’ve just written a piece on being diagnosed with cancer and infertility in your 20s so coming across this felt almost like a sign. ❤️
I loved this! Hannah speaks to something I have wrestled with a lot during my treatment - the expectation that healthcare providers have all the answers.
They are smart and dedicated, but also exhausted and living in a world that’s changing so fast. So self advocacy and having advocates in your corner is essential. I have advocated for myself to such a degree that I was labeled intense by a member of my medical team. So be it.
Such an interesting point, Elizabeth. I found myself going the opposite way, staying quiet when I should have pushed back or questioned certain decisions more. I’m starting to find my voice little by little. It’s sobering realizing doctors don’t in fact have all the answers. Here’s to being more intense!
Yes! As women it’s very difficult to make that choice because people don’t like women to be intense. We get punished for it. So we opt for nice instead.
The Human body is an input-output system. The better we understand what it needs to function optimally (emphasizing "inputs" like healthy fats, healthy carbs, salt, regular movement, and calm), the better the output (longer health span ... the number of years we live in good health). Blanket "health" recommendations, without context, have been one of the strongest underlying causes of chronic illness and dis-ease worldwide. The individual isn't to blame. The blanket "health" advice is.
I know, right 🤦♂️. Doesn't make it any easier on our immune system. The goal is to keep it strong and at the same time avoiding toxic exposure to prevent it from overwhelm from not having enough "fire" fighters to put out that last fire (potentially cancer).
Hi Alison,
I’ve just found your page and I love your posts but particularly this conversation. I’ve just written a piece on being diagnosed with cancer and infertility in your 20s so coming across this felt almost like a sign. ❤️
Would be great to connect and chat more. Xx
I’m so happy this conversation resonated, Lucy! I’ll check out your post. Feel free to DM me!
Hannah this is so beautiful. You are so courageous to share so others may learn from you. Peace
Thank you Candace 🫶 appreciate your support always!
Thank you for sharing
Your interview with Allison is wonderful and incredibly brave.
The best, best time 🤍 grateful to know you and be able to have this conversation 🫶
SAME💗
I loved this! Hannah speaks to something I have wrestled with a lot during my treatment - the expectation that healthcare providers have all the answers.
They are smart and dedicated, but also exhausted and living in a world that’s changing so fast. So self advocacy and having advocates in your corner is essential. I have advocated for myself to such a degree that I was labeled intense by a member of my medical team. So be it.
Such an interesting point, Elizabeth. I found myself going the opposite way, staying quiet when I should have pushed back or questioned certain decisions more. I’m starting to find my voice little by little. It’s sobering realizing doctors don’t in fact have all the answers. Here’s to being more intense!
Yes! As women it’s very difficult to make that choice because people don’t like women to be intense. We get punished for it. So we opt for nice instead.
Go get the book The Cancer Code by Dr. Jason Fung. It's not just bad luck.
Why have these young people been trained to blame themselves?
The Human body is an input-output system. The better we understand what it needs to function optimally (emphasizing "inputs" like healthy fats, healthy carbs, salt, regular movement, and calm), the better the output (longer health span ... the number of years we live in good health). Blanket "health" recommendations, without context, have been one of the strongest underlying causes of chronic illness and dis-ease worldwide. The individual isn't to blame. The blanket "health" advice is.
I agree, but I also understand the level of toxins both in our environment and in the supposedly safe meds.
I know, right 🤦♂️. Doesn't make it any easier on our immune system. The goal is to keep it strong and at the same time avoiding toxic exposure to prevent it from overwhelm from not having enough "fire" fighters to put out that last fire (potentially cancer).