HEALING


mindfulness meditation, undergoing surgery, and reading a book called The Journey by Brandon Bays, which taught me a powerful method of releasing core emotional pain associated with degenerative disease.


DO IT FOR YOURSELF Cancer is a deeply personal disease. As a single mother, it was natural to be petrified of the possibility that my only child could grow up without a mother. But I was quick to identify that having this as my primary reason to get well was a motivation based on something (or someone) outside of myself. I knew I needed to take a good look at my own relationship with life and discover why I wanted to live it for myself. Luckily, I had some help and the help


like me, it is worth realising that you do have options in the early days of a cancer diagnosis. The plain truth is that tumours are not all the same and don’t always need immediate treatment. No matter what the type of diagnosis,


or how immediate the actions required, we always have time, even if just for a day, to pause, feel, ask, and reflect. This in itself creates a sense of well-being and can allow us to personally engage with the message our body is trying to tell us. So when it comes time for more invasive techniques, we are prepared and ready for them.


LISTEN TO YOUR GUIDANCE I think guidance is available to us at all times in our life. In my experience, getting a cancer diagnosis triggered a deep survival response. My senses became heightened and I was more receptive to the world around me. I have since heard that others have had similar experiences. My first guidance came the day


before I was diagnosed. I was sitting in my local doctor’s surgery when I met a


18 SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2017


//NO MATTER WHAT THE TYPE OF DIAGNOSIS, OR


HOW IMMEDIATE THE ACTIONS REQUIRED, WE ALWAYS HAVE TIME, EVEN IF JUST FOR A DAY, TO PAUSE, FEEL, ASK, AND REFLECT.//


woman with cancer who told me about her experience of a European treatment called Mistletoe Therapy. As soon as she said the words, I got a stirring sensation in my heart. This is what I call the ‘YES’ response. I knew I had to start on the Mistletoe Therapy as quickly as possible. From that day on, I listened carefully for that same ‘YES’ feeling in my body. For those interested, my personal


‘YES’ response also involved changing to a plant-based diet, attending a retreat at the Ian Gawler Foundation, practising


was cancer! Surprisingly, when faced with your own mortality, your ability to be absolutely honest with yourself is cutting edge. Everything that is not important seems to effortlessly fall away. All you have to do is ask yourself the question: ‘Why do I love life?’ If the only answer you come up with is because of your children, keep asking. I promise there is more. Getting clear with what is important


and learning to LOVE life are two of the best gifts that cancer can help deliver to your doorstep.


TAKE UP FULL RESIDENCE IN YOUR BODY This is an important one. When I first got my diagnosis, I didn’t bother asking myself the question ‘How could this happen to me?’ I knew exactly why my cells had created cancer. I had been distracted, aloof, and detached from my body for years. Eckhart Tolle wrote, “The more


consciousness you bring into the body, the stronger your immune system becomes. If the master is not present in the house, all kinds of shady characters will take up residence there.” After realising this, I immediately


apologised to my body for not being at home more often and made a life-long vow to meditate daily.


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