When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2022, everything changed—fast. I was in graduate nursing school, still teaching, and actively working as an RN during the tail-end of the pandemic. Suddenly, I had to step away from all of it. The diagnosis was overwhelming, and facing a left breast mastectomy was something I couldn’t have imagined just months earlier. The recovery was not just physical—it shook me emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I leaned hard into therapy, dug deep into self-reflection, and began reconstructing my life from a place of compassion and clarity. Now, over two years cancer-free, I’m focused on building something new as a nurse entrepreneur and advocate. I don’t pretend it was easy—it wasn’t. But I learned how to show up for myself in a way I never had before. If you’re facing a diagnosis, in treatment, or just coming out the other side, I’d be honored to hold space for you. You don’t have to go through it alone.