Facing Fear - Facing Fear: I Have Breast Cancer

Facing Fear: I Have Breast Cancer

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10/27/21 • 48 min

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Facing Fear

I've unexpectedly decided to return to the podcast from my 100 day break because I'm about to start a facing fear journey unlike any before... I've been diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer. It really doesn't get anymore "facing fear" than that.
I was diagnosed on October 14. Essentially overnight, I went from a normal AF human, to someone now associated with the cancer community. I have the "best of the worst news" and will survive this. But for now, it's just the start of a journey through completely uncharted territory and I'm not sure where it's going to take me.
Turns out, podcasting is a cathartic way for me to process my feelings. So here goes.
P.S. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Please, on my behalf, make it a routine to check yourself out, remind your family to do so, eat some damn kale and go learn your family medical history.

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Last 100 Days of 2021 featuring a chapter from Motivation Manifesto

Over the past few months, I can't seem to bring myself to get motivated enough to be consistent with anything in my life. And then I picked up the Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard. I share his chapter, "On Fear" during this episode and my thoughts along with it.

After much thought and consideration, I've decided for the last 100 days of 2021, I am going to take a break from two things... my personal social media and producing the podcast.

I plan to work on the show in this break, but I will not be putting anything (recording or social media wise) into the world. I want to take this time to regroup, plan and come up with a way to have a consistent show that balances with my life.

I put up a video on my thoughts here on the @facingfearwithsara Instagram.
I love and thank you so much for listening and following along my journey. This is just another chapter in my book I feel is needed at this time.

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Next Episode

What About My Nipples!? And Other Thoughts on Having Cancer

I've known I've had cancer for less than three weeks and it feels like THREE YEARS. On this episode, I tell you about how it feels to have cancer. I share experiences and examples of how I've been dealing with sadness, stress, humor and wondering what the fck is going to happen to my nipples.
At this stage, we do not know if I'll have a lumpectomy or mastectomy, however we did learn news this week that is leaning me more towards a mastectomy (aka goodbye nipples).
Thank you for listening as I document this journey. This podcast allows me to create art, process my feelings and continue to move forward into facing fear.
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