When the Body Speaks: Cancer, Fear & Learning to Heal with Laura Lummer

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you’ve done all the “right” things for your health, and cancer still enters your life? In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with breast cancer recovery coach Laura Lummer, who was first diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in 2011 and later faced a stage four diagnosis in 2020. Laura takes us inside the fear of diagnosis, the loss of trust in your own body, and the emotional reality that can remain long after treatment ends. We talk about why recovery is about so much more than simply getting through treatment, and why learning to listen to yourself may be one of the most important parts of healing. We also explore the gaps Laura experienced within conventional cancer care, the importance of advocating for yourself and building a healthcare team that supports the whole person, and why she believes conventional and integrative medicine don't need to be an either/or choice. Laura also shares her experience with metabolic and integrative approaches, next generation sequencing (NGS), personalised treatment, nutrition, genetics, stress, emotional health and the mind body connection. But perhaps the most powerful part of this conversation is what comes after survival. After almost a decade of supporting breast cancer survivors, Laura believes women need to learn to listen to their bodies and intuition, examine what they're tolerating, create stronger boundaries and ask themselves a simple but confronting question: **Am I living a life I actually love?** What We Cover • Laura's first breast cancer diagnosis at 48 and the fear that followed • Her later stage four diagnosis and how her approach changed • Why being “healthy” doesn't make us invincible • Stress, emotions and the mind body connection • What Laura believes is missing from traditional cancer care • Building an integrative healthcare team • Becoming your own advocate and asking better questions • NGS testing and more personalised approaches to treatment • What happens emotionally when cancer treatment ends • Learning to trust your body again • Boundaries, self love and prioritising yourself • Moving beyond survival and creating a life you genuinely want to live Laura's message is ultimately one of living. Following her stage four diagnosis, she made a decision not to step back from life, but to keep learning, travelling, saying yes and listening to herself. As she says near the end of our conversation, **“I am gonna live.”** Where to Find Laura Website: https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreastcancerrecoverycoach/ Podcast: **Better Than Before Breast Cancer with The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach** Please note: This episode shares Laura's personal experience and perspectives and is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace individual medical advice or cancer treatment.