A Mother’s Fight for Her Son & a New Approach to Childhood Cancer w/ Season Johnson

As a mom of six, this conversation hit me hard. Season’s son, Kicker, was diagnosed with leukemia just before his third birthday, and since then she has turned her experience into passion, knowledge, and hope for other families facing some of the hardest, most unimaginable moments in life. I learned so much from her, and I know you will too. **Here are a few of my biggest takeaways from our conversation:** 1. **Combining conventional and holistic care.** Your child’s doctors care deeply about helping your child, but most were trained in one path to get there and received very little nutrition education. Season gives advice on navigating traditional cancer treatments, while simultaneously adding holistic healing and support methods. 2. **Understanding your genes through nutrigenomics.** Your genes can offer clues about what your body needs most. A simple saliva test isn’t diagnostic, but just like a weather forecast, it can help guide your family’s nutrition and lifestyle choices. 3. **Letting go of guilt.** No parent is powerful enough to cause their child’s cancer, or to control it. Hope and fear can live side by side, and choosing hope, even 15 minutes at a time, can carry a family through the hardest days. 4. **Caring for the whole family.** When one child is sick, it’s easy for everything else to fall to the side. Siblings still need one-on-one time and a way to feel included, and a strong marriage gives the whole family something steady to lean on. Making room for connection, fun, and play keeps everyone grounded through the hardest seasons. 5. **Small changes add up.** I love that Season teaches simple, practical ways to start instead of overhauling everything at once. You can’t supplement your way out of a poor diet, but one easy swap, like trading a processed breakfast for real protein, builds momentum. And leaving room for treats and fun days keeps healthy habits sustainable for the whole family. Listen now and share this episode with anyone you know who is walking through the journey of childhood cancer. **About Season:** Season Johnson is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Integrative Health Practitioner, and student at the Metabolic Terrain Institute. When her two-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer, her family walked through 3.5 years of daily chemotherapy and countless surgeries, and that experience became the start of her mission. Today, she owns Biodynamic Wellness, a functional medicine practice in Solana Beach, California, founded the Thrive Through Cancer Formula and Thrive Beyond Cancer programs, and co-founded the KICKcancER Movement nonprofit with her husband to support children with cancer and their families. Season has received the Weston A. Price Activist Award, the Children’s Health Advocate Award, and the doTERRA Elevation Award, and has shared her work everywhere from the Oscars to pro athletes with the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Braves. Through her practice, programs, podcast, and coaching, she helps families feel hopeful, empowered, and supported. **Connect with Season Johnson:** - Website and podcast: seasonjohnson.com - Clinic: biodynamicwellness.com - Thrive Through Cancer Formula: yourthriveformula.com - KICKcancER Movement: kickcancermovement.org - Instagram: @seasonjohnson - Facebook: @seasonmjohnson **Shop our show sponsor:**  Q for Quinn has stylish basics for the entire family without compromising on comfort or health. Use code JUSTINGREDIENTS for 10% off your order at qforquinn.com. **Looking for more Just Ingredients content?** Instagram: @just.ingredients Podcast Instagram: @just.ingredients.podcast Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@Just.Ingredients Facebook Community: Join our group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices