Sep 7, 2026 · 36 min · 10 segments
In this episode of *Sunflower Conversations*, James Dunn speaks with Nicole Quinlan about her journey living with a non-visible disability following a life-changing cancer diagnosis. Nicole shares…
Nicole QuinlanGuestJames DunnHostHow have your health challenges changed the way you see yourself and your perspective on life?
I always say to people now, and I know I'm like one of the lucky ones that made it through cancer, but it honestly was the best thing that I've experienced.
in that it's sort of given me an outlook on life that I think people that don't face death, I mean, we're all going to die.
We know that, but to actually be told out of your control, this could potentially be your finish line.
I, um, you know, I'm now married, but I was often, um, a solo traveler around the world.
And people used to say all the time to me, oh my God, how do you like go travel by yourself? Like so many people get nervous about this, um, you know, doing things on your own or that, and that just makes no sense in my mind.
And I find a lot of people put off and save for the right time or do this for when it feels right.
And that's the gift that cancer gave me of that sort of perspective and outlook on life that I'm very much in the moment, which, you know, maybe looked at as a negative as well.
and experiences post-cancer in, you know, travelling and different things that I've done purely because of the gift that cancer gave me and just do it.
You've got that really positive outlook and grabbing life, you know, with both hands.
How have your health challenges changed the way you see yourself and your perspective on life?
I always say to people now, and I know I'm like one of the lucky ones that made it through cancer, but it honestly was the best thing that I've experienced.
in that it's sort of given me an outlook on life that I think people that don't face death, I mean, we're all going to die.
We know that, but to actually be told out of your control, this could potentially be your finish line.
I, um, you know, I'm now married, but I was often, um, a solo traveler around the world.
And people used to say all the time to me, oh my God, how do you like go travel by yourself? Like so many people get nervous about this, um, you know, doing things on your own or that, and that just makes no sense in my mind.
And I find a lot of people put off and save for the right time or do this for when it feels right.
And that's the gift that cancer gave me of that sort of perspective and outlook on life that I'm very much in the moment, which, you know, maybe looked at as a negative as well.
and experiences post-cancer in, you know, travelling and different things that I've done purely because of the gift that cancer gave me and just do it.
You've got that really positive outlook and grabbing life, you know, with both hands.
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