by Kathryn White

One of the most difficult things to hear are the three words – you have cancer.  This short phrase can stop you in your tracks and certainly change the course of your life forever. Initially you may feel nothing at all as your mind attempts to process what was just said. At some...

by Kathryn White

How do you even know how to prepare yourself for something you’ve never done? In 2015 I was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, a diagnosis that required me to undergo some major surgery. For my first surgery I had no idea what surgery prep, the actual surgery and recovery w...

by Kathryn White

Living with cancer has its challenges to say the least. Finding gratitude can be one of them. The overwhelm of the health situation, the trips to appointments and tests, and the sheer overwhelm and exhaustion both physically and mentally can make finding the good things in life ...

by Kathryn White

Can you calm your mind?

One aspect of cancer is a racing mind. There are so many thoughts that happen when you are navigating life with cancer. The Buddhists use the term Monkey Mind to reference how your mind won’t stop moving. Your thoughts are like a monkey swinging from bra...

by Kathryn White

In the years leading up to my cancer diagnosis I thought I was eating a healthy diet. We cooked most of our meals at home, enjoyed dessert, and regularly ate vegetables. Healthy right?

It wasn't until I was diagnosed with cancer and was going through my chemotherapy treatments ...

by Kathryn White

I remember the moment the doctor told me I had cancer and how I had an overwhelming feeling to run away. My fight or flight response kicked in and I had this instinct to get to safety. In that moment I needed to be at home with my family. I called my husband, who was out with ou...

by Kathryn White

How do you feel about change? Do you resist it? Do you fight against it? Or, do you embrace it as inevitable? When you receive a cancer diagnosis there a lot of change and it wasn't the kind you wanted. I feel for you. It's one thing to make a decision for yourself, but it is an...

by Kathryn White

I want to challenge your ability to be flexible about this topic of yoga and invite you to explore how it can truly be part of changing your life when you have cancer. Looking at yoga in relation to cancer, I want to offer that it is so much more than the poses and the physical ...

by Kathryn White 

How can getting cancer make your life better? That may seem like a ridiculous statement considering that in 2015 I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. I had no idea what the process or the outcome was going to look like. But what I did know was that I was going to do what ...