What if a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis became the catalyst for not only your greatest healing—but also your life’s mission?
In this transformative episode of Mission-driven Founders, host Wanda Malhotra sits down with Emily Kicklighter, founder of The Whole Elephant Coaching. After a Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer diagnosis in 2024, Emily radically reimagined her health, her purpose, and how she could empower others to heal—through holistic practices, regenerative farming, retreats, and food literacy.
Emily’s journey is both personal and profoundly entrepreneurial. Together, Wanda and Emily explore big, soul-level questions:
✨ How does healing begin when medicine reaches its limits?
🌱 Why is soil health inseparable from human health?
🦋 What happens when we trust the body’s wisdom—and use it to guide others?
This conversation is a powerful invitation for anyone navigating illness, burnout, or life transitions—and for visionaries ready to transform their own experiences into a business or mission that helps others heal. Emily’s story reminds us that healing isn’t just a journey—it can become your life’s work.
🎧 Perfect for: seekers, healers, cancer thrivers, coaches, and anyone ready to reclaim their wellness and inspire transformation in others.
🔗 Click here to read about Emily’s Radical Remission Retreat at the magical Valaterra.
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