The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach
Laura is a Certified Life, Health, Nutrition Coach, and Wellness professional. She's a two-time breast cancer survivor living with metastatic disease. Laura supports women in dropping their warrior shield after a diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer so they can release the pressure to go back to normal and create a life that's even better than before breast cancer. These twice-weekly episodes give you tools you can apply to your life today, to support your body and your mind as you manage life after breast cancer.
Episodes
This episode comes out the day after Christmas, when many of us are surrounded by more stuff, more noise, and more overwhelm.
In this episode, we talk about how clutter is not just physical. It can show up in our thoughts, our emotions, and even our schedules. We explore how rumination and constant busyness can keep the nervous system stuck in stress, and why...
As the year comes to a close, Laura reflects on a powerful pattern many women experience after breast cancer: feeling like an observer in their own life rather than an active participant.
In this episode, Laura explores how trauma, uncertainty, constant stimulation, and comparison can lead to disconnection and low-level dissociation. She explains why stillnes...
In this episode, I sit down with Kristie Howlett, NP, to talk about a topic so many women worry about but rarely get complete information on. Kristie brings her years of oncology and integrative experience into this discussion about bone health, estrogen changes, metabolic influences, and the difference strength training truly makes.
What does abundance really mean when you are healing from cancer?
In this episode, Laura talks with cancer survivor and health coach Hayley Dubin about manifestation, mindset, intuition, and the small actions that create meaningful change.
After breast cancer, many women stay stuck in patterns of hypervigilance, overthinking, poor sleep, and emotional overwhelm without realizing the deeper cause: their body doesn't feel safe.
In this episode, we explore:
• How the nervous system processes safety
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In this episode, Laura speaks with three-time stage-four cancer survivor Paloma Soledad, the creator of Luxcare Clothing, chemical-free, Sun-safe, adaptive, and sustainably made pieces designed for women in cancer treatment and recovery.
Paloma shares her story of immunotherapy, lymphedema, and living in a post-cance...
In this episode, Laura explores a question that often brings women more confusion than clarity: "What is my purpose?" Drawing from her own reflections and from coaching breast cancer survivors, she reframes the conversation around a far more supportive question: "Am I living on purpose?"
You'll hear how intentional living supports cognitive health, stress res...
Why do we keep holding on to things that don't serve us, relationships, habits, or clutter that drains our energy? In this episode, Laura Lummer explores how the brain's desire for safety keeps us clinging to what's familiar, even when it hurts us.
You'll hear about two fascinating studies on the psychology of familiarity and habit formation, and learn how aw...
When you've lived through breast cancer, life often feels like a mix of opposites, gratitude and fear, healing and side effects, joy and grief. In this episode, Laura shares what it means to hold space for both the good and the hard, and how allowing energy to flow supports both emotional and physical healing.
She explores the science of psycho-neuro-immunolo...
When we try to protect others from our pain, we often end up isolating ourselves. In this episode, Laura Lummer, The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach, shares her concept of the protective barrier, the invisible wall that forms when we hold our emotions in and pretend everything is "normal."
Through the lens of radical transpa...
Back from Metabolic Health Day, I'm joined by client and Terrain Advocate-in-training, Katie Resor, to share the most use-today insights: energy and fatigue through a metabolic lens, nature and circadian rhythm, simple detox wins, EMF practices that fit real life, and the vendors/tests we loved.
You'll also hear reflections on community, hope, and why health is a terrain we tend, not a finish line.
Show links include the conference...
Being cancer-free doesn't always mean we've healed. After 14 years of managing cancer, I've learned that healing is about more than scans and lab results, it's about reclaiming joy, peace, and meaning in the present moment.
In this episode, I share stories of women who stopped waiting for permission to live and how research shows that hope, gratitude, and lau...
October is a complicated month for so many of us touched by breast cancer. Pink ribbons are everywhere, sometimes they feel celebratory, other times they stir up fear, grief, or difficult memories. Both experiences are real, and both deserve to be honored.
In this episode, I invite you to see October through a different lens. Instead of focusing only on awareness...
Healing doesn't begin with shame, it begins with honesty. In this episode, I share why telling yourself the truth is the most powerful first step in creating health and joy after breast cancer.
You'll hear:
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Why judgment keeps us stuck in old patte...
Biological dentistry goes far beyond cavities and cleanings—it's about understanding how your mouth connects to your entire body. In this episode, Dr. Toni Engram explains how the oral microbiome impacts inflammation, hormones, digestion, and even healing from chronic illness.
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Why does it feel so hard to hear yourself when life gets busy—especially during breast cancer recovery? In this episode:
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The science of stress, sleep, and comfort eating
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Why white space is not a luxury but ...
If you've ever thought, "I just can't stop eating sugar," this episode is for you.
I'll share what I discovered while reviewing 20 nutrition genomic reports from breast cancer survivors—and the surprising genetic commonalities that explain both difficulties with blood sugar regulation and stronger tendencies toward impuls...
Food isn't just calories—it's connection. It's energy from the sun and the soil transformed into nourishment for your body. Yet in our modern world, food often feels like discipline, restriction, or just another task.
In this episode, I talk about how to shift your perspective so food once again becomes love—for your body, for your healing, and for your life ...
Stress isn't just "in your head"—it changes your biology. It depletes nutrients like magnesium, vitamin C, B vitamins, and zinc, and keeps your body in survival mode. Supplements can help, but they won't heal you if the root cause—stress—remains.
In this episode, I talk about why stress management is as critical as nutrition, how CBT and EMDR support your hea...
Have you ever felt almost afraid to set a boundary—especially with someone you love? You're not alone. In this episode, I share the story of a client who jokingly called it "boundary phobia" and how that phrase perfectly captures the fear and discomfort so many of us feel when we try to protect our time, energy, or emotional well-being.
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