In this episode I interview Sylvia Sunstrum, cancer survivor, blogger, motivational speaker and Instagram influencer you might know as Sassy With Style!

A huge advocate of women supporting women, Sylvia is on a mission to help change others’ lives by sharing her personal story of her midlife journey through menopause, a cancer diagnosis, and allll the things motherhood, career and life.

We touch on:

- Sylvia’s life experience as a “previvor”: somebody who has an increased risk of various cancers, due to a particular gene mutation.

- Holding space for the differences in experience when undergoing surgical (or natural) menopause at various life stages.

- How Angelina Jolie inspired Sylvia’s desire to share her journey publicly.

- Women’s health consistently feeling like a taboo subject, no matter what age or stage you’re in.

- Sylvia’s tips for women in their 30’s and 40’s to incorporate now, in order to lessen some of the not-so-fun parts of menopause, down the road.

- The power of our thoughts: from how we eat or move our body, to what we are experiencing in our life, a shift in perspective is merely one thought away.

- Sylvia’s spiritual journey throughout receiving the breast cancer diagnosis she had been fearing in 2020.

- Be your own advocate: ask the questions, come prepared, do your research and follow your gut.

Resources mentioned:

- Connect with Sylvia on Instagram - @sassy_withstyle. Also you can read her blog, I’m Still Hot!

- We’ve bought this Maca supplement 4x apparently from Amazon (among many others - this one was most recurring!).

- My husband’s raw, dehydrated dog and cat food company: Smack Pet Food.

- My “Are You In Survival Mode?” episode (#7) can be found here.

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