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🎙️ Episode Summary

At 42, Zulma walked into a classroom with determination and a clear sense of who she was.
At 46, just two months after graduation, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
At 50, she chose to pursue her master’s degree and begin again.
At 60, she chose her mind, body, and soul and moved to Panama to build a life aligned with freedom.

But between those milestones lies a hidden chapter.

In this episode, Zulma shares what it was like to face a breast cancer diagnosis in midlife while remaining grounded in her strength. She takes us into the quiet reality of treatment, the hard days when strength did not feel strong, and the decision to return to Argentina to focus on healing before rebuilding her life.

We talk about what it means to start over after breast cancer, to listen to your body instead of pushing through, and to believe in another dream when most people would have slowed down.

This is a story about rebuilding your life in midlife. Not because you lost who you were. But because you chose to grow again.

What We Talk About in This Episode:

• The emotional weight of a breast cancer diagnosis at 46
• The day strength did not feel strong
• Letting go of plans to prioritize healing
• Listening to your body after survival mode
• Becoming a therapist shaped by lived experience
• Grief and freedom in a move to Panama
• Honoring your internal hero in ordinary life

The Hidden Chapter Moment

Zulma’s hidden chapter was not just the breast cancer diagnosis.

It was the season where she had to stop.

Where achievement paused.
Where plans unraveled.
Where her body asked for attention instead of ambition.

That moment could have defined her by loss.

Instead, it became the turning point where she rebuilt her life in midlife.

Rather than rushing back into productivity, she chose healing. Rather than seeing herself as a victim of what she survived, she began to see herself as someone becoming again.

Resources and Mentions:

🦋 Dragonfly Therapy Services
www.dragonflytherapyservices.net

🎙️ Host of Keeping It Real with Zulma The Swearing Therapist Podcast

📩 Email: dragonflytslv@gmail.com

🔗 🎙️🎧 Zulma and I met from Podmatch.com https://www.joinpodmatch.com/genevievekruger

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