You’re Allowed to Want Something | The Cancer Journey Podcast | Episode 131You can't get back to normal after cancer. Here's what to reach for instead.Maybe you've caught yourself thinking it too: I just want things back to how they were. It's a natural thing to want. It's also not available to you anymore. There's no normal left to return to. Only change.That doesn't mean there's nothing to look forward to. This episode is about what happens when you stop reaching backward and let yourself want something ahead of you instead, even without a plan for how to get there. A dream doesn't have to be big or fully formed. It just has to be yours, planted without judgment about the path.If you've been waiting to feel excited about anything until things settle down, this conversation makes the case for doing it now, in the middle of the hard part, not after it.Chapters:0:00 Intro and weekly check-in1:44 Naming the overwhelm honestly3:52 Reflecting on past cancer journeys with gratitude4:42 The Italy expansion: an adventure years in the making8:37 The Italian book launch and ICF conference sponsorship10:24 Supporting the Cancer Journey Foundation13:08 Fifteen years of CJI and the road that led here14:56 "I want normal again. There's only change."17:01 Why growth includes struggle, not just excitement21:31 Values as a compass for what excites you24:39 Planting the seed: holding a dream without a map26:04 Takeaway: setting a dream at the end of the tunnel27:24 The steps to getting there are the qualities of being there28:49 Closing thoughtsNew episodes of The Cancer Journey Podcast drop weekly.#CancerJourneyPodcast #HealingPodcast #SelfDiscoveryPodcast #CancerPodcast #CancerCoaching