I'm a wife, proud mama to two adult kids, and a two-time cancer survivor (three, if I count the numerous skin cancers along the way) with zero interest in waiting for "someday."

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As a former school counselor and substance abuse prevention specialist, I've always been drawn to helping people through hard seasons with honesty, curiosity, and courage. Colon cancer in 2011, then breast cancer and a double mastectomy in 2022, reshaped how I see time, health, and what it means to truly live. Those chapters became the foundation for my book, More Than Lemons.

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A year later, another cancer scare led to a radical hysterectomy and surgical menopause. The frustrating post-cancer care that followed sparked my advocacy for women's health, especially hormone balance and informed decision-making after breast cancer.

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Since 2020, my husband and I have traveled the U.S. in our camper, covering nearly every state (yes, even driving to Alaska from New Hampshire) and parts of Canada. What I've learned on the road and through my health journey lives here, encouraged by friends who kept saying, "You need to share this."

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At its heart, this page exists to inspire you to stop postponing the life you want and show up more boldly today, while you still have the choice.