I know this is scary…

I was recently honored to tape an episode of The 15-Minute Matrix, a podcast hosted by my colleague, Andrea Nakayama.  I really look up to Andrea.  She’s  super-expert in her field of functional nutrition. She even runs her own training academy for up-and-coming nutritionists.

Andrea wanted to talk with me about the fear that cancer survivors deal with, and its effects on survivors’ bodies and spirits. She’s never had anyone speak about that on her show before. We really got into it – the time just flew by.  When we were done I was happy that another large community was going to hear the important message that fear about cancer is very real, and has very real effects on the majority of survivors.

When we were done, Andrea said something to me that I’m going to treasure for a long time: “You really own this.”

Coming from someone who’s such an expert in her own field, that was high praise.  She could tell I’ve spent a lot of time around survivors with fear, that I’ve seen all the ways it shows up, and that I’ve invested myself into creating solutions for people who struggle with it.  We both recognize that this is a real gap in the conventional care system, which is so focused on medical treatment that it can miss the trauma and fear in the people sitting right in front of them.  And that fear can last for years beyond the end of treatment, stealing your hope and your joy.

If you struggle with fear, you may have looked for help. Lots of people I work with have tried antidepressants. They didn’t help, because pills can’t cure fear. A lot of my clients have tried counseling. But counseling only helps if the therapist really understands the struggle you’re in. Most counselors don’t have a good handle on what goes on for cancer survivors, and can’t offer strategies that help.

That’s why I do what I do. I’m the person people go to when antidepressants aren’t enough, when the support group feels like a place where they relive their trauma, when the therapist listens and sympathizes but has nothing of substance to offer. I’m the one people go to when they’ve exhausted all the usual resources and don’t know where to turn. Or when something unexpected happens on their cancer journey, the fear kicks in and they need support now.

If fear has been an issue for you, I want you to know there’s hope. You can exit the tunnel of fear…but only if you show fear who’s boss. That takes bold action.

Here’s your first step: click this link and schedule a time to talk with me.

This conversation is my gift to you: there’s no fee, and there’s no obligation. My commitment to you is that you’ll come out of our conversation with a clear next step you can take to take back control of your life from fear.

Don’t continue to struggle with fear alone. And don’t keep wishing and hoping that it will just go away someday – it won’t.

Click here, and let’s talk.

Because there’s magnificence in you, and I don’t want fear dimming your beautiful light.

Believing in you,

Dr. Shani