I Was Alive… But I Wasn’t Living Yet

BRCA & Beyond | A Hereditary Cancer Podcast · Jan 1, 2026 · 37m

I’ve never really loved New Year’s Eve. Even as a kid, it always made me feel a little sad, like I could feel time moving before I really understood what that meant. And after my diagnosis, that feeling changed into something deeper. Suddenly, a new year wasn’t about becoming better or fixing myself. It was about being here. Still breathing. Still holding my kids. Still getting another chance at a life I once wasn’t sure I would have.

In this episode, I open up about the moment I realized that even after surviving, I was still quietly postponing my life...waiting for after surgery, after…