From Yoga to Healing Others

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

Catherine Hamilton’s life flipped upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer before her 30th birthday—while teaching yoga in Ecuador. Instead of just guiding others to peace, she pivoted to social work to help patients navigate their own battles. Facing surgery, chemo, and radiation without insurance, she spent her energy hunting grants and programs, battling not just illness but financial and emotional exhaustion. While peers celebrated milestones, she wrestled with existential dread—and that’s what fueled her mission. Now, cancer-free (or “cancer-maybe free”), she’s interning at…