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Sana Sana
Sana Sana is a podcast dedicated to supporting Hispanic and Latina breast cancer survivors who have always been the “strong ones” and now feel lost in their identity after cancer diagnosis. Through her podcast, Eileen will share the EcoSystem of Healing™️ coaching process that she’s been using for almost 10 years to help her clients restore trust in their bodies, release perfectionism, advocate for themselves, and live from a place of healing and peace instead of survival. Tune in to hear how…
Episodes
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Healing From Medical Gaslighting with Brenda Diaz
If you’ve ever been dismissed, ignored, or told you were exaggerating your very real symptoms, you have experienced medical gaslighting. You went to seek help…
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EP. 24: Navigating Grief During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
I couldn’t get out of bed a few weeks ago. I called out of work, which I NEVER do, and slept in until 3 am. It was so out of character for me that it scared my…
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EP. 23: 305PinkPack: Support for Cancer Survivors in Miami-Dade County
You need a pack that’s got your back! Seriously, community made the biggest difference in every cancer survivor's recovery journey. No one can get through…
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EP. 22: Oncolofit: Fitness for Cancer Survivors with JC Rodriguez
My mom actually yelled at me when I started working out during my cancer recovery. Maybe "yelled" is a strong word, but she said some very strong things to me…
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EP. 21: El Sueño de Papá: Making My Father's Dream Come True
Sacrifice is a large, and often devastating, part of Latino culture. Our parents and our grandparents have sacrificed so much to give us the life that they…
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EP. 20: Hermanas: The Women Who Showed Up for Me & How to Find Yours
My hermansas showed up for me during the hardest part of my life. Being diagnosed, going through chemo, and building my body back up made me sink so deeply…
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EP. 19: How I Told My Kids I Had Breast Cancer - and What I’d Do Differently
Telling your kids about your cancer diagnosis will be hard. At least, it was for me. I didn’t know what to do or what the right thing to say was. I just sat…
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EP. 18: Why You Need to Add Strength Training and Exercise to Your Cancer Treatment Plan with Will "Billy" Holscher
Cancer and cancer treatment can take so much from you. For me, it took my ability to feel strong. I’ve always cared about my health, but after I was diagnosed…
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EP. 17: "What if It Comes Back?" Naming the Fear of Recurrence and What to Do with It
I think all cancer survivors wait for the other shoe to drop. We’re not being morbid; we’ve seen it happen to our friends, family, and acquaintances. It is a…
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EP. 16: The Other Side of the Bed: What Your Caregiver Carried While You Were Fighting
Have you ever thought about what your caretaker must be going through? Chances are that yes, you have. But your diagnosis is so overwhelming that you both…
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EP. 15: 2 Lessons on How I Became My Most Authentic Self That Have Nothing To Do With Cancer
The stories we tell ourselves have the power to shape our lives. But not every story we tell ourselves, about ourselves, is true. So where did they come from?…
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EP. 14: How to Work Through Your Suppressed Feelings as a Cancer Survivor
I have a client who reached out to me because she knew she wasn’t feeling her feelings. At first, she felt distant from her feelings, like she couldn’t access…
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EP. 13: Body Neutrality: How to Make Peace with Your Body After Your Cancer Diagnosis
Body neutrality is a concept I bring up to my cancer recovery clients so that they have some peace during such a difficult time. Loving our bodies - as…
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EP. 12: How to Reduce Overwhelm and Get Your Momentum Back as a Cancer Survivor
I am used to living a fast-paced lifestyle. Every single thing on my to-do list was getting done, no matter what. And cancer ruined that for me, in more ways…
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EP. 11: How to Protect Your Peace During Treatment and Survivorship
Setting boundaries was the best thing I could do for myself during my cancer treatment. Setting boundaries for me meant that I didn’t overextend myself during…
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EP. 10: Freedom Flights, When to Defer to Doctors, and Self-Advocacy
When was the last time you talked back to a doctor? I KNOW! It sounds almost sacrilegious to question a doctor. But what if I told you that you had to do it to…
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EP. 9: How I Live a Life of Service Without Self-Sacrificing (Again)
What does a life of service look like to you? For many of us in the Latina community, it means giving up everything we are for the good of others. That can…
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EP. 8: The Three Pillars of Self-Care I Refuse to Live Without
“A depleted woman cannot pour from an empty cup.” That is the lesson I had to learn during my cancer treatment. Even before I got my cancer diagnosis, I was…
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EP. 7: How to Rediscover Your Identity After Your Cancer Diagnosis
Identity work is a huge part of my coaching program because of how much it affects my clients. The hospital typically handles all aspects of your physical…
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EP. 6: 5 Life Lessons That Helped Me Navigate Cancer Treatment and Protect My Mental Health
I learned so many life lessons during my cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. It was as if my way of life was split in two parts, before my diagnosis and…
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EP. 5: Tattoos, Faith, and Tapping into Your Inner Strength
Inner strength and faith go hand in hand for me. I was raised Catholic, and I strengthened my relationship with God as I got older. And, throughout my life, I…
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EP. 4: How I Created My Recovery Coaching Package for Breast Cancer Survivors
I didn’t get what I needed, so I created it myself. Surviving cancer was a bigger healing process than I ever thought it would be. My doctors were focused on…
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EP. 3: What Being "The Strong One" Will Cost You
Being The Strong One was a waste of time. All the love and care I had for my family could still be expressed if I also took care of myself. It didn’t need to…
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EP. 2: What Being a 3rd Generation Cancer Survivor Taught Me
Cancer affects us all differently. We are all diagnosed with different stages and different complications. When I was first diagnosed, I felt completely lost…
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EP. 1: Welcome to Sana Sana the Podcast!
I know that I owe so much to the doctors and treatment that healed me after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. They deserve all my respect and admiration for…
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Trailer - Sana Sana by Eileen Lopez Tome
Welcome to the Sana Sana podcast! These conversations have been on my heart for a long time, because this is what I needed 10 years ago when I was first…