When faced with a Stage IV terminal cancer diagnosis at age 37, how do you keep living, surfing big waves, and raising a child?
In this powerful episode, author and big-wave surfer Melanie Ezell joins Leah to share her unfiltered story of surviving Stage IV ovarian cancer, navigating recurrences, and finding profound joy despite an incurable diagnosis.
Melanie, author of the memoir Inherited: A Life Without a Cure and writer behind the popular Substack An Incurable Life, opens up about using big-wave surfing to mirror her mental health, taking ownership of her healing, and building a life fully lived alongside mortality.
In this episode:
Surfing as a Mirror: Melanie’s journey from Michigan to riding big waves in Hawaii and Mexico—and how the ocean reflects her inner emotional state.
The Diagnosis: Her BRCA1 genetic mutation background, subtle ovarian cancer symptoms, and receiving a Stage IV diagnosis in 2022.
Integrative & Alternative Cancer Care: Navigating ketogenic and Gerson diets, fasting, supplements, Dr. Joe Dispenza meditation, and plant medicine (Ayahuasca and Psilocybin) in search of the “root” cause of her cancer.
Addressing Emotional Roots: How tackling codependency, resentment, setting firm boundaries, and writing her memoir became crucial parts of her healing journey.
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