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What happens on the day your cancer treatment ends and instead of feeling free, you feel like you're standing at the edge of a cliff instead?
Host Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Tara Elmore, the founder of Complex Creatures, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 37.
Tara understands the strange silence that follows the very last treatment, because she lived it. The roadmap disappears, the check-ins slow down, and people see your hair growing back and assume that you're fine.
But inside, you're left wondering what you're supposed to do with the 364 days that stretch between one screening and the next.
Dr. Katie brings her own perspective as a former radiation oncologist who used to prepare her patients for this exact moment. She saw the anxiety, the loneliness, and the fear that tend to show up right when the world expects you to celebrate.
They explore what it means to reclaim your agency, how to gently detox your body after treatment, and why the intuitive knowing inside you is far more powerful than you've been led to believe.
Chapters:
00:05:42 - The Emotional Cliff After Treatment
00:08:49 - Why Ringing the Bell Feels Complicated
00:09:52 - Reclaiming Your Role in Healing
00:11:13 - Building a Post-Treatment Care Team
00:12:31 - Taking the First Step Toward Recovery
00:15:09 - The Fast That Changed Her Body
00:18:22 - Finding Safer Ways to Fast Postpartum
00:20:16 - Turning a Healing Gap Into a Mission
00:22:34 - Supporting Skin Through Radiation
00:26:20 - Why Breast Care Matters Between Screenings
00:30:46 - Reconnecting With Your Body
00:32:46 - Reclaiming the 364 Days Between Screenings
00:33:14 - Choosing Your Health Non-Negotiables
00:34:58 - Understanding the Body’s Terrain
00:39:14 - Making Health a Lifelong Practice
You'll hear how Tara rebuilt her health one small step at a time, why fasting became a surprising turning point in her story, and what breast care has to do with reconnecting to your own body. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by protocols or afraid to stop doing all the things, this episode was made for you.
Press play and to learn the simple starting place from Tara that changes everything, and it's easier than you might think.
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DISCLAIMER: The Born to Heal Podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual medical histories are unique; therefore, this episode should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease without consulting your healthcare provider.
A thought-provoking podcast explores cancer through the lens of holistic medicine and functional medicine, discussing causes of cancer, metabolic health, and unconventional approaches like water fasting, fasting and autophagy, and detox, while weighing fasting benefits against chemo side effects and radiation side effects, sharing stories of a cancer survivor navigating chemotherapy, natural medicine, holistic healing, and even spiritual healing on the path toward cancer remission and holistic health.
