After cancer treatment ends, rebuilding confidence does not usually happen in one bold leap. It happens in small, consistent choices — the way you care for yourself, the way you speak to yourself, and the boundaries you begin to set.

In this episode of Confidence After Cancer, Gabby explores three deeply practical ways to strengthen confidence from the inside out: nurturing self-care, shifting your inner dialogue, and learning to prioritise your energy.

Self-care is often misunderstood. It is not indulgence or escape. It is one of the most powerful foundations for confidence. When you feel physically supported and emotionally nurtured, it becomes easier to step into your power. Gabby shares simple, accessible ways to care for yourself — from warmth and rest to gentle routines that feel grounding rather than overwhelming.

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

1. Why self-care is foundational to rebuilding confidence
2. Simple, nurturing ways to support your body and mind
3. How warmth, rest and gentle routines can regulate your nervous system
4. The impact of your inner dialogue on your confidence
5. How to shift from self-criticism to self-compassion
6. Why saying no can be one of the most empowering skills you develop
7. How putting yourself first in small ways builds long-term confidence
8. A real example of confidence rebuilt after treatment

Resources & Links:

1. Book a free clarity call with Gabby: Schedule here
2. Connect with Gabby on Instagram: @gabby.mottershead
3. Visit the website: confidenceaftercancer.co.uk
4. Watch on YouTube: Subscribe here
5. Join Gabby’s weekly newsletter for tips on life after treatment: Sign up here

Many women quietly admit this after cancer treatment ends:

“I don’t understand why I feel so unsettled. Everything looks fine on the outside, but something feels off.”

In this episode of Confidence After Cancer, Gabby speaks directly to that feeling — the sense of being lost, unanchored, or unsure of yourself even when life appears to be back on track.

If you were high-achieving before cancer, someone who had a plan, knew who you were, and felt competent and capable, this episode is especially for you.

Gabby explores why this sense of disorientation is so common after treatment, and why it doesn’t mean you’ve lost confidence or failed to recover properly. Instead, it often signals something deeper: a shift in identity.

Cancer doesn’t just affect the body. It can change how you relate to pressure, time, energy, meaning, and priorities. When the old version of you no longer fits, trying to “go back” can create more confusion, not clarity.

This episode offers a powerful reframe:

You’re not lost. You’re between identities.

And that space, while uncomfortable, can become the place where clarity, choice, and self-leadership begin.

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

1. Why feeling lost after cancer is more common than people admit
2. How identity shifts can happen even when life looks “normal” again
3. Why gratitude pressure can make recovery harder, not easier
4. The paradox of looking capable while feeling internally unanchored
5. Why dissatisfaction after cancer is not ingratitude, it’s growth
6. What it means to be “between identities”
7. How this in-between phase can become the foundation for your next chapter
8. Why you don’t need fixing, just permission to lead yourself differently
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Resources & Links:

1. Book a free clarity call with Gabby: Schedule here
2. Connect with Gabby on Instagram: @gabby.mottershead
3. Visit the website: confidenceaftercancer.co.uk
4. Watch on YouTube: Subscribe here
5. Join Gabby’s weekly newsletter for tips on life after treatment: Sign up here

After cancer or a major life event, many women are left feeling as though they should be “back to normal” by now. That if confidence hasn’t returned, if motivation feels flat, or if life feels different, then something must be wrong.

In this episode of Confidence After Cancer, Gabby gently challenges that idea.

You don’t need fixing.

You don’t need upgrading.

You don’t need to rush back to who you were before.

What you may need instead is self-leadership — learning to trust yourself again and lead your life from alignment rather than obligation.

Gabby explores why the “fixing” model can quietly create pressure, guilt, and self-doubt after treatment, and why recovery isn’t about becoming your old self again, but choosing how you live in a body and life that have changed.

This episode is an invitation to step into a quieter, steadier form of confidence — one rooted in self-respect, internal authority, and trust.

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

1. Why the idea of “fixing yourself” can be harmful after cancer
2. How identity and priorities naturally shift after treatment
3. What self-leadership really means in life after cancer
4. The subtle but powerful shift from asking “What should I be doing?” to “What supports me now?”
5. How confidence can look quieter, calmer, and more grounded
6. Why rest, boundaries, and pacing yourself are acts of confidence
7. How to stop outsourcing your confidence to expectations and approval
8. Why you are not broken, behind, or failing — you are evolving
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Resources & Links:

1. Book a free clarity call with Gabby: Schedule here
2. Connect with Gabby on Instagram: @gabby.mottershead
3. Visit the website: confidenceaftercancer.co.uk
4. Watch on YouTube: Subscribe here
5. Join Gabby’s weekly newsletter for tips on life after treatment: Sign up here