If you’re feeling low on motivation to start exercising or to keep up the good work, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I’m joined by Christie. Christie is here to remind you that even when life changes overnight, strength, movement and hope can still be found.

Christie had to relearn how to walk after cancer and then to relearn how to cycle. Just one month after lung surgery, she took part in Tour de 4, founded by Chris Hoy. She cycled 38 miles and raised over £10,000 for Cancer Research UK, as part of an event that raised more than £3 million for cancer charities. Amazing!

In this conversation, we talk about finding motivation after life-altering treatment, using movement as medicine, and focusing on the here and now.

If you’re inspired, join us for our BOOST30 challenge in March or for a fundraising event later in the year.

JOIN BOOST30: https://fundraiseformenopauseandcancer.raiselysite.com/Boost30

GET INVOLVED: https://fundraiseformenopauseandcancer.raiselysite.com/

To sponsor Chrissie’s next event, go here: https://gofund.me/16fe7fc67

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Intro

06:06 Post-Cancer Recovery Challenges

07:51 "Facing Cancer with Resilience"

12:17 Thriving as Amputee and Survivor

19:01 "Monumental Charity Event Experience"

23:21 Adapting to Running with Prosthetics

27:23 "Embracing Change, Winging It"

28:30 Couch to 5K and Community

33:13 Boost30 Challenge: Empower & Support

Connect with us:

For more information and resources visit our website: www.menopauseandcancer.org

Or follow us on Instagram @menopause_and_cancer

Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/menopauseandcancerchathub

If cancer treatment pushed you into menopause, you may be sitting there scratching your head, wondering what on earth is happening to your body, why no one warned you, and where you’re supposed to turn for support. That’s exactly where Holly found herself.

In this episode of The Menopause and Cancer Podcast, I’m joined by Holly Adcock, who first had vicious night sweats during chemotherapy and later came into our community through one of our in-person Menopause and Cancer workshops. Holly shares her lived experience of navigating menopause after cancer while facing complex and ongoing treatment decisions about her own care — a powerful reminder that menopause after cancer is rarely linear.

Instead, it’s a wriggly road. One that often feels like an uphill hike, with twists, setbacks, and moments where you’re not quite sure which way to turn next.

I hope this conversation will make you feel like someone is walking alongside you, hand in hand, reminding you that you are not broken, you are not failing — and you are not alone on this hike.

If you are like me, then maybe putting one foot in front of the other is what is good for you too - below are the links to our walking challenges - come walk with me.

The links are here:

BOOST30: https://fundraiseformenopauseandcancer.raiselysite.com/Boost30

GET INVOLVED: https://fundraiseformenopauseandcancer.raiselysite.com/

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Intro

07:05 Osteoporosis, Endocrine Therapy, and Cancer

12:43 "Facing Chemotherapy Expectations"

16:25 Understanding Menopause and Its Symptoms

20:01 "Unheard Challenges of Menopause"

23:32 "Revived by Friendship and Support"

30:22 "Life-Changing Career Redirection"

31:31 "Embracing Positivity Through Reframing"

40:08 "Surgical Menopause Decision Struggle"

Connect with Holly:

https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/associate-holly-adcock

Connect with us:

For more information and resources visit our website: www.menopauseandcancer.org

Or follow us on Instagram @menopause_and_cancer

Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/menopauseandcancerchathub

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Amy Comander, an expert I’ve been wanting to bring onto the podcast for a long time.

Amy is a breast oncologist, lifestyle medicine physician, and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner based at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is, quite honestly, many people’s dream oncologist — someone who truly understands that surviving cancer is about far more than getting through treatment.

In this conversation, we start with menopause and ask an important question: what drove a breast oncologist to skill up so deeply in menopause and lifestyle medicine?

We explore lifestyle medicine through a menopause-after-cancer lens, discussing what is genuinely supportive, what needs to be personalised, and how to talk about health without placing unrealistic pressure back onto patients.

Amy also shares more about the PAVING the Path to Wellness for breast cancer survivors. This program is designed to support breast cancer survivors and those navigating menopause with practical, evidence-based tools.

I promise you will walk away loving Amy just as much as I do! Listen and be inspired!

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:

1. PAVING a Woman’s Path Through Menopause and Beyond
2. 👉 https://healthylearning.com/paving-a-womans-path-through-menopause-and-beyond-epub/
3. The PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual and Workbook (2nd edition)
4. 👉 https://healthylearning.com/paving-the-path-to-wellness-manual-workbook-second-edition/

- Books ship internationally https://healthylearning.com/paving-the-path-to-wellness-manual-workbook-second-edition/

25% discount code for all books: PAVING25

Episode Highlights

00:00 Intro

03:54 Improving Cancer Treatment Side Effects

08:47 "Menopause Champions in Healthcare"

11:41 Holistic Patient Care in Oncology

14:54 "Lifestyle Medicine Journey Unveiled"

18:46 "Menopause Impact After Cancer Treatment"

19:42 "Key Focus Areas in Survivorship"

23:12 "Gap in Survivorship Care"

34:38 "Inspiration and Self-Care Motivation"

Connect with us:

For more information and resources visit our website: www.menopauseandcancer.org

Or follow us on Instagram @menopause_and_cancer

Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/menopauseandcancerchathub