by Cathy Leman | Sep 2, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
A Breast Cancer Survivor Mindset Assessment How often do you feel guilty or anxious about skipping fruits and veggies? Daily, weekly, once in awhile? In my experience, this thinking comes from believing the myth that skipping a single food (or foods) will...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 19, 2026 | Breast Cancer Survivor
Breast cancer survivors often mourn how they “used” to eat. Savoring a sandwich. Lingering over a latte. Munching a muffin. Eating was oh-so-simple and something to enjoy! Now? It’s tough to shake the food stress. Avoid the worry that you’re not making the “best”...
by Cathy Leman | Jul 8, 2026 | Breast Cancer Survivor
It all started innocently enough. You were so worried about food after you finished treatment that you sort of “forgot” how to go about feeding yourself in a normal way. Rather that simply fueling yourself, you know; grabbing a plate, putting food on it, sitting...
by Cathy Leman | Oct 7, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Feeling More Obsessed About Your Food? During October, you may find yourself oh-so-much-more focused on your food, am I right? I’m not surprised. Pink ribbons everywhere. Breast cancer nutrition and health articles and news headlines. The walks, the runs, the...
by Cathy Leman | Apr 14, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
We’re Dealing with Food Trauma I host a weekly masterclass group coaching and education session in my Peaceful Plate program for hormone-positive breast cancer survivors. On a recent call one member shared this; “I feel like the whole food piece is trauma.” That...
by Cathy Leman | Mar 27, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Not a week goes by where I don’t hear from other breast cancer survivors interested in learning what’s best to eat to support recurrence risk reduction and a healthy survivorship. Knowledge is power, and they know that the more they know, the more confident...
by Cathy Leman | Feb 10, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Heart Health
I’m guessing that when you think about heart health and breast cancer survivorship, you consider them separate issues. And while that is true, they are related, so in this post I’ll shine a light on that connection. Heart disease is the number one killer...
by Cathy Leman | Jan 10, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
The miracle that is your body deserves your love and respect. It is exactly this miracle that will get you through. New year, new you. For a few weeks now it’s likely that ads for health clubs, workout routines, diet plans and detoxes have flooded your social...
by Cathy Leman | Dec 10, 2024 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
I know you think your potato chip habit will be to blame should you experience a breast cancer recurrence, but I’m here to tell you, nutrition doesn’t work that way. While it’s common to focus on eating/not eating individual foods as a way to “manage” your recurrence...
by Cathy Leman | Nov 7, 2024 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
How often do you sit down for a meal or snack and experience a moment of worry before you eat? Probably more often than you’d like. I see this happening with way too many women after finishing treatment for hormone-driven breast cancer; their food scares them! Food...
