So glad you listened to your voice and your body. Sending lots of hugs and love and healing to you. Thank you so much for sharing your inner wisdom and your story - and for being a role model of taking care of yourself until you were ready to talk about it. ❤️
Wow Nat, I'm so glad you listened to that inner voice, too often we dismiss and rationalise but it can serve us well. Similarly, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in October and had a hysterectomy in November. My recovery has been pretty ok physically and I initially felt that I "should" return to work but something instinctual told me to hold off. I'm going back this week with hopefully a bit more trust in myself (it's taken a good while to get there!). I wish you nothing but the best 💗
I’m so sorry you’ve been through this too, Emma. You’re right to follow your instincts on it. I was not ready to work when I started to hear the ‘shoulds’. I’ve had to adjust to this current season of bandwidth and be mindful of overdoing it. Do you have the scans every three months too? Wishing you all the best with your recovery and return to work, too. 🤎
Hi Nat, it's definitely a lesson in listening to and trusting yourself isn't it? It was a crash course in setting boundaries and saying when enough is enough! I've check ups four monthly so far but hoping to go on to patient led follow up when my anxiety has reduced a bit! Take it day by day, I guess that's all we can do 😊💗💕
Natalie I am so glad you listened to your body and instinct.
I am a 4x cancer survivor of gasto intestinal stromal cancers and I am currently havingtests for endometrial issues similar to what you describe - dX as fibroids and enlarged uterus so far. I am having further imaging and scans and while I am positive, the inner voice is being cautious too. Reading your story has really cemented to me that I have to be vigilant about this and get it sorted ASAP, so thankyou for that kick up the butt I need.
Take your time to heal, physically and emotionally, and thankyou so much for sharing your experience. It has made a difference to me and I have no doubt many others.
Wow, Kass. What a lot you have navigated. Absolutely be vigilant and advocate for yourself wherever you need to, which I know isn’t easy and can also be tiring after everything you’ve already navigated. Thanks for your kind words of support, too. 🙏🏽
Wow what a lesson in trusting your self. There are things we understand about ourselves and our bodies that others simply never will, and once you cultivate that inner voice and allow it to be stronger than the voices of other people, there is a clarity. Knowing yourself is truly a gift.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope for your speedy recovery and good health. Sending healing energy your way.
So glad they caught it early – and you’re so right, we need to cut past versions of ourselves a little slack. They’re part of us! All the best for your recovery.
Intuition is an amazing thing. You’re so right about needing to have more trust or kindness in our past selves. We can be hard on ourselves when we are always doing the best we can in any situation. Thank you for sharing your story.
Good on you for trusting yourself and getting the care you needed. It’s really tough to navigate the medical system and advocate for ourselves sometimes.
I’ve been reading your work for many years, and your thoughts have really helped me in a meaningful way.
I wish you great health and hope you take the space you need to recover fully and come back stronger than ever.
This felt like a masterclass in quiet courage. I’m so moved by the way you honored your inner voice—not with a loud proclamation, but with a calm, knowing yes that saved your life. It’s easy to talk about self-trust in theory… so much harder to live it in real time, especially when fear is loud and the future is foggy. Thank you for sharing this. For modeling what it means to pause, listen, and trust yourself without needing all the answers first. You didn’t just write a post—you left a breadcrumb trail for the rest of us trying to get back to our own knowing.
Wow Natalie, this is quite a tale! I'm very non-woo, but I still think there's SOMETHING going on when our guts tell us stuff. It happens too often to me not to have an absolute conviction that those little voices should be listened to. And I'm so glad you did!
So glad you listened to your voice and your body. Sending lots of hugs and love and healing to you. Thank you so much for sharing your inner wisdom and your story - and for being a role model of taking care of yourself until you were ready to talk about it. ❤️
Thanks, Lauren. That means a lot 🙏🏽
So glad you listened to yourself and your body and that you’re still here to tell this story. Sending you all the love as you continue to heal.
Thank you. Sending loving vibes your way too as I know you’re navigating your own stuff. Xx
Wow Nat, I'm so glad you listened to that inner voice, too often we dismiss and rationalise but it can serve us well. Similarly, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in October and had a hysterectomy in November. My recovery has been pretty ok physically and I initially felt that I "should" return to work but something instinctual told me to hold off. I'm going back this week with hopefully a bit more trust in myself (it's taken a good while to get there!). I wish you nothing but the best 💗
I’m so sorry you’ve been through this too, Emma. You’re right to follow your instincts on it. I was not ready to work when I started to hear the ‘shoulds’. I’ve had to adjust to this current season of bandwidth and be mindful of overdoing it. Do you have the scans every three months too? Wishing you all the best with your recovery and return to work, too. 🤎
Hi Nat, it's definitely a lesson in listening to and trusting yourself isn't it? It was a crash course in setting boundaries and saying when enough is enough! I've check ups four monthly so far but hoping to go on to patient led follow up when my anxiety has reduced a bit! Take it day by day, I guess that's all we can do 😊💗💕
Natalie I am so glad you listened to your body and instinct.
I am a 4x cancer survivor of gasto intestinal stromal cancers and I am currently havingtests for endometrial issues similar to what you describe - dX as fibroids and enlarged uterus so far. I am having further imaging and scans and while I am positive, the inner voice is being cautious too. Reading your story has really cemented to me that I have to be vigilant about this and get it sorted ASAP, so thankyou for that kick up the butt I need.
Take your time to heal, physically and emotionally, and thankyou so much for sharing your experience. It has made a difference to me and I have no doubt many others.
Wow, Kass. What a lot you have navigated. Absolutely be vigilant and advocate for yourself wherever you need to, which I know isn’t easy and can also be tiring after everything you’ve already navigated. Thanks for your kind words of support, too. 🙏🏽
Wow what a lesson in trusting your self. There are things we understand about ourselves and our bodies that others simply never will, and once you cultivate that inner voice and allow it to be stronger than the voices of other people, there is a clarity. Knowing yourself is truly a gift.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope for your speedy recovery and good health. Sending healing energy your way.
“There are things we understand about ourselves and our bodies that others simply never will” 🔥🔥🔥 Amen! And thanks for your kind words xxx
Sending love, hugs and healing xx
Thanks Nina 😘
Bless you dear Nat xxxx
Thanks Fiona 😘
Thank you for sharing this and I'm so glad you listened to your body and trusted yourself! Sending you a big hug and lots of love x
Aw, always lovely to hear from you, Harriet. Big love right back xx
So glad they caught it early – and you’re so right, we need to cut past versions of ourselves a little slack. They’re part of us! All the best for your recovery.
Thanks so much, Justin. Xx
Intuition is an amazing thing. You’re so right about needing to have more trust or kindness in our past selves. We can be hard on ourselves when we are always doing the best we can in any situation. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks, Kate. Let’s cut our younger selves some slack. ❤️
Sending you lots of love, Nat x
Thank you, Gabrielle xx
Sending love. ❤️
Thanks Claire xx
Good on you for trusting yourself and getting the care you needed. It’s really tough to navigate the medical system and advocate for ourselves sometimes.
I’ve been reading your work for many years, and your thoughts have really helped me in a meaningful way.
I wish you great health and hope you take the space you need to recover fully and come back stronger than ever.
I'm sending you love and hugs, Nat! xoxo
Aw, thanks, Anna. Right back at ya! X
This felt like a masterclass in quiet courage. I’m so moved by the way you honored your inner voice—not with a loud proclamation, but with a calm, knowing yes that saved your life. It’s easy to talk about self-trust in theory… so much harder to live it in real time, especially when fear is loud and the future is foggy. Thank you for sharing this. For modeling what it means to pause, listen, and trust yourself without needing all the answers first. You didn’t just write a post—you left a breadcrumb trail for the rest of us trying to get back to our own knowing.
Wow, thank you, Anton. Your comment hit me deep and feels like an awesome gift. 🤎🙏🏽🥰
Wow Natalie, this is quite a tale! I'm very non-woo, but I still think there's SOMETHING going on when our guts tell us stuff. It happens too often to me not to have an absolute conviction that those little voices should be listened to. And I'm so glad you did!
Thanks so much, Katie xxx