The Quiet Voice That Carries Me: Grief, Cancer & Resilience

About this episode

The episode features Tanya Conlin sharing her journey through grief and cancer, emphasizing resilience and the importance of inner support.

Today's episode explores Tanya Conlin's chapter, The Quiet Voice That Carries Me from The Embers We Carry, Lighthouse Book Series Volume 3. Tanya and shares her story of losing her husband to cancer while raising their young daughter, followed by her own diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer. Through grief, illness, and uncertainty, she reflects on resilience, learning to receive support, and listening to the quiet inner voice that helped carry her through. Conversation highlights: - Grief, loss, and single motherhood - Navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment - Learning to receive help and support - Listening to inner wisdom during crisis - Resilience, self-compassion, and hope 🎧 This episode is for anyone moving through loss, illness, or uncertainty and learning to trust the quiet voice that carries them forward.

People in this episode

Host: Carrie Scollon

Guest: Tanya Conlin

Topics covered

• grief
• cancer
• resilience
• single motherhood
• support
• inner wisdom
• self-compassion

Keywords

• grief
• cancer
• resilience
• support
• single motherhood
• inner voice
• self-compassion
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lighthouse Book Series

Books & works: The Embers We Carry

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