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Turning a cancer diagnosis into a hero's journey to health w/ Erin Soto
Erin Soto’s entire life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon cancer in 2019. Everything was uprooted; not just her identity but her entire life. Upon receiving her life-changing diagnosis and throughout her treatment and recovery, Erin dedicated herself to making meaningful and sustainable changes to improve her physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Now cancer-free and with her personal experiences in hand, she is committed to helping others take charge of their health. Her book, The Mother of All Fights, is endorsed by Gina Kirschenheiter, TV Personality of Real Housewives of Orange County. Erin has been featured in Thrive Global, The Brave Enough Show, It's Time for Coffee, and The Direct Dish.
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ERIN SOTO: NAVIGATING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, RE-PRIORITIZING HEALTH FOR HERSELF AND HER FAMILY, FINDING PURPOSE IN EDUCATING OTHERS + FACILITATING COMMUNITY
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MEET ERIN SOTO
Erin Soto’s entire life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon cancer in 2019. Everything was uprooted; not just her identity but her entire life. Upon receiving her life-changing diagnosis and throughout her treatment and recovery, Erin dedicated herself to making meaningful and sustainable changes to improve her physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Now cancer-free and with her personal experiences in hand, she is committed to helping others take charge of their health. Her book, The Mother of All Fights, is endorsed by Gina Kirschenheiter, TV Personality of Real Housewives of Orange County. Erin has been featured in Thrive Global, The Brave Enough Show, It's Time for Coffee, and The Direct Dish.
ERIN SOTO
Helloooo and welcome back to the Montana Diaries Podcast, I’m Shayna and I’m so stoked you’re here today because we have the lovely Erin Soto joining us to chat all about her journey to health — from her stage 3 cancer diagnosis to research on cancer and chronic illness prevention to remission to today, where she supports others through their own health journeys in really beautifully supportive way that honors community and emotional health and creativity — as well as nutrition + health practices guided by science. Erin is a beautiful soul and is so ridiculously intelligent, I know you will get a ton out of this conversation, and if you make it to the end she is super generous with her gifts to you as a member of my audience and I’m so grateful. (Linked below under resources!!)
A chat w/ Erin Soto, author of “The Mother of All Fights”
Erin describes how her life “came to a halt” when she found out she had stage 3 colon cancer — she says it was a wake up call to take care of herself, prioritize her health, and value her life
50% of cancer deaths are caused by lifestyle habits — Erin has committed herself to teaching others how to reduce their risks of chronic illness
Erin Soto’s book “The Mother of All Fights” is an Amazon bestseller detailing her journey through her cancer diagnosis.
We chat about Erin’s grieving process and how she navigated through imagining the worst case scenarios.
From isolation to finding community + leaning on loved ones
Erin’s relationship with toxic positivity
Anndddd that was Erin Soto — how amazing is she!? My favorite part of the episode is when Erin was talking about her nurse’s point of view on mindset, how those who have a positive outlook tend to fair better and go into remission….I actually wanted to tell you that I just listened to an episode of Amy Porterfield’s podcast on this exact thing and it pairs with my conversation with Erin super well. It’s titled Science-Backed Data On How Thoughts Influence Your Success and features Michael Hyatt, who just had a heart attack last fall and talked through that experience. I’d really love to hear your thoughts on this topic — head over to the Montana Diaries Podcast Facebook group and write a post to continue this discussion, or just introduce yourself over there. And if you loved this episode then please share it to your IG story and tag me at shayna_lloyd so I can say thank you! Don’t forget to leave your honest review on the Apple Podcasts app — it helps us get more amazing guests like Erin and I’ll give you a shout out on a future episode. Don’t forget that Erin left you a discount code and a free copy of her book in the shownotes that go along with this episode! I’ll catch ya next time, thank you as always for your time and attention! Byeeeee.
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