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11. Disrupting Cancer with Christine Handy
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Christine Handy is a mother of two, a breast cancer survivor, international speaker, accomplished model, best-selling author, and a nationally-recognized humanitarian. Starting at age 11, Christine had a talent for modeling and was featured on campaigns for brands such as JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, Guess, and more. However, her lifestyle came to a halt at 35 when health issues and complications with surgery affected her career. Less than 10 years later, Christine was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer and struggled with her will to live.
Through her 15 months of chemotherapy, she decided that if she was going to get a second chance at life, she was going to do it differently. She started a positive affirmation practice, built her self-esteem on her faith, and discovered who she was outside of the external validation of modeling. She started identifying as a “cancer disrupter” and made it her mission to uplift other people battling life-threatening illnesses.
Part of that mission is her volunteer and board work with EBeauty, a wig exchange program that supports people diagnosed with breast cancer and raises awareness about the disease. In addition, she wrote and published a book based on a fictional depiction of her life and is currently working on her second book through her master’s program at Harvard. Christine also still rocks the catwalk and recently walked in New York Fashion Week. Listen to today’s episode to hear more of Christine’s inspiring story and learn how she’s transformed her life after major adversity.
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Topics Covered:
- How Christine re-routed her life after her cancer diagnosis
- The power of positive self-talk
- Nurturing your self-esteem by living a life of serving
- Walking away from transactional relationships
- Consuming content that’s in alignment with your values and personal growth
- Rooting your life in things that can’t be stripped away
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