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This past week, I celebrated my 68th birthday! I’ve been reflecting the last few days. There have been so many amazing things that happened this last year:

I was honored to speak at and receive an Outstanding Cancer Center Award at the Beljanski Conference. I welcomed new doctors to the team, completed the updated edition of The Cancer Revolution (coming soon!), spoke on dozens of podcasts, grew this incredible community, underwent hip surgery, spent time with my family in Mexico, and had the joy of meeting some of you in Austin. Through it all, I continued what I love most: showing up for my patients every single day.

Today, I am still learning. Every morning, I wake up with the same purpose — to show up for my patients. They are the real teachers in this journey, constantly reminding me why I do what I do.

There is still so much on the horizon and I’m so excited for what’s ahead. 🌞 

As I reflect on this journey, through medicine, motherhood, and life, I feel so grateful. Every challenge has shaped me into who I am today. I wanted to share a few thoughts and lessons I’ve learned throughout my career, parenthood, and life!

1. Life is all about the adventure!

Life is all about the adventure! Stay curious. Read everything. Experiment. Walk with an open heart. Be open to new ideas so you can become your best self. ❤️

One of the things that has served me best in life is being receptive. I’ve learned to stay curious, to trust that every person I meet has something to teach me. It’s easy to fall into habits, box ourselves in, or dismiss ideas that feel unfamiliar. But when we stay open, we grow. That openness has kept me young, resilient, and evolving. It’s also made me a better doctor.

Life is an adventure. The more open we are to it, the more we evolve.

2. Every challenge makes you a more enlightened person.

Every health challenge makes you a more enlightened person. It gives you an opportunity to be brave. To learn and understand. It's one of life's paradoxes that the unhappy person has the truest chance. So we can be sunken and sad for a second, but we have to keep growing.

When my mom was pregnant with me, she was given DES, a synthetic estrogen once prescribed to prevent pregnancy complications. That early exposure affected my hormonal balance from a young age, the drug contributed to scoliosis, hip issues, etc.

My health struggles have made me a better doctor. I understand pain well, and this has deepened my empathy and opened doors to healing paths I might not have considered otherwise. Every day I get to take what I learned and help others.

One of the most important things I’ve learned is that while we can’t always control what happens to us, we get to decide how we respond.

3. The secret to happiness is to stop chasing it.

The secret to happiness is to stop chasing it. One second we are happy the next we are sad. This is not something we can rely on. The only thing to do ask yourself what should I devote myself to? Is there a song I’m best to sing? Focus on your art. That could be growing a family or cooking or painting. In my experience, it’s best to be focused on something that’s not YOU. Let go of that need to be happy, be strong, and find your song that the world is waiting to enjoy. ❤️

4. Your mindset is the foundation of your health.

After practicing medicine for 30+ years I’ve seen that the brain is so powerful. If someone has fight left in them, it can change the situation. After all, the mind is the body and the body is the mind.

5. You are an ever-changing organism.

The body is always responding to new environments. You are an ever-changing organism — never the same as the second before. Your cells do as they are allowed. Start now, eat well, relax, laugh, dance, go outside, love, let go. Everything that makes up the state of your life is altering you. You have the power to make it for the better.

6. The best thing you can do for others is become whole.

Work on being the best version of yourself every day. The best thing you can do for your family is become whole yourself. Your therapist might not tell you this, but you don't have to embody the trauma you experienced. You can use it as a tool and then let it go.

7. Nature heals.

It’s important to spend as much time as possible outside. Meditation and prayer outside. By the ocean, in the forest, in the garden. When we embody nature, we return to peace because nature is perfect. Just like you. 🌞

8. Be courageous

Be courageous. You are capable of anything. You win by living your life without fear, anxiety, and going for it. ❤️

The Cancer Revolution second edition release:

I am so excited that the second edition of my book The Cancer Revolution will be out in August 12th! The new edition includes:

• New research, tools, and real-world success stories.

• Breakthrough therapies, emerging treatments, and integrative protocols.

• New chapters – Healing with voltage and boosting immunity.

• An actionable guide – Two-week plan and hundreds of healing recipes.

You can USE THIS LINK to join the waitlist for the book!

Talk soon ❤️,

Dr. C