About Coach Andrea: From Diagnosis to Purpose

 In 2015, at age 34, I was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer. What began as a routine doctor’s visit became a journey through genetic testing, 16 rounds of chemo, daily radiation, and multiple surgeries—including a double mastectomy with reconstruction that came with complications and more pain than I imagined.

Treatment officially ended in 2018, but the emotional processing had just begun.

I wasn’t prepared for the grief, confusion, and identity loss that came afterward. And I realized—many others weren’t either.

That’s why I became a cancer coach: to walk alongside others the way I wish someone had walked with me. I combine my lived experience with over a decade of professional coaching in university and corporate settings to support women navigating cancer at every stage—with compassion, structure, and truth.

  • Why I Do This Work

    I help women navigate the emotional, practical, and identity-shifting realities of life with and after cancer. Whether you're newly diagnosed, actively in treatment, living with a chronic diagnosis, or finding your way post-treatment, this space is for you.

    My mission is to:

    - Offer safe, judgment-free support at every stage of the cancer journey

    - Make space for grief, joy, fear, and everything in between

    - Help you reconnect with your voice, identity, and vision for your life

    - Give you tools to care for yourself in ways that feel realistic and nourishing

  • How I Coach

     My coaching is deeply compassionate, honest, and client-led. I don’t believe in pushing through or pretending things are fine. I believe in honoring what’s real and walking with you as you make sense of it all.

    What you can expect:

    - Lived experience: I’ve walked this road and I understand what makes this support different

    - Compassionate structure: Each session is grounded, focused, and flexible

    - No pressure: You decide what to share, when you’re ready

    - Practical tools: I’ll offer strategies you can use in real life—not just inspiration

    - Real support: I don’t sugarcoat, but I always hold space gently

What We Can Work On Together

    • Managing emotional overwhelm

    • Learning how to ask for help

    • Finding grounding routines

    • Navigating identity and body changes

    • Coping with fatigue and uncertainty

    • Creating space for emotional care

    • Making room for grief and fear

    • Balancing hope and reality

    • Living with intention even in uncertainty

    • Processing grief, loss, and identity shifts

    • Reclaiming your voice and your story

    • Defining what healing means for you now

Why Coaching Matters

Coaching offers something many cancer survivors don’t get—ongoing, personal, emotional support from someone who gets it.

It’s a space to:

• Say the hard things without being judged or pitied

• Reclaim the parts of yourself that cancer tried to silence

• Name what you want from your life—even if you’re still figuring it out

• Be supported without being told to “stay strong” or “stay positive”

You don’t have to go back to who you were before. Coaching is about discovering who you are now—and walking toward what’s next with intention and care.

Start Where You Are

Whether you want to talk through your story, join a group, or start small with a downloadable tool, there’s a way to begin that fits your needs.