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What happens when the woman who spends her life caring for others is suddenly forced to receive care herself? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dr. Stefanie Mikulics, a board-certified OB/GYN whose world shifted when she was faced with a life-altering diagnosis that challenged not only her body, but her identity. What followed wasn’t just a medical journey—it was an unraveling and rebuilding of self, purpose, and worth. We talk about what it really looks like to mom through adversity while navigating fear, uncertainty, and deep internal change… and how true healing goes far beyond the physical. This conversation explores: Letting go of the “strong one” identity, The mind-body connection in healing, Learning to receive instead of always giving, Reclaiming your voice, worth, and inner peace. Dr. Mikulics also shares a glimpse into her upcoming book—a deeply personal reflection born from her experience being diagnosed, undergoing both a lumpectomy and mastectomy, and standing at the crossroads of fear, uncertainty, and the weight of conventional medicine. But her book is more than a story of illness. It is a journey of awakening—into the mind-body-spirit connection, into surrender, and into the understanding that healing isn’t always about battles won… but grace received. If you’ve ever felt like you had to hold it all together while everything was shifting underneath you… this one is for you.

Please find the links to the resources discussed!

https://setmefree.info/

https://ifs-institute.com/about-us/richard-c-schwartz-phd

https://ait.institute/ait-seminars/2025-ait-seminars/

https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Remission-Surviving-Cancer-Against/dp/0062268759

https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Medicine-Scientific-Yourself/dp/1401939988

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