Climbing the 'Pink Mountain' with Cindy Needham, Author & Mindset Coach for Women Dealing with Breast Cancer

Find Cindy: www.thrivetheclimb.comGet her free 'Sanity Guide': When you’re first diagnosed, while you’re in treatment and even after you’ve received the ‘all clear’, people will say and ask things that will catch you off guard and take your breath away.  Empower yourself with the tools and methods to situations with elegance & empowerment.About Cindy: Cindy, Breast Cancer Warrior and Mindset mentor, has committed her life to applying a spirit-based, warrior to life’s challenges.Rivaling many obstacles in her life, she met her life time challenger of climbing the Pink Mountain when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Using all of her tools honed in previous triumphs, she chronicled her personal journey as a mission of empowering other women facing breast cancer.Cindy supports women going through breast cancer by inspiring them to shift their perspective and tap into their inner strength beyond their imagination. Cindy is the author of 'The Pink Mountain, How To Stay Positive Through Breast Cancer, From Diagnosis To Treatment & Beyond.'Show NotesWhen you're facing a difficult diagnosis, the opportunity you have is to learn and understand from a bird’s eye view.  You can, with practice, learn to control your response and manage your mindset. When you’re struggling with a disease, and when you've gone through breast cancer, you are not the same  person as you used to be.  You are a new version of you. There are new pieces to you.  It’s a new puzzle.  If you have a heartbeat, you still have a purpose in life.  It may even be that what you've experienced has had a meaningful impact on someone else. When you realize you have an expiration date, you also recognize a need for a change. You have to go through a series of steps to become more aware of your authentic self and help you get to the purpose you feel in your heart.What Cindy wished she’d known about going through treatment:  - How to be open & honest with family members about her diagnosis  - Not to feel guilty about what she couldn't do. - You need time & space to heal. - Recovery is a very long process.After breast cancer she realized:  - My body will never be the same.  - There are many changes that you experience  in your body and mind that require honesty with others around you.Find Cindy: www.thrivetheclimb.comConnect with Robin: [email protected]  If this episode resonated with you, you might enjoy our free People Skillz community — a structured space to practice steadier, more intentional communication. We also created a short Communication Patterns Quiz to help you identify how you respond under pressure. You’ll find both here.