Dr. Manuela Kogan - Make Your Mind Your Friend When Cancer Visits

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of In Shock, Teresa Baglietto sits down with Dr. Manuela Kogan, a clinical professor and integrative medicine internist, to explore what happens to the nervous system when cancer enters your life and how to calm the Nervous System to Make Clear Treatment Decisions.Drawing from her work with hundreds of cancer patients and her book When Cancer Visits, Dr. Kogan explains why a cancer diagnosis puts the body and mind into shock, often making it difficult to think clearly or make informed decisions about treatment and surgery. Together, Teresa and Dr. Kogan discuss practical, evidence-based breathing techniques, visualization exercises, and grounding practices designed to quiet fear, reduce numbness, and restore clarity in moments of uncertainty.Teresa also shares her personal experiences navigating multiple cancer diagnoses, recurrences, and treatment decisions, offering a deeply human perspective on fear, shock, and the emotional weight patients carry often long after treatment ends. The conversation highlights why calming the nervous system isn’t about “relaxing” or avoiding reality, but about creating the mental and physical space needed to make thoughtful, empowered choices.This episode is a compassionate guide for anyone newly diagnosed, currently in treatment, living with the fear of recurrence, or supporting a loved one through cancer — offering tools to steady the body, quiet the mind, and move forward with intention.Learn More from Dr. Manuela Kogan📘 Book: When Cancer Visits: How to Free Your Mind from the Grip of Distress and Calm Your Nervous SystemAvailable on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/When-Cancer-Visits-Distress-Nervous/dp/B0BXQTF6CK🌐 Website:https://www.mdkogon.com/Dr. Kogan’s work offers practical tools to help calm the nervous system, steady the mind, and navigate difficult decisions during times of illness and uncertainty. Thank you for tuning in! I truly appreciate every one of you, whether you’re here for the first time or have been with me from the start.-Subscribe & Catch full episodes of In Shock Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@inshock.podcast 📺-For daily doses of  Inspiration Follow me @inshock.podcast on Instagram | TikTok | Facebook