Her Daughter Had Cancer. Then Something Extraordinary Happened | Sarah Tolson

Her Daughter Had Cancer. Then Something Extraordinary Happened | Sarah TolsonWhat happens when your child gets cancer—and the experience changes everything you thought you knew about life?Sarah Tolson's seven-year-old daughter, Ella, began having seizures. What followed was a terrifying medical journey involving repeated hospitalizations, autoimmune encephalitis, and eventually a diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.Sarah watched her daughter endure months of chemotherapy, painful complications, and moments when she feared she could lose her.But when Ella became cancer-free, Sarah discovered something unexpected: the crisis wasn't over for her.After months of living in survival mode, Sarah was dealing with hypervigilance, anxiety, and the challenge of learning how to feel safe again.Her search for healing led her to meditation and Reiki—and eventually to experiences that changed the way she understood spirituality, intuition, and life after death.Today, Sarah Tolson is a Reiki practitioner, intuitive medium, and wellness guide. Through Grounded Harmony, she helps people explore meditation, nervous system regulation, energy work, intuitive practices, and emotional resilience.But this conversation isn't simply about Reiki or mediumship.It's about what happens when your child becomes seriously ill. It's about becoming your child's advocate when you know something isn't right. It's about the psychological impact of medical trauma, the people who show up when your family is at its breaking point, and finding your way back after living in survival mode.In this episode, Sarah shares:• Becoming a mother at 17• Years of family loss and difficult experiences• Her brother's life-changing trucking accident• Her mother's aneurysm and stroke• Ella's first seizure at seven• The search for answers and autoimmune encephalitis• The discovery of Ella's cancer• Burkitt's lymphoma and months of chemotherapy• Becoming a fierce medical advocate• The people who showed up when they needed them most• Living in survival mode and hypervigilance• Meditation and nervous system regulation• How Reiki entered Sarah's life• The experiences that led Sarah toward mediumship• Her spiritual awakening• Whether trauma can become a catalyst for transformation• Breathwork, yoga, meditation, and emotional regulation• Using complementary practices alongside conventional medical care• Why Sarah offers Reiki to parents of children undergoing cancer treatment• How her daughter's illness changed her priorities and perspective on lifeUltimately, Sarah's story is about more than cancer. It's about resilience, advocacy, healing after trauma, and what can happen when one of the worst experiences of your life forces you to reconsider what matters.If you're currently in your own "shit creek," you're not alone.We all have a shit creek story.ABOUT SARAH TOLSONSarah Tolson is a Reiki practitioner, intuitive medium, and wellness guide specializing in nervous system regulation, energetic healing, and spiritual connection. After her daughter's cancer journey transformed her life, Sarah experienced what she describes as a profound spiritual awakening that led her toward mediumship.Sarah is the founder of Grounded Harmony, where she offers Reiki, group mediumship events, and intuitive education.Grounded Harmony: https://www.groundedharmonywellness.com/Instagram: @Grounded.harmony.wellnessBrigham City, UtahSH!T CREEK SURVIVORSSH!T CREEK SURVIVORS features real stories of resilience, survival, transformation, and finding a way forward when life gets messy.Because we believe one thing: We all have a shit creek story.