How to Take Back Control After a Cancer Diagnosis | Christine Carter, Ph.D. | Diacardia S2 E9

A cancer diagnosis can leave you feeling like everything is happening to you.Appointments. Treatments. Medications. Side effects.In this episode of Diacardia, Christine Carter shares her personal journey through breast cancer and how lifestyle medicine helped her regain a sense of control. Rather than replacing conventional treatment, she explains how evidence-based lifestyle changes can work alongside medical care to improve quality of life, manage treatment side effects, and support long-term health.Chapters 00:00 A cancer diagnosis changes everything00:47 Life after treatment01:35 When the side effects become overwhelming03:20 "What can I actually control?"04:45 Lifestyle medicine alongside conventional care05:50 Taking your life back07:10 Final thoughtsAbout Christine CarterChristine Carter, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, Harvard Medical School-trained Wellness and Lifestyle Coach, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. For more than two decades, she has translated scientific research into practical strategies for improving health, happiness, and wellbeing. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah, The Today Show, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.If this conversation resonated with you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who might need it.#LifestyleMedicine #BreastCancer #CancerRecovery #HealthPodcast #Diacardia