“I Fought Cancer and Got 6 Weeks Off Work” | Author Heather Thurman on Abuse, Healing & Reinvention

In this deeply honest conversation, Heather Thurman opens up about surviving breast cancer, navigating abusive relationships, rebuilding her life, and learning to trust herself again after years of self-abandonment.In her book, "The Little Book of Healing", Heather shares the emotional reality of being diagnosed with cancer despite living a healthy lifestyle, the difficult medical decisions she faced, and how her journey forced her to slow down and reevaluate everything—from love and motherhood to identity and intuition. She also speaks candidly about trauma bonding, surviving emotional abuse, and the moment she realized she had to choose herself.This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, healing, boundaries, and what it truly means to start over.#CancerSurvivor #HealingJourney #TraumaBond #SelfWorth #Podcast #BreastCancerAwareness #EmotionalHealing #AbuseRecoverySUBSCRIBE to get the latest Things I've Learned content: @tilpodcast FOLLOW the podcast and Steve on social media: TIL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tilthepodcast/Steve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsteveowens/Steve on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamsteveowensAbout Things I've Learned:Thing's I've Learned Podcast is hosted by Steve Owens– an actor, comedian and influencer. Each week Steve will sit down with everyone from stars from past and present, regular everyday people, and authors with stories to tell. We will discuss, love, life, loss and things we've learned. SUBSCRIBE NOW and never miss an episode!