I was never going to fight

Send us Fan MailAfter a third cancer diagnosis, something fundamental shifted. This episode explores the myth of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess who descended into the underworld, stripped of everything she possessed, and returned transformed. It's a framework that maps closely onto what 15 months of illness, surgery, and recovery actually felt like from the inside. Not a triumphant comeback. A different kind of return entirely.The episode goes into what it means to live in defence mode, gripping hard, planning relentlessly, believing that enough control can protect you from loss. And what happens when something arrives that doesn't care about your plans. By the third diagnosis, it was clear that what needed to change wasn't the strategy. It was something deeper. This episode is an honest look at what conscious surrender actually involves, and why it's harder and more useful than it sounds.There's also something here about the collective. So many people are carrying a quiet anxiety right now, a disconnection they can't quite name. The tools that used to work aren't reaching it. Inner work isn't a luxury add-on. It's the thing. This episode explores why those who have done their own descent, who have been stripped back and returned changed, carry a steadiness that can't be built any other way. Energy Alchemy, a program built on turning inner turmoil into genuine energetic shifts, grew directly from this understanding.Whatever your underworld looks like, the questions are the same: what do you leave there, and what do you come back with? This episode doesn't offer a tidy answer. It offers something more useful: the understanding that the descent itself is where the story changes. Yoga philosophy, energy healing, emotional resilience, nervous system, cancer recovery, surrender, inner work, breathwork, Inanna myth, transformation.LINKS:Work with Monica: https://cultivatecalmyoga.com.au/energy-alchemy/ Curious about Yoga Alchemy?: https://cultivatecalmyoga.com.au/yoga-alchemy/Website:https://cultivatecalmyoga.com.au/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cultivatecalmyogabrisbane/