“You have aggressive cancer” may be the scariest words for any of us to hear. But for our guest today, it turned out to the beginning of an epic journey of coming home to herself.
Please welcome my dear friend Tina Marie Bertoli!
Tina Marie Bertoli is a Breathwork Facilitator & Trainer, Mind Body Medicine Mentor, Intuitive Counselor, and the host of the I AM Rising Podcast. She helps people breathe new life into their bodies to access the wisdom of their soul, and has taught in more than 20 countries.
I couldn’t be where I am now if I was pre-cancer Tina…
It took the darkness, the resistance, the terror, the fear, the anger, because I've now made space for all of that.
– Tina Marie Bertoli
In this episode, Tina shares about her journey through the darkness and into the light, which began when she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in 2020. We will go into the two years of grueling recovery that sent her into the deepest dark night of the soul – and how breathwork, mindbody medicine, and her own willingness to open, feel, and love – led her home to her heart and truest essence.
Tina’s incredible story speaks to the healing power of the breath, mind body medicine, feeling our emotions, and meeting our own darkness with honesty, love, and compassion. In an age where most of us live in our heads, sometimes illnesses come to us as a catalyst to teach us to become fully present in our bodies.
And as Tina says, “Your deepest wound is your greatest strength. Becoming truly embodied and getting intimate with your breath is the very first step...”
We talk about:
How trauma and suppressed negative emotions get frozen in our bodies
Tina’s grueling journey through an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, chemo, and recovery
Tina’s experience of meeting her own death while in post-chemo recovery
How breathwork and mind body medicine saved Tina
The healing power of the breath, feeling, and embodiment
… and more!
P.S. This turned out to be a very emotional conversation for both Tina and I. We went deep! There were moments of silence where we were both in tears, just breathing and feeling. Instead of editing them out, I decided to leave them as they were. Whatever this episode brings up in you, I invite you to let your body soften, open, and allow yourself to feel it fully.
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Original Music: Jeff Shreve
Editor: Sonic Highlark
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