26. Aging Gracefully: Sylvia Sunstrum
Summary:
A conversation around aging with grace: navigating the disappointing and unexpected parts of our journey, supporting our bodies as we age, and having a little more fun with life along the way. Aaand she even makes me cry at the very end.
“Aging is a extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.” - David Bowie
In this episode I interview Sylvia Sunstrum, cancer survivor, blogger, motivational speaker and Instagram influencer you might know as Sassy With Style!
A huge advocate of women supporting women, Sylvia is on a mission to help change others’ lives by sharing her personal story of her midlife journey through menopause, a cancer diagnosis, and allll the things motherhood, career and life.
We touch on:
Sylvia’s life experience as a “previvor”: somebody who has an increased risk of various cancers, due to a particular gene mutation.
Holding space for the differences in experience when undergoing surgical (or natural) menopause at various life stages.
How Angelina Jolie inspired Sylvia’s desire to share her journey publicly.
Women’s health consistently feeling like a taboo subject, no matter what age or stage you’re in.
Sylvia’s tips for women in their 30’s and 40’s to incorporate now, in order to lessen some of the not-so-fun parts of menopause, down the road.
The power of our thoughts: from how we eat or move our body, to what we are experiencing in our life, a shift in perspective is merely one thought away.
Sylvia’s spiritual journey throughout receiving the breast cancer diagnosis she had been fearing in 2020.
Be your own advocate: ask the questions, come prepared, do your research and follow your gut.
Resources mentioned:
Connect with Sylvia on Instagram - @sassy_withstyle. Also you can read her blog, I’m Still Hot!
We’ve bought this Maca supplement 4x apparently from Amazon (among many others - this one was most recurring!).
My husband’s raw, dehydrated dog and cat food company: Smack Pet Food.
My “Are You In Survival Mode?” episode (#7) can be found here.
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