In this episode, Heather opens the door to a conversation many people living with metastatic cancer think about privately — but rarely speak aloud:

You are allowed to live.
You are allowed to plan ahead.
You are allowed to imagine a future that is yours.

Heather shares how, at 26, she was told her life would narrow — that cancer meant shrinking dreams, shorter plans, smaller horizons. Twenty-seven years later, she is proof that life doesn’t end where statistics suggest it should. It unfolds. It evolves. It can even expand.

Inside this episode, we explore:

🌿 Rejecting statistics + choosing your own story
🌿 The clarity cancer brings: what matters vs. what doesn’t
🌿 Why planning isn’t denial — it’s hope in motion
🌿 Living your life instead of the one others expect
🌿 Releasing guilt, comparison, and shrinking to fit
🌿 Mary Oliver’s question that changes everything:

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

This is your invitation to dream again — to think about 2026, the future you desire, and the everyday steps that move you toward it. Cancer may have changed your path, but it does not get to own your future.

Available Now!

👉 Break the Cancer Spiral – Heather’s 15-minute guide to reset your mindset anytime life feels overwhelming

You can grab Heather’s new 15-Minute Reset guide and her 5 to Thrive series at ⁠⁠https://shop.heatherjose.com/stop-the-cancer-spiral⁠⁠

🎧 About the Podcast:I’m Still Here: Lessons from Life with Metastatic Breast Cancer is hosted by Heather and Larry Jose. Each week, they share honest, hopeful conversations about living fully with cancer — the messy, meaningful, real-life parts of survivorship that don’t always make it into the brochure.

🌐 Connect with Heather:

Website: ⁠⁠HeatherJose.com⁠

⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@heatherbjose⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠Heather Jose⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠@ImStillHereCancer⁠⁠

Podcast available on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music

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