Life After Chemo: The Realisation That Changed Everything

⚠️Trigger warning – talk of life & death⚠️

I finished chemo a few weeks ago… and I’m feeling more in my head than ever.

Since my cancer diagnosis, I’ve been so lucky to keep my head above water mentally — and I’m truly grateful.
But that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.

Please don’t think I’ve made it look easy. I’d hate for anyone struggling to believe they’re not doing well — that’s just not true. I’ve had (and still have) many moments of overwhelm. That’s normal.

Post-Chemo: More Emotionally Uncomfortable Than Ever

Since finishing chemo a couple of weeks ago, I’ve felt more mentally and emotionally uncomfortable than at any other time.

The relief of finishing was huge — but my body is at its absolute brink. That affects everything: my mindset, energy, mood.
And now there’s still radiotherapy to come, with all its challenges. It’s a lot.

But with that, something else has been unfolding....

A Programme Born from the Hardest Moments

I’m preparing to launch my new programme, UNRESTRICTED, in September — and this time in my life has brought huge insights about how we live, what matters, and how we hold ourselves back.

This programme actually started before my diagnosis. But in many ways, cancer has been a gift to it. It’s shown me just how much we restrict ourselves — without realising it — and how we can shift that.

The Day Everything Changed

The day I was diagnosed, I felt totally numb with fear.
But as that lifted, I saw something I had never felt before:

Life is short.

We all say this… but now I truly know it in my bones.
And I will never, ever look at life the same way again.

It wasn’t just fear I felt — it was gratitude.
A warm knowing that I have this one life in this human body, and it’s here for love, joy, connection.

Letting Go of Hidden Limits

I’ve always enjoyed life — but even I was limiting myself in ways I hadn’t noticed.
Deep-rooted habits, patterns, beliefs… my diagnosis smashed them wide open. It’s like starting again.

If we truly followed our hearts and our wisdom, the world would be so different.

I can’t change the whole world, but I can change me — and that ripples out.

What I’ve Learned About Burnout and Belief

To those of you already signed up to UNRESTRICTED, I cannot wait to go on this ride with you.

I want you to feel limitless.
To chase your dreams with clarity and peace — not because you have to prove anything,
but because you already have everything you need inside you.

We just need to stop looking outside ourselves for permission to feel whole.

Here’s a small example:
My business has continued to thrive — even when my body hasn’t.

I stopped worrying 99% of the time.
I physically did less, but what I did was more grounded, more intentional.
I let go of the fear and “what ifs”.
And it worked.

I’ve learned that burnout isn’t from doing too much — it’s from emotional overthinking.
And that’s optional.

I’ll Keep Speaking from the Heart

I’ve got so much more to share — but I won’t be rushing.
I’ll speak when it feels right, from the heart.

If there’s one thing I want you to take from this:

💡 Life is short.
When you’re faced with the reality of death — as I have been — you realise that 99% of the things that stress you out now… won’t matter. At all.

And that realisation has been a gift.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for all the support as I navigate this painful, eye-opening, beautiful chapter.

With love,
Sarie