— “My oncologist talked me through all of my options and most importantly, he listened. He understood that quality of life means quality of my love life too. My sex life, my family life, my married life, my hot and sexy goddess life—all of it mattered. Not just being alive, which of course I am lucky to be. But there’s more to it than just bare-bones survival.”
Valeria interviews Anna Sullivan — She is a writer, speaker, and a licensed mental health therapist. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Salon, HuffPost, Insider, and Zibby Magazine, among other publications.
In 2017, at 37 years old, Anna was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and immediately began a targeted hormone therapy to wipe out the estrogen in her body and lower the risk of recurrence. Within days, she found herself in premature medical menopause.
While her doctors had prepared her for the mastectomy, Anna felt ill-prepared for the plethora of menopausal symptoms she quickly began to experience. She penned a personal essay about her experience for the HuffPost Personal, which went viral. Blown away by the response she received from readers, she realized many women continue to suffer the taboo symptoms of menopause.
Anna has been a guest on the Tamron Hall Show, and radio shows. She is currently writing a book.
“This book is about how I came to accept my body both as a vessel that keeps me alive and one that is capable of deep pleasure. At times I believed it was a tradeoff.”
To learn more about Anna Sullivan and her work, please visit: annasullivan.net
— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.
