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Episode 102: Running Past Cancer with Lindsay Hawker

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Episode 102: Running Past Cancer with Lindsay Hawker Stacey Heiny

Lindsay Hawker is a wife and mother of two young sons who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 34. She underwent 15 months of chemotherapy, had a double mastectomy & a total of 4 surgeries in all. She began running just 6 weeks after her mastectomy and has gone on to run thousands of miles. Successfully going from major illness to major marathon. Lindsay is now certified in Plant-based Nutrition from Cornell and the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and an RCA Certified Adult Distant Running Coach.

What we talked about:

3:25- Introduction to Lindsay

4:30- Lindsay’s cancer diagnosis and how it shifted her life trajectory

10:05- What her treatment plan looked like after her cancer diagnosis

12:55- How Lindsay found the motivation to change her life around

15:50- Becoming a runner

18:10- The importance of movement for health

23:50- Finding resources to change her lifestyle around

26:00- Teaching other people to eat plant based

27:30- What her life looks like

30:35- Recipes

34:20- Other health measures that she has taken

37:15- Wrap-up

Show notes:

Lindsay’s Website: www.runningpastcancer.com

Lindsay on Instagram: www.instagram.com/runningpastcancer

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