What a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Taught Me About Control, Fear, and Resilience | Sarah Arvizu

In this episode of Be Everything And More, I'm sitting down with Sarah Arvizu, the creator behind Creating Sunshine, for a conversation that's equal parts raw, funny, and deeply grounding. We talk about what it really looks like to find "sunshine moments" when life does not feel sunny at all, including Sarah's breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and the choices she made in the middle of it all to keep showing up for her life.

Sarah takes us behind the scenes of the timeline, the appointments, the fear, and the identity shift that happens when your body and your world change fast. We get into the difference between real hope and toxic positivity, and how she stayed anchored by focusing on what she could control. This is not a neatly packaged inspiration story. It's a real conversation about the hard parts, the human parts, and the moments that surprised her along the way.

We also zoom out from the diagnosis itself and talk about the tools that helped her stay steady day to day, plus the small shifts that actually move you out of "stuck in the suck." Sarah shares what she calls an audit of your inputs, what you're consuming, what you're telling yourself, and who you're letting into your mental space. And if you've ever felt like you're trying to get back to "normal" after something hard, the ending of this episode will land.

Key highlights and themes:

• Breast cancer survivor story and what the diagnosis process really looked like
• "What can I control?" mindset for getting through hard seasons
• Journaling as emotional regulation and a way to track your transformation
• Nervous system support tools: breathwork, hypnosis, community support
• Nutrition shifts and detoxing your kitchen without becoming extreme
• Body image, hair loss, surgery decisions, and the emotional side of physical change
• Sunshine moments in the middle of grief, fear, and uncertainty
• Accountability without shame and how to stop staying stuck
• "You won't be the same person after, and that's okay" identity shift

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