Learning to Feel at Home in Your Body After Breast Cancer - Lita's Story
Feb 04, 2026
There’s a moment after breast cancer that no one really prepares you for.
The appointments slow down.
The medical team fades into the background.
And suddenly, you’re left standing in your body... looking in the mirror...wondering:
How am I supposed to live in this now?
This conversation is for that moment.
Today, I’m sharing a deeply personal and honest interview with Lita Williams, who speaks openly about what it was like to live in her body after breast cancer... the grief, the self-consciousness, the quiet moments of hiding, and the long road toward acceptance.
Lita’s story isn’t about making the right decision.
It’s about making the decision that felt right for her — even when that choice came years later.
Before you listen, I want to offer this gentle reminder:
You don’t need to take notes.
You don’t need to do anything with what comes up.
There is no right way to listen.
This is simply one woman’s story shared in case it helps you feel a little less alone in yours.
A Note on Choice, Grief, and Permission
In this episode, Lita shares her experience of:
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living with one breast and using a prosthesis
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the emotional weight of feeling disconnected from her body
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and eventually choosing reconstructive surgery...not because it was expected, but because it became the right choice for her
What I love most about this conversation is the permission it offers.
Permission to grieve what was lost.
Permission to feel conflicted.
Permission to change your mind.
Permission to choose again...slowly, thoughtfully, and in your own time.
Whether you’ve had reconstruction, gone flat, live with a prosthesis, or are still somewhere in between... this conversation isn’t here to tell you what to do.
It’s here to remind you of something important:
Your body survived.
And you get to decide how you live in it now.
“I felt disfigured… like half a woman.
Naming that truth was the first step toward acceptance.”
— Lita
After her own breast cancer experience, Lita felt called to support other women navigating life after treatment, especially the complex relationship many of us have with our bodies once survival mode ends.
As part of this conversation, Lita is offering a Letter of Compassion written for women who are struggling with their bodies after breast cancer and need a gentle reminder that their feelings are valid, normal, and nothing to be ashamed of.
The letter speaks to:
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body grief
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anger and frustration when looking in the mirror
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the feeling that your body has changed in ways no one warned you about
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and the possibility of learning to treat your body with compassion again, over time
If Lita’s story resonated with you, you’re warmly invited to receive her letter.
You can connect with Lita directly if you’d like to learn more about her work or explore support moving forward.
https://www.facebook.com/lita.williams.547,
https://www.instagram.com/litawilliams87/,
https://www.tiktok.com/@lita.williams58?lang=en-GB
If this conversation stirred something in you, that’s okay.
You don’t need to rush to understand it.
You’re welcome to sit with it and come back whenever you need.
Ready for things to feel just a little easier?
If you’re tired of feeling “on edge,” always bracing for something to go wrong, or wondering why you still don’t feel like yourself… you’re not alone.
My Stop Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop guide gives you tiny, doable shifts to help your body exhale again...without adding more to your plate.
