In today’s episode, Elizabeth sits down with Elissa Goodman, holistic nutritionist and cancer survivor, to explore the connection between stress, emotional health, and chronic illness. Elissa shares her story of being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at 32 and the doctor who changed her life by asking a question no one else had. That moment sparked a mindset shift that became the foundation of her healing.

She opens up about choosing a different path than fear-based treatment protocols, navigating cancer without chemotherapy, and realizing how chronic stress and emotional suppression had impacted her health long before her diagnosis. Elissa also reflects on the grief of later losing her husband to cancer, becoming a single mother, and how those experiences ultimately led her toward purpose-driven work. Together, they explore how nervous system regulation, emotional honesty, and self-belief support healing. They discuss why so many women live in a constant state of fight-or-flight and how perfectionism and people-pleasing can manifest physically in the body. Elissa shares her holistic approach to wellness, including food as nourishment, functional medicine, and peptides, and explains why true healing must address the mind, body, and spirit.

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98. Healing Against All Odds: Cancer, Loss & The Power of Self-Belief with Elissa Goodman

The Wellness Process

98. Healing Against All Odds: Cancer, Loss & The Power of Self-Belief with Elissa Goodman