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A huge, huge thanks to @kyle_catalyst for allowing me to come to the @cfcwear warrior photo shoot and to @beauxandarrows.llc for catching my crazy.
So happy to share my story and let women know everywhere that Flat IS Fabulous and #breastcancer isn’t pink.
Check ‘em both out for fabulous Maine love ♥️ *
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Do you ever wish you could go back to teach your “younger self” an important lesson like the true meaning of Strength?
I do.
I wish I could tell the scared, 22-year-old girl with the “suspicious abnormality” in her breast that she is more resilient than she knows.
I want to explain to the 25-year-old, looking over pathology acronym-soup, like DCIS/Her2neu+, that cancer isn’t going to be her final story or that losing her 30-year-old sister to the same beast...wouldn’t be the darkest of moments.
I would hug the 28-year-old survivor and reassure her that reconstruction and breast implants wouldn’t “normalize” life as a woman or as a new mom...and that it wouldn’t protect her infant daughter from the harsh truth of a cancer diagnosis or the ugliness of implant illness.
As a breast cancer patient, forevermore...
As a mother...
As a survivor of depression and suicide...
As a fighter of 19 autoimmune disorders...
As a warrior with 60” of scars, a dozen surgeries under her belt, a hyster-Sister and now a fabulous flatty who’s fighting the medical implant industry... I’ve learned that “strength” isn’t a physical achievement or simply “mental toughness.” It is finding one’s self-worth and one’s voice.
It’s thriving with the love and support of family and friends.
And it’s the perseverance to get up when you fall...and fighting with hope when you can’t.
I’ve learned that a warrior understands that suffering loss is NOT losing, that everyone in life “breaks,” and that the scars...visible OR not...are the true definition of beauty and strength.
Photo- @beauxandarrows.llc
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And that’s a wrap! All of the Scott kids are out of school for the summer! Wishing all the kiddos a happy summer! Congrats again to all the graduates! Wishing peace and patience for all parents, zoo tour guides, and Disney park characters. Feel free to register for the @yoganoirproject Mommy & Me yoga class coming up in June or the Couples Yoga in July #shamelessplug for a relaxing break. Remember to take care of yourself! ❤️ #weareone
Redefining purpose through overcoming obstacles and challenges... I could have all the excuses/labels to keep me out of purpose and maybe in a more comfortable place at the moment but I have vision and innovate thinking innate traits inherited from my father that was an entrepreneur plus I’m really stubborn and I don’t like to give up or settle for less. I was fortunate enough to have a good education in a private school while in Colombia but suddenly disrupted when my father died. ... forced to moved to a new country and later overcoming immigration, language and cultural barriers. I’m a foreigner but proud citizen of the USA,single mother and a young spanish female in the world of entrepreneurship. And this is just the beginning. I love to be part of progress and economic growth.#catalystforchange #revitalization #femaleentrepreneurs #latinaentrepreneur #evolution #culturalmindshift #regionalimpact #minoritymindset #visionary #leadership #resilience #strategy #passion no status quo allowed. #limitless #findyourtruenorth
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Today was your due date. I never got to hold you but 3.5 years later I celebrate this day and honor you. Because of you I awakened and embraced my whole being, the one I had shut down most of my life. I took back my power and welcomed a deep healing journey, slowly peeling back layer by layer.
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You were my biggest inspiration.
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You taught me how to love myself, truly and wholeheartedly.
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You taught me a greater level of compassion and empathy.
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You taught me that I didn't need to rely on my own strength. That the universe is constantly working through us, for us, at all times.
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You were the catalyst for my self development journey and my desire to help others. With destruction comes beautiful transformation if we allow it.
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For every Monarch butterfly I see, it represents this transformation and the ability to evolve. Thank you for guiding me on this path ♥
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