“I didn’t search for guarantees. Life doesn’t have guarantees. I searched for real stories from real people.” -Sandra Petrovic
Aleksandra “Sasha” Petrovic is a wife, and mother of two from Auckland, New Zealand. Sasha and her husband, Dragan, grew up in the former Yugoslavia, living through war and economic collapse before deciding to build a better life in New Zealand. Then in 2015, Sasha found a lump in her breast.
She was diagnosed with aggressive, grade 3, triple-positive invasive breast cancer and given a poor prognosis. Sasha chose to have a lumpectomy instead of a mastectomy and declined chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, and Herceptin.
Instead of asking “Why is this happening to me?” she asked, “What can I do today to help my body?”
Sasha made drastic changes to her lifestyle. She adopted a plant-based diet, started juicing and fasting, exercising, and addressing nutritional deficiencies. She also completely changed her mindset, facing her fears, practicing gratitude, self-love, and forgiveness, and learning to slow down. In 2017, Sasha found the survivor interviews on my website and joined the SQUARE ONE Program, which gave her further encouragement to stay on the holistic healing path.
Today, Sasha is healthy, grateful, and passionate about sharing the message of hope in healing with others facing a cancer diagnosis. Her husband, Dragan, was a huge support and wrote a book about their experience called From Fear to Freedom.
I love Sasha’s story; it’s just another reminder that healing is possible. I know her story will encourage you too. Enjoy!
Watch our interview below, or listen to it on the Chris Beat Cancer podcast on iTunes or Spotify.
Show Notes
-Hope: The greatest gift Sasha needed [2:10]
-Sasha’s triple-positive breast cancer diagnosis [7:52]
-Why Sasha decided against treatment after her lumpectomy [9:32]
-Given a poor prognosis and overwhelmed by fear [13:09]
-Finding hope in cancer healing stories [18:20]
-Believing that healing is possible [21:08]
-Implementing lifestyle changes [24:18]
-The importance of dealing with stress [27:44]
-Finding the SQUARE ONE Program [33:16]
-Sasha’s circulating tumor count starts dropping [35:39]
-Cancer-free in one year [40:46]
-Radiation exposure and future cancers [41:05]
-Advice for someone facing a diagnosis [44:55]
-Self-love, gratitude, and forgiveness [48:11]
Connect with Sasha:
Website: www.healthylive.nz
Book: From Fear to Freedom: A True Story of Courage, Love, and the Power of Holistic Healing
Instagram: @healthylife_nz
Other resources:
20 Questions for Your Oncologist
Dr. Jenn Simmons, author of The Smart Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer, on protecting yourself from PET/CT and mammogram radiation and new safe screening options
Dr. Jenn Simmons – The truth about mammograms and the best diet for breast health
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I created a coaching program and a private online support community to help you survive and thrive through cancer. The SQUARE ONE Program contains the step-by-step strategies used by myself and many others who have healed cancer with a holistic approach using evidence-based nutrition and natural non-toxic therapies.
