Shellie brings both lived experience and an evidence-informed mind-body perspective to explore how a cancer diagnosis can function as a trauma event for the nervous system.

This talk looks at what happens internally when the body enters prolonged states of fear, hypervigilance, and chronic stress, and why restoring safety, connection, and regulation may be one of the most overlooked foundations of survivorship, alongside medical care.

She also shares gentle, practical pathways that help patients begin creating the inner conditions that support resilience, repair, and healing in the aftermath of diagnosis, and the biology that helps explain why these approaches matter.