Episode 7 - Vicky Brzonkalik: 'Defying Expectation'
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'Defying Expectation'
On this episode of the SABULOUS podcast, Sabs speak to her friend Vicky Brzonkalik. Following a career in marketing, Vicky pursued her passion for fitness - specifically womens fitness - launching her own business. But behind the scenes Vucky was battling with mental health issues, alcholism and multiple cancer diagnoses.
In this conversation they discuss:
- How Sabs and Vicky met
- Her first foray into running following a relationship breakup.
- Her first running goal!
- How an obsession with running becme destructive.
- Her twelve step programmer for addiction recovery.
- Not drinking like a 'normal' person.
- Being diagnoed for the first time with stage 1 breast cancer.
- Why she decided to launch her womens' fitness business.
- Her 2nd breast cancer diagnoses.
- Undergoing cancer treatment while in active addiction.
- Working a recovery programme and meeting her now husband.
- Defying medical expectation and finding out she was pregnanct in her 40s.
- 2020 - The pandemic, a new baby, running a business and - once again - finding out cancer had returned (Stage 4)
- Finding Joy in Yoga
- The facade of seeming to cope well when you are not.
- Self compassion.
- Learning a new skill in her 40s!
- Being true to herself.
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