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Connect & Thrive CAT is a social impact company for cancer previvors, patients, thrivers, and caregivers.

CAT's mission is to help women CONNECT with a community of partners who can help them THRIVE!

Cancer care does not end when the appointment is over.As a ten-year breast cancer thriver, I know firsthand that convent...
11/01/2026

Cancer care does not end when the appointment is over.

As a ten-year breast cancer thriver, I know firsthand that conventional medicine is only part of the journey. What about our emotional well-being, our quality of life, and all the ways we can support ourselves beyond medical treatment?

These questions are at the heart of why I founded Connect & Thrive (CAT).

I am excited to join Dr. Ancy Thomas, cancer scientist and Founder & CEO of beelinks AI, as her guest on BeeConnect Live! 🐝

We will be discussing Beyond Conventional Cancer Care, exploring evidence-based integrative healing modalities, emotional well-being, and supportive resources that are often overlooked or not covered by health insurance.

I look forward to sharing my personal experiences, what inspired CAT, and why I believe so strongly in empowering people with choices that complement conventional cancer care.

Most importantly, this is a conversation for all of us. Cancer previvors, patients, thrivers, caregivers, and the friends and family who want to help.

💛 I would love for you to join us, share your questions, and be part of the conversation!

📅 Friday, November 20, 2026
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern Time
💻 Online

🔗 Register here
https://luma.com/j611922r

10/30/2026

Love can help us feel accepted, connected, and alive.
In our conversation, Bernie Siegel reflected on unconditional love, self-acceptance, authenticity, and the courage to live from the heart. 
Save this reel for a reminder to let love guide you.

In health,
Christine

Founder, Connect & Thrive 💛🐆🌟
Cancer Thriver & Environmental Engineer

10/26/2026

Reiki is an energy-based practice that some women choose during cancer treatment, recovery, fertility journeys, menopause, and other women’s health concerns to encourage relaxation and a greater sense of balance.
Although I am 10 years past active cancer treatment, my ongoing healing journey continues - and Reiki is part of it.
How it may help:
Research in oncology settings suggests that some people may experience reduced anxiety, pain, fatigue, or nausea, along with improved overall well-being after Reiki sessions, particularly during 15–20-minute sessions in infusion or clinical settings.
🛑 A reminder:
Reiki is not a treatment for cancer. It will not shrink, treat, or cure cancer, and it should never replace surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, or other recommended medical treatments.
✅ What Reiki may offer:
Reiki may help you feel more relaxed, centered, and connected to your body while receiving treatment or recovering afterward. It may be used alongside medical treatment and should be discussed with your healthcare team.
🌸 Reiki Offerings at Connect & Thrive
Sessions are available for women after cancer treatment, during fertility or menopause, and with other women’s health concerns.
🔹 Individual Reiki Sessions
One-on-one or group sessions based on your needs.
Find Reiki offerings in CAT’s Marketplace.
Link in bio ✨

Honoring the journey. Supporting the life that comes after. 💗As a breast cancer thriver, I was struck by the term “cance...
10/26/2026

Honoring the journey. Supporting the life that comes after. 💗

As a breast cancer thriver, I was struck by the term “cancer vet.” It recognizes something so many of us understand firsthand. Completing treatment is a major milestone, but it does not mean the challenges are over. Life afterward deserves just as much attention, compassion, and support.

On Saturday, November 7th, the inaugural Pink Battalion Vet Gala in Houston, Texas, will celebrate breast cancer veterans and raise funds to support life beyond active treatment.

I am delighted to share that Dr. Chevelta Smith has generously offered complimentary tickets to members of CAT’s community! 💗

If you are in the Houston area and would like to attend this special evening, please contact me directly.

📍 The Citadel, Houston, TX
📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM

What a beautiful opportunity to honor how far we have come while recognizing how much the next chapter matters. 💛🐆🌟

I recently saw banners for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the post office. They included words like fight, survivor, s...
10/23/2026

I recently saw banners for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the post office. They included words like fight, survivor, strength, brave, be strong, never stop, support squad, determination, power, fight for the cure, and courage.

I understand the intention. These words are meant to offer hope and encouragement.
But when you are living with cancer, they can also feel like instructions: Be strong. Keep fighting. Never stop. Stay positive.

What happens when you are exhausted? What happens when you are afraid, grieving, angry, or simply having an ordinary day? What happens when treatment stops working?

Cancer is not a measure of someone’s courage, determination, or willpower. And no one who dies from cancer has lost a fight.

The word survivor can feel meaningful for some people. For others, especially people living with metastatic cancer or ongoing treatment, it may not reflect their reality. At Connect & Thrive, I use the word Thriver because it makes room for the whole experience: treatment, healing, uncertainty, rest, recurrence, and continuing to live.

Language is deeply personal. A word I reject may bring someone else comfort, and that is okay. The most supportive approach is to listen and use the language each person chooses for themselves.

Which word would you keep and which one would you leave behind? 💛

10/21/2026

"Evidence-based" appears on every wellness label these days, though the meaning behind it often goes unexplained. 💛

So let us define it plainly. It means specialists systematically find the strongest peer-reviewed research, appraise it with a critical eye, then weigh it against clinical expertise and your own values. That sets a higher bar for the quality of proof behind a specific recommendation.

This helps when cancer complicates everything. Advice comes from every direction, and telling the studied from the sold drains energy you would rather spend elsewhere. A clear label takes that weight off your shoulders.

In integrative oncology, evidence-based points to therapies tested in trials and written into formal guidelines by bodies like the Society for Integrative Oncology and ASCO, who grade each one by strength and quality.

Acupuncture, massage, meditation, and yoga earn recommendations for pain.
Mindfulness-based work, music therapy, relaxation, reflexology, and tai chi have guideline support for anxiety and depression.
Supplements stay mixed, so a 2025 review found solid signals for a few narrow uses while many rest on low certainty.

At CAT, the word makes a promise. When we call something evidence-based, it maps to strong research or a clear guideline, and it keeps your privacy and your choices at the center. Women deserve support they can test, above all when insurance leaves these options out.

Come see what we have vetted for you. Link in bio.

In health,
Christine💛🐆🌟

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