Journey-Serenity of Mind

11/12/2025

Myth: “If it’s not in your family tree, you’re fine.”
Fact: Around half of BRCA+ carriers don’t have a dramatic or obvious family history. The gene can run quietly for generations, especially when families are small, male-heavy, or when loved ones simply weren’t tested.

Cancer Research UK confirms that family history can be misleading. It doesn’t always reflect who carries the faulty gene.

Finding out you’re BRCA+ can feel confusing when it seems to “come out of nowhere,” but you’re not alone, there's a whole lot of us out there.

Genetics don’t always follow the stories we expect.

If you’ve just had results and you’re thinking, “What the hell?”, message me. Let’s walk it together.

Shift Happens,
Nicky.
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28/11/2025

First funding secured!

This is going to make such a difference.
Would you like me to come to your community?




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05/11/2025

Face-to-face BRCafé.
Please come along
Anyone welcome
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11/10/2025

I NEED YOU!
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Right. Deep breath moment.
BRCAthrough™ has made it into the Top 10 finalists for the Rising Star Awards. 🤯

I’m not some big shiny brand with a team behind me. It’s just me — building something I believe needs to exist.
A space where BRCA+ doesn’t feel like a diagnosis that defines you, but a starting point for clarity, compassion and connection.

This work — and the bigger vision behind it, BRCare Connect CIC — is about creating something that fills the gaps I know too well.

Real, human support for people navigating life with a faulty BRCA+ gene. Because it’s not just about surgery or risk — it’s about identity, grief, family, and the messy bits no one prepares you for.

The judges’ scores make up 80%, and the final 20% comes down to public votes.
So if you believe this is something worth building — something the world actually needs — I’d love your vote! Xx

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I am the first name on page 4! Xx
Simply click through, select and submit.

🗓️ Closing Date for votes is the 7th November

It takes seconds, but it could help bring this vision to life.

Thank you for seeing the value in what I’m trying to do. 💛

Let's make this shiFt happen!!
Nicky
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02/10/2025

If you're unsure how to check your lymph nodes, some very good tips from a lady who's been there....👇🩷💚💛

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01/10/2025

There I was, just having a go, and suddenly I’m laughing like a kid again. And you know what? That’s the bit BRCA+ will never take from me – the fun, the silliness, the spark that makes me me.

Life throws some pretty heavy stuff at us, but it doesn’t get to steal our laughter. So if you needed a little nudge today – go and do the daft, joyful thing. Dance in your kitchen, sing badly in the car, grab a hula hoop if you’ve got one! It really does make everything feel a bit lighter.

Chatting the messy shiFt, always. — Nicky xx
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This pic was taken at the BRCA+ Chat event in London 2025 😊

28/09/2025

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28/09/2025

25/09/2025

You know what Jakey’s got nailed? The art of the pause. She just sprawls out in the sunshine without a second thought — no guilt, no to-do list running through her head.

When you’re BRCA+, it feels like there’s always something hanging over you — appointments, choices, those heavy ‘what ifs.’ And because of that, it’s so easy to forget yourself and just keep powering on.

But here’s the thing: you can’t pour from an empty cup. Taking a breather isn’t selfish — it’s survival. It’s strength. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is flop on the sofa, close your eyes, and give yourself permission to rest.

So if Jakey can do it without shame, maybe we can too.💜☕

24/09/2025

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You know that “Recalculating…” moment when your sat nav suddenly thinks you’ve gone off route?
That was me after surgery.

I looked down at Gone-zo and Well-hard (yep, that’s what I call my foobs) and thought, hang on — this isn’t where I was meant to end up.
They looked different and they felt different, and my brain just couldn’t make sense of it.

Turns out there’s a proper name for that feeling: body schema disruption.
Basically, your brain holds a “map” of what your body looks and feels like. Surgery changes the body overnight, but the brain doesn’t redraw the map that quickly.

So you’re stuck with the old GPS insisting, “Turn left!” when the road ahead has been completely rerouted.

That’s why you can feel like a stranger in your own skin. It’s not you being dramatic — it’s your nervous system catching up with the changes.

What helped me was something therapists call pendulation. Think of it like dipping in and out of the tricky roads, not camping there. I’d start with something steady — like my feet on the floor or my hands round a cuppa — then, just for a moment, notice the foobs, however odd they felt. Then come back to the safe bit.

Safe → foobs → safe.

In and out. Like letting the GPS reroute slowly until it finds its bearings again.

So if you’re sitting there, map all over the place, wondering why you feel lost in your own body — please know this is a real, recognised thing. And there are gentle ways to help your brain and body find each other again.

One recalculation at a time. 💜

Chatting the messy shiFt, always. — Nicky xx
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22/09/2025

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Chatting the messy shiFt, always. — Nicky xx
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