The Peaceful Plate: Ending Food Panic After Hormone-Driven Breast Cancer

Do You Have an Altered Relationship With Food After Treatment?

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If ever there were a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention it’s this: what happens to your relationship with food after treatment. Yes, t...

The Difference Between Estrogen and Phytoestrogen

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever spiraled after reading, “There’s estrogen in food, be sure to avoid it at all costs,” this episode is for you. After spending t...

Is Your Diet Making You Miserable?

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How many times have you white-knuckled your way through a strict, rule-driven, hyper-vigilant, inflexible meal in the hopes it would make you feel “...

The Worst Kind of Nutrition Advice

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In a recent workout class my partner was struggling to do all of the exercises. Turns out, he has a condition that’s significantly impacted by diet....

What to Eat When You Don't Know What to Eat

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You know that moment. You’re hungry. You open the fridge. You stare. Maybe shuffle a few containers around like the answer is hiding behind the almo...

Your Heart Wants You to Eat More Plants + My Take on the Recently Released Dietary Guidelines

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it hundreds of times and I won’t STOP saying it; put more plants on your plate! Science continues to show the be...

What to Eat to Unbreak Your Heart

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Can you imagine living your life without feeling any emotion at all? Me neither! But what happens when you manage all those strong emotions (especiall...

Can Breast Cancer Survivors Eat Chocolate?

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Who doesn’t love chocolate? Whether it’s melted, drizzled, nibbled or gobbled, chocolate is one of those foods many of us can’t live without. Bu...

Heart Health and Breast Cancer Survivorship

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How much time have you spent thinking about both your breast AND heart health? I’m guessing, not much. Well hello, it’s February- American Heart M...

Breast Cancer Nutrition Habits: The Clarity Series Wrap-Up & Action Plan!

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What good does it do to keep nutrition information you learn tucked away inside your brain, never to be implemented into actual new, healthy habits? N...

Breast Cancer Nutrition Habits: The Clarity Series Part 3: Identify Helpful Nutrition Habits to START

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How many times have you made the decision to start eating more veggies, skip the junk food and drink enough water, only to abandon that decision withi...

Breast Cancer Nutrition Habits: The Clarity Series (Part 2): Acknowledge Unhelpful Habits to STOP

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tired of repeatedly stopping and starting the same “bad” nutrition habits after breast cancer? Isn't it exhausting? In Part 2 of Breast Cancer...

Breast Cancer Nutrition Habits: The Clarity Series Part 1: Decide Which Breast Cancer Nutrition Habits to KEEP

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered why you stay stuck in the same unhelpful nutrition habits, year after year? Eating to potentially reduce your recurrence risk i...

Will Alcohol Increase Your Recurrence Risk? [REPLAY]

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So many women finish treatment for hormone-driven breast cancer and struggle to navigate their alcohol consumption; it causes so much angst! In today’...

My Holiday Message and News for You!

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we look ahead to 2026, I have exciting Peaceful Plate program news and a couple of personal holiday messages to share with you. I so appreciate you...

What Breast Cancer Survivors Get Wrong About “Eating Healthy”

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trying to “eat healthy” after breast cancer often creates more fear, stress, and overthinking, not less. In this episode, I break down three commo...

3 Steps to Finally Trust Your Food Again

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to trust your food after breast cancer? In this episode, I break down three simple steps to stop fearing food and start rebuilding confiden...

Why You Can’t Stop Worrying About Food After Breast Cancer

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I know you worry that the foods you eat could trigger a recurrence; especially at this time of year when the holiday eating season is upon us! In this...

How NOT to Do Thanksgiving

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanksgiving is days away, and yes, you need a strategy! Why? Because holiday eating (which unofficially kicked off with Halloween, by the way) can le...

The Best Vegetable You Can Eat!

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let me guess. You try really, really hard to eat as many vegetables as you can, as often as you can. And I applaud you for that! The problem you run i...

How Practical is Your Post-Treatment Diet?

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re trying to eat in a way that supports your breast and overall health after treatment ends, it’s not uncommon to try following a diet th...

Why Survivorship is a Different Kind of Hard

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After you’ve finished breast cancer treatment it’s common to think about how you’ll move forward. You probably think all the hard stuff is behin...

Ending Food Fright Series Part IV: Not Every Food Decision Is Life or Death

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trusting yourself around food after breast cancer treatment ends feels risky, but only when you second-guess yourself because you think there’s a “...

Ending Food Fright Series Part III: Why You Need to Stop the Mental Food Chatter

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mental food chatter is often referred to a “food noise”; it’s those persistent, intrusive thoughts about food that can distract you from your da...

Ending Food Fright Series Part II: You’re Not Doing Your Food Wrong

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What’s “trust” have to do with your breast cancer nutrition? EVERYTHING. When you don’t trust yourself to make the right food decisions or kno...

Ending Food Fright Series Kickoff

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just because you’re “done” with treatment, it doesn’t mean you’re “done” with the fear, anxiety and uncertainty you experience during AL...

We Walk Through the World in Pink Shoes

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Walking through the world in pink shoes is the way I describe how we, women who’ve had (or have) breast cancer, instantly connect with one another’...

What Happens When You Don’t Eat Enough Produce?

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever skip fruits and vegetables, and then feel guilty or anxious about it? You’re not alone. When you don’t eat enough produce on a daily b...

Why You Need a "Forever" Eating Plan

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s true, women in the breast cancer community are curious about strict, rule-based eating plans promising to provide optimal treatment outcomes or...

How to Stop Obsessing Over What to Eat or Not Eat

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you stuck in the constant loop of wondering “What should I eat? What should I avoid?” After treatment for breast cancer, it’s common to obse...

The Best Diet After Hormone-Driven Breast Cancer (2024)

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's Labor Day 2025 and I'm taking a little break! I'll be back next Monday with a new episode, but for today, I'm sharing one of my m...

Reclaiming Joy and Confidence at Every Meal

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eating after hormone receptor-positive breast cancer treatment shouldn’t be a source of fear, shame, or endless second-guessing, and yet. . .so many...

When Your After-Breast Cancer Diet Questions Go Deeper, But No One’s Answering

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve asked your oncology team. You’ve tried the food lists, the cancer blogs, the survivor forums. And yet… your nutrition and diet questions ...

I’m Good… Until I’m Not: Breaking the Strict-Eating Cycle After Breast Cancer

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How often have you said this about your post-treatment diet, “I was doing so well, and then everything fell apart.”? If you’ve said it even once...

Why Giving Up Sugar Feels Right, But Never Lasts

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever sworn off sugar, felt totally “in control” for a while… then found yourself face-first in a bag of cookies, this episode is for...

When Did You Stop Enjoying Your Food?

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Remember when you used to enjoy preparing meals for yourself and/or your family, baking up something delicious or trying new recipes? Even if you’re...

The Best Nutrients to Eat to Reduce Recurrence Risk

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No doubt you’ve heard that certain diets may reduce your recurrence risk, but what about certain nutrients? Currently science doesn’t back up the ...

Is There One “Right” Nutrition Plan After Treatment Ends?

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is messaging that refuses to die! Of course you want to eat to reduce your recurrence risk and I applaud you for that. . .but I also want you to ...

Do Your Food Choices Really Matter After Breast Cancer?

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It can be challenging to hold steady with your commitment to eat as best you can, as often as you can, when you have no idea whether or not it even ma...

How to Quiet Food Noise After Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you have constant conversations in your head about your post-treatment nutrition, this is the episode for you! I share the 3 Drivers of Food Noise ...

Stop Waiting to Be Motivated to Eat for Your Breast Health

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wish you were more motivated to eat well and exercise now that treatment’s ended? Frustrated that your motivation leaves you, just when you need it ...

3 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight After Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is weight gain one of your post-treatment challenges? While treatment can be both a direct and indirect cause of weight gain, your weight may be up fo...

The Cost of Doing Nothing About Your Food Fears

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a hidden cost to staying stuck in your post-treatment food fear and worry! The anxiety, stress and overwhelm that comes from never feeling c...

PEACEFUL PLATE PODCAST One-Year Anniversary!

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the one-year anniversary of THE PEACEFUL PLATE PODCAST! Let’s celebrate with a look back and a look ahead as I spill the tea on how the podca...

JOIN ME! Panic Proof Your Plate: 3 Days to Start Eating with Peace

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If food feels like a minefield now that you’ve finished hormone-driven breast cancer treatment, you’re not alone. That’s exactly why I created P...

Why It's Impossible to Smoothie Your Way Out of Food Fear

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Drastic diet measures aren’t the answer to feeling comfortable about the foods you choose to eat as a breast cancer survivor! You can’t starve, ju...

Food Questions That Keep Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer Survivors Panicked

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you’re uncertain, second-guessing and not at all confident about what you put on your plate? You panic about pretty much everythin...

The One Food Habit You Need to Break

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If your goal of eating with peace, not panic, and enjoying your food again after breast cancer remains elusive, it could be that you’ve got a little...

Best Foods to Eat For Peace of Mind After Breast Cancer

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After treatment ends, it’s common to worry about doing your nutrition “wrong” and feel anxious and panicked about what to eat. In this episode I...

3 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Food and Breast Cancer Survivorship

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no shortage of conflicting nutrition advice for hormone-positive breast cancer survivors—one day a food is a "miracle cure," the...

Why Knowing What to Eat Doesn't Help You Eat With Peace

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing what to eat (or what to avoid!) is only part of the equation when it comes to healing your relationship with food after breast cancer. In this...

How "Clean Eating" Harms Breast Cancer Survivors

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The term “clean eating” is everywhere, but for breast cancer survivors, it can do more harm than good. In this episode, I’ll break down how the ...

From Fear to Freedom: Healing Your Relationship with Food After Breast Cancer

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After hormone-positive breast cancer treatment ends, food can feel more like a source of fear than nourishment. In this episode, I explore how to brea...

Food as Medicine: Post-Treatment Nutrition for Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Reduction & Overall Well-Being

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you think about food in your breast cancer survivorship journey, what comes up for you? Panic, fear and stress, or joy, ease and peace? I want th...

4 Reasons Why Nutrition Is Critical for Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer Survivors

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a thousand times; nutrition has a major influence on your survivorship health. Everything about your survivorshi...

Want to Know the Difference Between Diet, Food & Nutrition?

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s unpack the subtle differences between three words that may freak you out; diet, food and nutrition! If you’re a post-treatment breast cancer...

Breast Cancer Survivorship: The Power of Nutrition

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of National Nutrition Month, let’s focus on the undeniable power of nutrition in survivorship and how you can tap into all its benefits. Ma...

5 Ways Food Connects Us and Why That Feels Uncomfortable

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If connecting around food is a common and normal experience, why does it make you feel so icky? Cathy explores how elements of eating after breast can...

You'd Be Foolish to Eat for Breast Cancer Recurrence Prevention. . . Unless You Do This One Thing

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prevention of breast cancer recurrence is the holy grail, but how much do you know about eating in a way that makes that a reality? It’s possible yo...

Trying to Control Your Food After-Breast Cancer? Here's Why That Backfires!

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when you want to control all aspects of your survivorship health? You start by exerting tight-fisted control over every bite of food ...

Can Breast Cancer Survivors Eat Chocolate?

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cathy spills the tea on chocolate for breast cancer survivors by answering the question, “Is it okay to include chocolate in a post-treatment diet?”...

3 Signs You’re Struggling with Food Trauma after Breast Cancer

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hormone-driven breast cancer diets often fan the flames of food worry and fear leading to full-blown food trauma. If you no longer feel “normal” a...

Diet changes are hard

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Severe diet restrictions, cutting out foods you love, and trying to convince yourself you enjoy what you’re eating isn’t a diet approach you can l...

Will alcohol increase your recurrence risk?

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So many women finish treatment for hormone-driven breast cancer and struggle to navigate their alcohol consumption; it causes so much angst! In today’...

The problem with eating in moderation

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever had an oncologist advise you to “eat everything in moderation”, you know how frustrating and challenging it can be to figure out ...

What food does for you

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re only imagining what food is doing TO you, it’s impossible to enjoy what you eat. Or feel satisfied by what you eat. Or eat anything wi...

Rebuild your nutritional health in 2025

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New year, new you? Not so fast, my fellow survivor. Setting yourself up for success vs failure in 2025 is what I’m here to help you do. My years of ...

My holiday wish for you. . .nutritional resilience

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Regardless of whether or not you celebrate any holidays in December, you can’t ignore that this is a time of giving, gifting, and granting wishes. A...

How to deal with comments about your food choices

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for people to make comments about your food. If this has happened to you and you want to understand why people do t...

Have a food pusher in your life? Do this.

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know a food pusher? Argghhh, food pushers can be tough to deal with because they seem to push all of your “food issue” buttons. If you have...

Tears in pre-op: 10 years since my lumpectomy

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the 10-year milestone of my lumpectomy surgery following my October 27, 2014 breast cancer diagnosis. Honestly? I can’t believe this is whe...

Think you can't enjoy Thanksgiving? Why that thought doesn’t serve you.

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thanksgiving can bring up lots of food anxiety, especially if this is the first one since you’ve finished treatment. If you’re wondering how in th...

When your eating is inflexible. . .this happens!

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Inflexible eating tends to be black and white eating, with no room for error, joy or peace. Who wants to eat like that? Not you, my fellow survivor, n...

Three diet changes that may help reduce recurrence risk

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I know you’re looking for the “best” diet to eat after finishing treatment, and it can be frustrating when you can’t find the exact food to ea...

Do this to stop stressing over holiday eating!

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re freaking out about maintaining your healthy after-breast cancer eating habits during the upcoming holiday season, this episode is for you!...

How giving yourself grace helps you eat with peace

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know what it means to “give yourself grace”? While there are plenty of definitions, here’s one that I love; “do unto yourself as you do...

You’d Be Crazy to Fuel Your Body Without This Approach!

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I now how safe it feels to use strict food rules and guidelines to navigate your daily eating after hormone-driven breast cancer, but listen up. . .yo...

Are You Stocking a Peaceful Pantry?

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you suffer from pantry panic? Does that panic feel heightened right now? During this month of October when there’s so much focus on breast cancer...

Food Thoughts That Don’t Serve You

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During the month of October are you a bit more obsessed with or focused on your food? I thought so! An emphasis on all things breast cancer and all th...

Ready for PINKTOBER?

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are staring down the month of October, aka Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I like to think that as breast cancer survivors we’re all very aware, a...

Does the word “SUGAR” trigger you?

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a sweet tooth? If you answered YES, does that sweet tooth make you anxious? If all the things you read and hear about “sugar and cancer”...

Eating fruits and veggies may be pointless

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does that title shock you? Good! I wanted to get your attention and entice you to tune in to learn whether or not there’s truth to the missive, “I...

Stop doing food penance!

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you punish yourself when you don’t do the “right” thing for your after-breast cancer health and nutrition? Of course you do! But I’m here...

Should you be eating more fiber?

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Althought there’s absolutely a connection between fiber and breast cancer recurrence risk, fiber is sort of an unsexy topic in the world of after-b...

Why you’re second-guessing your food

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I know you thought you ate well before your breast cancer, but now? You’re just not sure. When you don’t trust yourself, your feel like you’re g...

Balanced eating while traveling

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Argghhhh, how many times have you gone away for a weekend or extended trip only to return feeling like you’d “blown away” all of your efforts to...

Understanding the food fear continuum

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever felt nervous, worried or panicked about your post-treatment diet, you’re on what I call the food fear continuum. The sneaky thing...

How to get enough protein on a plant-based diet

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re ready to lean into a plant-based diet, but concerned you won’t be able to get enough protein, this episode is for you! Plant-based diets...

Which plant-based diet are you eating?

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re confused about plant-based diets (and most survivors are!), you won’t want to miss this episode where I explain the seven types of plant...

Dump your diet expectations

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder how your diet expectations became so lofty? Feel frustrated when you don’t live up to those “lofty” diet expectations? I thought so....

PART II - Why you can’t get consistent breast cancer nutrition information

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is PART II of “Why you can’t get consistent breast cancer nutrition information.” Do you find there are too many mixed messages about what...

PART I - Why you can’t get consistent breast cancer nutrition information

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever feel that if you ask 10 different people what you should eat after hormone-driven breast cancer you’ll get 10 different answers? You’re not a...

Perfect is the Enemy of Good

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Striving for “perfect” eating is the goal of many post-treatment survivors; perhaps you, too! You and I both know that in your mind eating “perf...

Why Your Dietary Pattern Matters

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I know that should you experience a recurrence you'll think your potato chip habit is to blame , but I’m here to tell you nutrition doesn’t wo...

SPECIAL BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT!

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I want to be straight with you; there's a reason you're still not eating stress and worry-free. You're missing the fundamentals of a balan...

The Best Diet After Hormone-Driven Breast Cancer

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now that you’ve finished treatment, no doubt you want to know exactly what’s best to eat to reduce your recurrence risk. Because you’re led to b...

What Is Eating With Peace?

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you sit down for a meal or snack and experience a moment of worry before you eat? It’s probably more often than you’d like. I noticed...

Introducing The Peaceful Plate: My Story

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this inaugural episode I share details of my own breast cancer experience and how I turned something awful into something purposeful - in other wor...