Lori

Trust the Gut. Tell the Story.

When Lori came to her session, I was struck by her deep sense of knowing. Here was a woman who had learned to listen to the quiet, persistent voice within.

As a newlywed and still finding her way with self-love, Lori faced a jarring silence from the system meant to care for her. She knew something was wrong long before the official diagnosis confirmed it. Her intuition was a powerful signal she refused to ignore.

She heard her body’s quiet alarm even as doctors and protocols said “not yet.” Her determination to be heard led her to fight for screenings long before anyone else admitted something was wrong. When her diagnosis finally arrived, it landed exactly where she had always known it lived.

She was told her hair would fall out and that her worry—real and insistent—could wait.

Lori’s way of coping was to write—her CaringBridge became a lifeline not just for her, but for others who witnessed her raw honesty and the holy mess of feelings she laid bare. Through her words, I could feel her longing to be seen and loved in the midst of fear.

It was an act of incredible bravery.

Today, they call her the Cancer Coach, and it’s easy to see why. She has this incredible ability to make others feel held and understood as they navigate their own fear.

Through my lens, Lori’s courage glows—a woman who defied dismissal, honored intuition, and now holds others with profound empathy. Her strength is quiet but unyielding, her beauty carved from trusting herself when others would not. Her beauty radiates from a place of deep inner peace and purpose.

Lori’s story is one of more than twenty powerful narratives of resilience and transformation featured in The Boob Project book. Get your copy today for the full collection of stories that are redefining strength and beauty.