The Smilogie Method - Cancer & Hormones

When cancer enters your life, the focus often becomes treatment - but many women are left unprepared for the hormonal and emotional ripple effects that come with it. Hot flushes, sleep disruption, mood changes, fatigue, digestion issues, intimacy concerns, and a sense of feeling "unlike yourself" can appear during treatment or long after it ends. The Smilogie Method: Hormones, Cancer & How to Keep Smiling is a gentle, pocket-sized companion for those in-between days - when you're coping outwardly, but still wobbling inside. Written by women's health and certified cancer coach Isy de Wouters d'Oplinter, this guide blends evidence-informed support with deeply human reassurance. It isn't a rulebook and it doesn't ask you to "stay positive." It offers clarity, steadiness, and small practices that help you feel safer in your body and more supported in your mind. Inside, you'll find guidance for: how cancer treatment can affect hormones and wellbeing body, mind, and heart wobbles (including anxiety, brain fog, sleep, digestion, and fatigue) appointments and questions to bring to your medical team intimacy, vaginal comfort, and the emotional impact of change nourishment, rest, and energy support that doesn't overwhelm reflective prompts and Smilogie micro-practices to soothe your nervous system and rebuild self-trust resources and next steps for ongoing support This book is for women in treatment, recovery, or survivorship - and for anyone who wants a calm, compassionate guide that complements medical care while honouring the emotional reality of the journey. Open to any page. Take one breath. Choose one kindness. One small smile. One small shift. One steadier step forward.