114. Breast Cancer at Age 26: Exploring Grief and Gratitude with Tessa Bernier

Dec 27

#114: Tessa shares her experience of two breast cancer diagnosis at age 26 and how it has given her perspective, life experience, and showed her how many ways support can look.

Today, Tessa is is the Owner of mōrro yoga and Podcast Host of Girl Meets Money.

Tessa's Ebbs

Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 26
Not having any genetic indications of breast cancer
Environmental issues affecting women's health
Having a bilateral mastectomy twice
Radiation therapy
Going through 7 surgeries
Holding space for everyone else’s emotions and grief

Tessa's Glows

Learning to connect with people on a much deeper level
Understanding and having more empathy
Seeing the world as the bigger picture
Using yoga and meditation for coping with stress
Building morro yoga brand and Girl Meet Money podcast
Running yoga retreats in Portugal

Olga Kolgusheva

Olga is a Squarespace designer and copywriter known for creating clean, editorial websites with refined typography, irregular grids, and minimalist, monochromatic aesthetics. A former business and radio journalist trained at the Missouri School of Journalism, she discovered her visual talent in an infographics class and has spent over a decade designing digital experiences that merge strategic content, marketing insight, and visual clarity. A true digital native, Olga specializes in building Squarespace websites that tell compelling stories through structure, design, and words.

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