Ep. 99: How A Diagnosis Sparked A Purpose-Driven Life & A New Way To Heal w/ Veronika Bubenickova
Veronika Bubenickova · October 27, 2025
Interview with Veronika Bubenickova
Podcast: Test Those Breasts ™️
October 27, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
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About Veronika Bubenickova
Holistic, Transformational Coach for Women Navigating Breast Cancer
20 years Product & project leadership2025 winner Transformed Life Award9th Cancer World Congress speakerLotus Journey Post-treatment coaching platform
When Veronika Bubenickova was diagnosed with breast cancer, it upended more than just her health, it unraveled the version of herself she had carefully built over two decades in the corporate world. She had led product teams, delivered complex digital solutions, and thrived in high-pressure sectors. But no strategy deck or roadmap could prepare her for the quiet reckoning that followed: the questions about identity, the friction between body and self, and the isolation that often hides behind the word “survivor.”
Veronika now works with women navigating that same space, the in-between where treatment may be over, but the healing has only just begun. Through her platform Lotus Journey, she offers a different kind of support: not just care plans and encouragement, but space to grieve, recalibrate, and decide what comes next. Her approach blends grounded lifestyle changes (nutrition, toxin reduction, nervous system care) with intuitive healing work like trauma integration, guided reflection, and energy-based modalities. It’s not about bypassing pain with positivity, but meeting it with honesty, patience, and agency.
Veronika brings a clear-eyed view of what recovery really involves—from the fear that lingers after remission to the slow, often invisible process of rebuilding trust in one’s body and self.
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You can feel perfectly fine, hear the word cancer, and watch your whole life tilt. ForVeronika Bubenickova, a seasoned product leader, that moment redefined how she approached work, wellness, and what it means to heal. We talk about the HER2+ whirlwind, the shock of chemo, the fatigue that steals sleep, and the mindset shift that turned treatment from a threat into an ally. Veronika shares the simple tools that helped her stay grounded through it all: nourishing food, gentle movement, intentional laughter, and anchoring herself in nature to restore joy and normalcy.
Her greatest act of strength came through self-advocacy, asking hard questions, seeking the right specialists, and making choices that honored both her body and her future. Beyond the medical journey, Veronika opens up about the emotional and spiritual recovery that follows survival: naming the trauma that lingers, finding peace in uncertainty, and learning how to live fully again.
Through Lotus Journey, she now helps other women navigate that same in-between, after treatment, before life feels steady again. Her book, Diary of a Soul Reborn, offers her hard-earned insights and a gentle path toward rebuilding identity, trust, and purpose. If you’re ready to move from doom-scrolling to genuine healing, this conversation is your invitation.
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