Theresa Fincher:
on Wellness
In our communities, we do not have to
been affected by some devastating illness. Most
us know at least one person who has battled
cancer. No matter what the outcome may be,
each story is part of the framework that makes
society. Theresa Fincher, a woman who has
taken cancer by the reins, was kind enough to
share her story, successful on the outside but
“I lacked self-love, and I put work and other’s
to create and follow my own dreams,” Fincher
said, opening up about her adverse childhood
of herself and remarking on just how deeply
disconnected she felt from herself and the deep
resentments she held that made their way to
the surface in the form of an aggressive cancer
diagnosis. Her body began showing symptoms,
but due to her busy and stressful career she
did not take the time to address them until
her body crashed and she was diagnosed with
unsolicited advice. You are sick, scared out of
bombarded,” Fincher said. She did a couple of
very clear on what was important: “For me, it
was to have a quality of life and to heal from the
inside out versus going after it from the outside
in.” The second was to surround herself with a
small group of friends, a team, to research for
her in certain areas which allowed her to simply
focus on relevant material. She makes sure to
say, “If it did not feel right, I did not do it.”
Fincher found a team of doctors, practitioners
the cancer or beating the cancer. I found my
approach within uncovering my ‘stuff,’ which I
called ‘C-answer,’” she said.
Fincher focused her energy on combining her
efforts by bridging the physical and medicinal
with the emotional and spiritual. Utilizing
yoga, meditation, prayer and tai-chi as well as
restructuring her entire diet, she eliminated
sugar, meat with anti-bodies and hormones and
acupuncture and acupressure. She
does daily routines to support her
nervous system and works with
her team to craft each step tailored
declined the more aggressive forms
of treatment such as chemotherapy
and radiation, opting to take a
more versatile approach. Two years
later, her recovery is on track and
she is a champion in every form of
the word.
According to Fincher, much
of her work in recovery from
this illness has been focused on
the emotional plane. Adverse
indicator of long-term health
focused on rewiring my neural
pathways so that I can minimize the overuse
of adrenaline within my body system,” Fincher
damaging of all to us and our loved ones, and
Fincher wanted to do something about that.
She has partnered with Linda and Sue Nabors,
owners of a beautiful farm in Bee Branch,
Ark., that is inhabited by predominantly retired
racehorses. Fincher and her husband Rhett
have teamed up with Linda Nabors to start
Savvy Racing, which is focused on developing
racehorses to run without whips, chains or
drugs. She is also starting up an organization
called Gia Milagro, or “God’s Gracious Miracle,”
which is part of The I Love You Project she
started to host seminars, workshops and coach
mind, body and spirit. Fincher is training horses
for her upcoming Equine-Guided Wellness
Retreats. They plan on developing this program
in 2020 for both children and adults who have
faced trauma. When asked what her focus is, her
response was simple and gracious: “My focus
is to live every day to its fullest by living my
of that. The more we can change the way we
interact with our children, the more we can alter
health for the better.” Fincher has a philosophy
that each person has their own unique story.
“Every single person has their own story, their
own set of circumstances, their own challenges,
and every person has a right to choose their own
path. We can learn from others if we stay open to
themselves. In everything, there is balance,”
she said. Fincher wants to support those who
that they can begin reversing how they feel and
address situations that perpetuate stress in their
lives, which leads to negatively affected body
systems.
Fincher’s two-day equine-guided wellness
retreats begin at the end of May. Participants
will get to work with horses as well as participate
in meditation, yoga, chakra work, bio-mat
treatments and more. Anyone interested
may visit theiloveyouproject.org/gia-milagro
webinar scheduled on May 7 that will go into
body systems, and more information on that
can be found at theiloveyouproject.org/teatime.
Fincher can be reached at theresa@
- April Lane
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