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The Adult Chair Podcast with Michelle Chalfant

502: The Consciousness of Cancer: Healing From Within | Dr. Liz Burkholder

The Adult Chair Podcast with Michelle Chalfant

Michelle Chalfant

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I'm joined by my dear friend Dr. Liz Burkholder, a holistic nurse practitioner and the founder of Go Within Institute. Liz opens up about her cancer diagnosis and shares the very conscious, guided approach she's taken, rooted in deep inner work, intuition, and mind-body healing.

We explore what Liz calls "the consciousness of cancer," how the body can hold repressed emotions, and why healing requires both practical support and emotional release. Liz also shares jaw-dropping updates from her imaging, including lesions disappearing and a primary lesion shrinking significantly, even without conventional treatment.

In this episode, you'll hear: 

  • What it means to meet the "consciousness" of an illness, and why Liz sees cancer as information, not just pathology
  • Why trusting your intuition can be one of the most important factors in healing
  • The 10 common factors behind unexpected healing
  • The role of repressed emotions 
  • How boundaries and nervous system support matter when other people's fear is loud

Resources from this Episode:

GoWithin Institute | Heal Yourself

Dr. Kelly Turner's books: Radical Remission and Radical Hope

Listen to #43: Living Through Cancer in The Adult Chair

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, hello, and welcome to the Michelle Shelfont Show. I'm delighted to be here with you today.

0:08.8

Today I have a very special guest on. Her name is Dr. Liz Berkholder. She is someone that over the

0:16.4

years has become a very good friend of mine. And she's here today to speak with us about how she is navigating her cancer diagnosis.

0:29.2

She was diagnosed with cancer in June of 2024 and did not tell anyone until just a few months ago. The way that she has navigated

0:41.6

this is from a very different place and a different way than mainstream would have navigated

0:51.3

cancer. And no, it's not woo-woo. It's not out there. It's from this place of

0:57.8

deep consciousness and feeling very guided from within. And I don't want to spoil this, but wow,

1:05.4

what a beautiful journey. Let me tell you a little bit about Liz. and then we're going to get into the show.

1:12.5

So she's a holistic nurse practitioner and founder of Go Within Institute and go within

1:18.6

hypnotherapy breathwork.

1:20.3

It's a modality that incorporates inner child healing, emotional healing, and somatic healing

1:25.3

by tapping into the subconscious mind and getting to the root of outdated survival patterns.

1:32.5

She has a PhD in mind-body medicine and is a double board certified family medicine and psychiatric mental health practitioner.

1:42.3

Yeah.

1:42.9

So, gosh, I can't wait to hear what you guys think about this show.

1:48.5

Whether you have cancer or know of someone with cancer or are someone that is even suffering

1:55.5

with some other sort of disease or illness, or you know of someone that is, this is the show to listen to. This is the show

2:03.9

to share. There is a lot here that she shares. And yeah, it's pretty amazing how she's

2:12.5

navigating this. And by the way, how she's healing her cancer.

2:18.4

So here we go with Dr. Liz Berkholder.

2:28.4

So welcome to the Michelle Shelfont show, Liz Berkholder.

2:33.6

Hi.

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