Life can change in an instant, and often the true test of who we are is how we rise in the face of adversity.

Clea Shearer faced that moment. What emerged is a story of incredible strength and resilience.

Clea's known around the world for bringing beauty and order into people's lives.

Together with Joanna Teplen, she built the home edit into a global empire with three New York

Times bestsellers, a hit Netflix series, and a line of product sold in 31 countries.

Their success caught the attention of Reese Witherspoon, whose company, Hello Sunshine, acquired the home edit in 2022,

and even produced a reboot of Extreme Makeover Home Edition with Clea and Joanna as the hosts.

But while Clea's professional

life was soaring, she was facing one of her biggest personal challenges she'd ever faced.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer, forcing her to shift her focus from editing spaces

to surviving. After multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy and even more

health complications, Clea has continued to show the world what it means to face life's toughest

moments with courage, honesty, and hope. In our conversation, Clea shares how her journey has

changed the way she sees herself,

her work, and her family, and how it's made her rethink so many parts of her life.

Her story and resilience are remarkable, and I can't wait for you to hear more.

I'm Hoda Kotby. Welcome to my podcast, Making Space.

Yeah. podcast, Making Space. Well, first of all, I just want to say hi, and I want to say, congratulations on your new book. Cancer is complicated and other

unexpected lessons I've learned. First of all, how are you? I mean, I know you've been busy,

obviously this book's out, but how are you doing? Oh my gosh, Hoda. I had a major surgery,

which is supposed to hopefully end my reconstruction nightmares.

And then one day after that surgery, I had a major complication and had to get rushed back into surgery, back into the hospital.

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