This is episode three of six in a short minisode series for my new book, Let Go,

which is only available to purchase until August 5th.

In January, I had a hysterectomy.

I thought that was the end of a long, confusing stretch of symptoms.

I thought I was finally closing a chapter.

Four weeks later, I found out I'd had a rare form of cancer, that without the surgery,

it wouldn't have been caught early. If I'd waited, if I'd chosen one of the other options,

I don't know how things would have played out. But I do know this.

Something in me knew that I needed to have this surgery. Even when I didn't have the full

picture, I listened to myself. We often tell ourselves we can't trust our decisions unless we have

all the facts, unless they feel good right away.

But sometimes your inner wisdom makes the call before your conscious mind catches up.

There's no perfect way to choose. There's no perfect way to tell people. There's no perfect way

to be the one whose life just changed. There's no perfect way to be as a person.

But there is a quiet knowing that lives inside you. And if you let it speak, it will show you

where the peace, joy, love, care, trust and respect resides. And it might also save you.

The story of what I experienced with my hysterectomy is part of Let Go, my most personal book yet.

Pre-orders closed in just a few days on August 5th.

You can buy the book as an e-book or in print at poundproject.com.uk.

You can also find the link wherever you're listening to this episode of the podcast.