The Story
How Mindfully Malignant
Came Into Being
Hey, I’m Brenda Jean, and my story began with HER-2 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. And life suddenly became a chaos of chemo damage, chronic pain from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and endless hospital stays.
I survived ten surgeries, heart failure, and setbacks in life that I once thought were impossible. But through the mud came growth. I turned to both Western medicine and Eastern medicine, chemo saved my life, while meditation, breathwork, and holistic approaches carried me through the darkest nights.
All this while, I was resilient to make every moment of my journey count. I started an online journal that later became Mindfully Malignant, a place to share what I’ve learned. This space is not therapy. It’s physical therapy for your brain and a way to train your mind, reclaim strength, and find peace.
Some call my survival a cancer miracle. I call it mindset, resilience, and compassion in action.

