WHEN SURVIVAL BECOMES SACRED, LIVING BECOMES THE CURE

GILLIAN LICHOTA IN WILDFIRE MAGAZINE: “THE HEALING IS IN THE LIVING”

In her essay The Healing Is in the Living, published in Wildfire Magazine, Gillian Lichota reflects on her journey through breast cancer and the practices that sustain wholeness beyond survival. She explores embodiment, connection, truth-telling, sacred slowness, and radiance—not as luxuries, but as the foundation of healing. Through her own story and the heartbeat of iRise Above, she reminds young women that living well is not about returning to who we were, but rising into who we are becoming.