An Integrative Approach: How to Deal Positively with Breast Cancer – 3-Day/2-Night One-on-One Retreat

Are you faced with any of these dilemmas about breast cancer?

• You had a mammogram and got a call telling you that there is something wrong and you need further studies, OR…
• You had a breast biopsy because of an abnormal mammogram and don’t know what to do with the results, OR…
• You had a lumpectomy and were told that you need further surgery, OR…
• You were told that you need a mastectomy, breast reconstruction surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, OR…
• You’ve done your homework, had a second or third opinion and are still asking yourself: What should I do? OR…
• You have gone through procedures and treatments recommended and wonder or worry if you are on the right tract.

It is life-altering and devastating when you are told you may have breast cancer, or when this is the diagnosis. Often you will be bombarded with many different choices, only to be told, “It’s up to you what to do.”

I know what you are going through. I have helped many women – friends, patients, and acquaintances dealing with breast cancer. My own baby sister went through it too. I understand what it means not knowing what to do when faced with a number of options, having too many decisions to make, sometimes as simple as what should you eat or not eat, and being afraid you might not make the right choices. 

Besides confusion – fear of the unknown, anger, guilt, and depression are common. Many women feel they have lost or are losing control of their lives, looks, sexuality, and self-esteem.

Regardless of what you are facing, I can offer you support and guidance right now to help you sift through all the choices being thrown at you – and help you make the best decisions for YOU. You don’t have to do it alone!

Over the past three decades, thousands have trusted me as a gynecologist, menopause specialist, healer, confidante, sister/friend, intuitive counselor and surgeon, with excellent results.

For the first time in your life you will spend quality one-on-one time with an intuitive, non-judgmental medical professional who is totally dedicated to listening to your needs, and whose goal it is to empower YOU!

What is it worth to clarify all your doubts, find answers for all your questions, and be able to make the right decisions that suit you best?

No need to suffer, procrastinate, waste time, money, and energy while your mental, physical, and financial health are deteriorating because of confusion. After your stay, you will have a detailed road map of each step that you need to take for optimum, confident, handling of this part of your life journey.

Come and spend time at this beautiful San Diego healing center I have created especially for you.

Preparing for Your Stay

Upon confirming your appointment, you will receive a response from me asking you more about your concerns and needs. This will allow you to address all the issues and stresses that you may have. Write to your heart’s content. After reviewing your reply, I may have specific questions in order to customize your visit.

You will also receive (by regular mail or e-mail) an in-depth health questionnaire to fill out. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT THE HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND BRING IT WITH YOU.

Your Arrival

During your one-on-one retreat, you will be the only person that I will be working with. The entire healing center and its amenities are there JUST FOR YOU.

You will be welcome to arrive on Friday afternoon at 4 PM or later, as long as it is before dawn.

The center is located on a beautiful landscaped one-acre property nestled in one of the most scenic mountainous areas of San Diego. The 360-degree view is breathtaking from any area of the property.

I will personally welcome you and we will tour the premises, get you settled into your private accommodations, and give you time to rest and relax.

You will have ample time on your own for a light dinner before a peaceful night’s sleep.

Your Accommodations

You will stay in a beautiful cottage surrounded by the most exquisite botanical garden with its many cocooning areas there JUST FOR YOU! Your cottage was built and decorated with your comfort in mind, with an exquisite bathroom, a Jacuzzi tub, a sliding door, two other exit doors, skylights, and huge windows overlooking the garden. You can also enjoy the infrared sauna not too far away.

The premises include a waterfall with its two creeks that end in a pond with water plants and colorful fish, an infrared sauna, pool, and Jacuzzi tub. There are many fruit trees for your delight, huge boulders that are 75 million years old, paths full of blooming flowers, cacti, and succulents.

Take a stroll around the grounds, or sit under the shade of a palapa or a lovely tree, or by the waterfall, the pool, the pond, or a creek, whenever you feel like it!

You will find many thoughtful amenities and aesthetic touches that make your stay pleasurable, including the most comfortable of beds, a gift basket, fresh fruits, snacks of your choice, bath and pampering products, a small refrigerator full of goodies, and a microwave if you choose to use it.

Arrangements will be made for you to have a healing-touch therapy massage in your room. No need to go anywhere…just relax and enjoy the healing moments in privacy.

During the weekend, we will enjoy homemade cooking, celebrate flavorful, fresh food from our own organic garden or grown locally, which includes vegetables, herbs, and fruits. I will take into consideration any allergies and food-related needs you may have.

Your departure time will be Sunday at 12 noon, so please make your travel arrangement accordingly.

Take all the goodies left over when you depart! They will be useful when you are back home, to help recreate the nurturing feelings that you experienced during your stay with me.

Our Time Together

Our time together will deal with all your concerns regarding breast cancer and its effects on your life physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, including your relationships and your lifestyle.

During your stay, you will have enough time to spend with me so that I can help you in each of these important areas:

• Reviewing all your medical records and all options given to you.
• Answering all your questions.

• Ensuring that you understand the pros and cons of what has been offered to you.
• Helping clarify what you want to do, which will make it easier to work with your other health-care providers.
• Developing clear action steps that will get you desired results.
• Creating a personal action road map that you can easily follow when you go back home.

In a supportive, nurturing environment, you will learn that…

• ...being diagnosed with any cancer is not the end of the world. There is a tomorrow after the diagnosis, the anguish of the unknown, the pain and suffering of surgery and other treatments.
• …life does go on after a diagnosis of cancer, but your reaction can make you or break you.
• …it will be very productive to re-evaluate your lifestyle choices; but showing you that you don't have to choose drastic measures, follow strict or unusual diets or overdo anything in any shape or form.
• …you just have to simplify your life, take time to smell the roses, and eliminate stress from your life. You can do everything you want but with moderation, otherwise you will be living the rest of your life feeling guilty and deprived, which will add more stress.
• …being diagnosed with cancer gives you an opportunity to surrender, heal past traumas, and get closer to your higher power.
• …honest self evaluation is very useful. Was your life on the right track? Do you know your life purpose? What would happen if you became one of the statistics that does succumb?
• …you need to start taking care of yourself. As women, we tend to take care of all others first and do not find or make time for ourselves.
• …the answer is not out there: It is within. Learn to listen to your body and trust your own intuition.
• …you may need to remind yourself to live life as a gift, one day at a time.
• …you are not alone… that Dr. Carolle’s Wellness & Retreat Center is here for you.

Follow-up Services

Following your visit, you will have the opportunity to talk with me for two (2) half-hour (1/2 hour) consultations, at two-week intervals, at no additional charge. Any further services you may want can easily be arranged after your sessions.

How to Proceed?

Please fill out the inquiry form below and write down how you would like me to help you. Someone will call as soon as possible to give you an appointment.

If you are having any problems please send me an e-mail at drcarolle@cox.net.

You can also call us at (619) 741-7261. 

Upon confirming your appointment, you will receive a response from me asking you more about your concerns and needs. This will allow you to address all the issues and stresses that you may have. Write to your heart’s content. After reviewing your reply, I may have specific questions in order to customize your visit.

You will also receive (by regular mail or e-mail) an in-depth questionnaire to fill out. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND BRING IT WITH YOU.