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Mariette is a survivor of endometrial and ovarian cancers and for the past 15 years has nurtured and advocated for friends and family during their cancer journeys. She is also in remission from a lifelong struggle with depression. Her more than 25 years experience with various holistic healing, therapeutic, and nutrition modalities are foundational in her approach to integrative cancer treatment. At various points in her life, Mariette has worked as a vegetarian chef, Reiki master, psychological astrologer, herbalist, shamanic healer, as well as an HIV/AIDS project manager and grant writer. She also has more than 20 years of daily meditation practice as well as regular yoga, Pilates, and MELT practices. She is driven to use these experiences to help other cancer thrivers regain a sense of empowerment over their life and health. Helping them to navigate through different treatment options and practitioners so that they can find the right fit for them to build their support team, heal their life, and not just their cancer.

14/01/2022

For those of you wondering what is fascia and why should I care? And what are all these posts you’re doing about MELT? Here’s a concise explainer reel from .

MELT Method and restoring hydration and resilience to my fascia has completely transformed my post-hysterectomy body.

For me it was THE key ingredient in my recovery and being able to restore connective tissue integrity and communication so my core functioned properly again.

Or as close to properly as my scar tissue will allow me to get. Given that my hysterectomy was 14 years ago, regaining any core communication and integration after all that time is freakin’ brilliant!

And it really helped to minimize the impact from my more recent oophorectomy three years ago. Was it three? Maybe it’s four. I loose track of these things. Anyway it’s great!

It has also been instrumental in healing old knee and ankle injuries, enabling me to build strength again without pain so that I’m well on my way to being able to do things physically I haven’t been able to do in 20 years.

It made such a huge impact for me that I trained to become an instructor so that others could also learn it and gain benefits. After all why keep these benefits just to myself?! 😉

If you’re curious about how MELT could help you, how fascia relates to cancer recovery or about my Saturday online classes DM me.

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05/01/2022

It’s warm enough - and dry enough - to sit outside and write this morning. Balm on my soul.

Spending some time outside as the sun rises over the mountain brings me peace.

Pepper and I play for a time, I write, plan my day, sometimes read, and bask in the beauty that is my home and am grateful.

Grateful that despite all of the things and accomplishments that I have yet to achieve, I have accomplished so much in my life. Where I am now on this beautiful piece of meadowland in the mountains near a lake and hiking and surrounded by friends who love me is what I wanted. For years.

Especially after my first cancer diagnosis, moving out of the city and into the country became a priority. Because of livelihood fears it took a few more years for me to get here, but I did it. Nothing like a cancer diagnosis to put your life in perspective and help you really focus on what is important to you and healing for you. Healing for your whole being, not just your cancer.

So sitting outside in the sun and fresh air with this view reminds me to be grateful for what I have. For what I had prioritized and created and also have been blessed with. Because let’s be frank there has been a fair amount of privilege that has enabled me to get to this point. That helped me to be in places and situations that made it easier for me to be able take advantage of the blessings.

Sitting outside in gratitude also reminds me that since I’ve realized this goal, I can realize others. This helping to counter the negative hopelessness that often accompanies depression.

Later I’ll continue work on my mid-winter project of cleaning out and reorganizing/ redecorating the inside of my home so I’m as inspired and gratitude filled by the inside as the outside. Basically I’ve got too much crap and not enough places to put it. I love ’s method for helping with this.

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29/12/2021

Feeling the need to reset and rehydrate after the holidays?

Come reboot your self-care in 2022 with a MELT Method class
January 1st 9:30-10:30 AM in Lakeport.

Melt Method helps clear out your lymphatic channels (helping the body’s natural detoxification pathways) as well as reducing pain, improving mobility, and rebalancing your nervous system. All using soft balls and rollers with simple, gentle moves that will leave you feeling like you just had a massage!

This isn’t about causing pain to come out of pain and is safe and customizable for all bodies.

So come start 2022 on a self-nurturing note. All levels are welcome.

Please register in advance by contacting Melt Method certified instructor Mariette Peeters at 707-278-9521 or mariette@mariettepeeters.com.

For more information on Mariette and MELT go to http://mariettepeeters.com.

Ongoing all levels classes are every Saturday in January at 9:30am. Classes are $15. Class passes are also available $120 for 10 classes, $200 for 20.

Please bring a yoga mat and water bottle - this is about rehydrating our connective tissue after all. 😉

16/12/2021

This is salmon grown from cells in a lab. So is it fish? I’m thinking it doesn’t have a nervous system since it’s grown from a few cells. So does that then mean it isn’t alive like an actual living, breathing, can feel suffering animal? Is it therefore not then killed with the moral weight of that? Is it vegan fish?

I wrote a bit about this on my other page as well.

As someone who for moral reasons would prefer to be 100% vegan but for health reasons has not been able to sustain that I find this fish solution very intriguing. Especially if the nutritional profile and health benefits for humans is the same as with wild caught salmon.

What do you all think about this? Could this potentially be a good solution to overfishing and the ecological disaster that is usually the case with fish farms? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments.

Yours in health and healing,
Mariette

P.S. those health reasons include my not being able to thrive on a diet with 100% plant-based protein sources. I’ve tried but it has never worked for me long term, although I know there are many others for whom it works. We’re all different.

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30/10/2021

Did you know there is a whole lost generation of women over 30 who have been living with undiagnosed ADHD? Turns out I’m one of them. Who knew?

So much of the prior 40 years made more sense once I began drilling into what having ADHD meant.

You may be wondering. Why is she talking about ADHD when she’s a cancer coach? Bear with me, it’s all connected.

I was diagnosed with ADHD 3 years ago but I was focused on therapy for my depression so didn’t take it very seriously. And then I was diagnosed with my second cancer (ovarian) a couple months later. Guess which condition took precedence?

The cancer was stage 1, I was treated and now am NED.

In digging deeper into my emotional healing as part of my cancer recover, the ADHD came back up and I began to learn about it and what I need to do to manage it. I also learned that the ADHD was inextricably linked to my lifelong depression and anxiety and so many of the issues in my life that had left me so unhappy and feeling unfulfilled. It’s been a super messy process.

It’s akin to cleaning out my closets, where everything becomes much messier and all unraveled before i can put it back together and it gets better.

In the meantime focusing on work has become difficult. This too shall pass. I keep telling myself that as I develop skills for managing my ADHD pressure points and work more with my strengths my ability to prioritize, focus and motivation will improve (as well my depression and anxiety.)

I can only focus on so much at one time. Huh, I guess I can prioritize after all.

Yours in health and healing,
Mariette

P.S. If you want to keep up to date with my ADHD management progress then check out my other page . 🙏

P.P.S Has part of your cancer healing involved a mental health journey as well? If so drop a 💜💜💜 below.

26/10/2021

I have always felt better when I drink green juice first thing. Have I done it every morning of my life since learning this? No. I’m no more perfect than the next person. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For many years I had an all-or-nothing mindset and tried to juice fresh daily. When I couldn’t juice fresh then I didn’t have juice. There’s a lot of people who say that you should only juice fresh and not use powders. This is a very privileged position and doesn’t work for most people long-term. Most of us don’t have someone helping us clean up or organize our life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I was great at fresh juicing after my cancer diagnoses when I was in full-on hyperfocused healing mode. Once I came out of cancer hyperfocus, then it was one thing too many. I needed to reprioritize my mornings because there were other things (like longer mediation, exercise, writing, and work) that I needed to add back into my routine that I had been neglecting. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Eventually, I realized I can only focus on a limited number of things and tasks take longer for me because I’m easily distracted and forgetful. I struggled for a while, beating myself up for not being a perfect thriver (whatever that means,) it wasn’t until I was diagnosed with ADHD that I realized I needed to radically simplify my life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So, since I feel better when I drink green juice daily, and I’m not able to juice fresh every day, then green powders are great! And surprise, surprise I am now drinking green juice nearly every morning and I feel much better.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So don’t dismiss green drink powders as an option because they aren’t as perfect as juicing fresh. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good. Drink your juice in whatever way fits your life, as often as you can. That’s good enough.

25/10/2021

Did you know I do more than cancer coaching? So I’ve started a new IG page . This page will be the home of all my non-cancer related musings and content.

Come check it out!

22/10/2021

Have a Gynecologic cancer? Get a gynecologic oncologist. I tell people this one all the time. It’s absolutely crucial.

This is harder in rural areas and may feel like an added stressor to travel to the city to get treated but do it! I’ve had clients tell me that their local oncologist seems fine and is nice and trying to find another doctor feels like too much.

I get it. But this one step of seeing and being treated by a specialist is one of the most important steps you can take. After all, how much of a stressor will it be if you don’t get the expertise that your cancer requires?

I emphasize this not to scare people but to encourage them to get the best care they can so they can have the best outcome possible.

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A gynecologic oncologist is someone who specializes in treating patients with reproductive tract cancers. Research has shown that there are significant survival advantages for ovarian cancer patients when their initial surgeries are performed by gynecologic oncologists. These doctors are initially trained as obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and then undergo specialized education in the biology and pathology of gynecologic cancers. Learn more via our link in bio.⁠⁠⁠⁠

19/10/2021

Posted • There are many things we can't control in life, but there are some things we can. Just in case you need a little reminder this morning, always remember that you get to choose! The freedom to decide how we want to live and how we choose to approach life-changing experiences is ours to explore. Thank you so much, , for this wonderful reminder!

01/10/2021

Every Wed 10:30, Sat 9:30 (no class 10/16)

Looking to reduce pain? Move with more ease? Improve performance?

Come try out the MELT Method! New weekly classes in Lakeport every Wed 10:30am and Sat 9:30am (no class on 9/16.) You’ll feel like you just had a massage and notice immediate changes in how your body looks and feels.

How? MELT is a simple self-bodywork technique that uses specialized soft body rollers and small balls to simulate the results of manual therapy on fascial tissue. These 1 hour all levels classes taught by MELT certified instructor Mariette Peeters will teach you how to reduce the effects of accumulated tension, stress and pain caused by injuries and daily living.

How do I know this? Because it’s done it for me, my clients, and over 200,000 people around the world.

Register in advance to guarantee your spot. Sanitized rollers and balls will be available for student use, please bring your own yoga mats and water bottles. Drop-in $15, 10-class pass $120, 20-class pass $200.

To register contact Mariette at http://mariettepeeters.com or contact Mariette directly at mariette@mariettepeeters.com, 707-278-9521 or on IG and FB.

07/09/2021

We’ve got MELT Method Foundations classes starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 9/8 at 10:30am .

These classes are great for beginners as well as experienced MELTers looking to improve their technique.

Regardless of your experience level you will see a reduction in your pain levels and lowered stress levels after MELTing.

MELT Method is a self-bodywork technique using small soft balls and soft body rollers to stimulate the results of manual therapy on fascial tissue. Classes led by Melt Certified Instructor Mariette Peeters.

Rollers and balls will be available for student use, please bring your own yoga mats and water bottles. Class cost $15.

To register contact Mariette at http://mariettepeeters.com or contact Mariette directly at mariette@mariettepeeters.com, 707-278-9521 or on IG and FB.

05/09/2021

We’ve got new beginning MELT classes and a new series starting in September at CARVE Pilates in Lakeport. So if you’re looking to learn MELT or continue with classes come check these out!

MELT METHOD FOUNDATIONS Wednesdays at 10:30 am 9/8, 9/22 & 9/29

Looking to reduce pain? Reduce stress? Improve performance? Come try out the MELT Method! These all level 1-hour classes are appropriate for beginners as well as experienced MELTers looking to hone their skills. Drop-in rate $15.

MELT FOR FIRE SEASON
Saturdays at 9:30 am from 9/25 - 10/30

Stressed about fire season (who isn’t?) Having difficulty breathing with all the smoke? Then come to this 6-week series on Saturdays from 9/25 – 10/30 and join me in alleviating anxiety, calming the nervous system and supporting the respiratory system. Let’s get through fire season together! Course cost is $85.

MELT Method is a self-bodywork technique using small soft balls and soft body rollers to stimulate the results of manual therapy on fascial tissue. Classes led by Melt Certified Instructor Mariette Peeters.

Rollers and balls will be available for student use, please bring your own yoga mats and water bottles.

To register contact Mariette at http://mariettepeeters.com or contact Mariette directly at mariette@mariettepeeters.com, 707-278-9521 or on IG and FB.

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Mariette is a writer, meditator, cancer coach, depression and two-time cancer survivor. She is committed to helping others with cancer to thrive in their cancer journey and beyond.