From Breast Cancer Survivor to Executive Coach, Teresa Ferreiro is Helping Women Reclaim Their Power
Did you know that about one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime? For survivors, getting back on your feet afterwards can be the hardest job out there, and no one knows this better than breast cancer survivor, Spanish entrepreneur, and Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) ExchangeAlumni Teresa Ferreiro.
What did Ferreiro’s return to work and life post-cancer involve? And how has she applied lessons learned through her own journey to support others navigating the same challenges?
“I don’t believe in failure. I think it’s part of our development. At the end of the day, it’s about learning, and that’s how we progress,” Teresa says.
In this MentorTalks episode, Teresa also talks about how she’s empowering cancer patients to take control of their lives, shares advice for fellow entrepreneurs, and more.
Watch the episode now on Instagram to hear about Teresa’s journey, and also how her AWE experience equipped her with the skills and confidence to take on any challenge.
Teresa Ferreiro, in her own words
(via https://teresaferreiro.com/)
Speaker | Patient Advocate | Coaching Professional
At the age of 36, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was the beginning of a path that was unexpected at the time, and is still surprising today. Before cancer I was dedicated to project management in different multinationals. With cancer, without me imagining it, a new professional path arrived.
I wrote a book, A lump in the breast: You choose how to deal with it, which became a reference for many women.
Later I trained and certified myself as a professional coach, and with that I discovered many tools that could help countless people on their path to empowerment.
I decided to investigate how coaching could help people who have or have had breast cancer, and I spent more than five years working on my doctoral thesis, designing a methodology and a concept of coaching, coaching for patients, which are unique today.
In 2015 I founded Baby Beatles, an association that helps women who have had breast cancer to become mothers.
In 2019, the pharmaceutical industry awarded me the European Award for my work as a representative and advocate for patients.
I have been certified as a Professional Coach by CTI, as a Cancer Coach by the American Association of Cancer Coaches, and as a Systems Coach by ORSC. I am also trained in the use of the NEO personality questionnaire .
In addition, I work as a coach at the IMD business school in Switzerland, and I act as a patient advocate in multiple forums.