Episode 002

From Diagnosis to Divine Detour: How Cancer Changed Everything for Anne Arvizu

Dr. Anne Arvizu was a sought-after strategist with a full roster of corporate clients when life hit the brakes — hard. A diagnosis of endometrial cancer in 2021 didn’t just interrupt her business. It changed everything. Six months out of work. Over $15K in surprise medical bills. The kind of fear that doesn’t just visit — it moves in.

But instead of spiraling, Anne went inward. She used the detour to get radically honest about what mattered, what didn’t, and how to make the time she had mean more — for herself and for others.

In this episode of Curveball, we talk about grief, guts, and divine timing — and how cancer cracked Anne open and reconnected her to a new kind of purpose she couldn’t have imagined before.

Top 3 Takeaways:

The detour is often the divine assignment.
When life forces you to stop — especially when it’s not your choice — it can feel like the universe is pulling the rug out. For Anne, it was a clearing. Cancer pulled her out of hustle mode and into what really mattered: her health, her family, and a new mission she couldn’t ignore.

Healing is rarely linear — and neither is clarity.
Anne’s journey didn’t follow a neat arc. There were setbacks. Scary scans. Days of exhaustion and doubt. But in the mess, she started connecting dots she hadn’t seen before. Clarity doesn’t always arrive with trumpets. Sometimes it tiptoes in through silence.

Sometimes the best way to heal is to advocate.
Rather than letting her experience stay private, Anne went public — founding the Endometrial Cancer Foundation to raise awareness for a disease that impacts thousands of women and is often overlooked. Sharing her story became part of her own recovery.

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