Terminally Smiling: How Cinder Shine Finds Joy in the Face of Cancer and Pain -- With Cinder Shine
Release Date: 07/31/2025
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info_outlineIn today's episode of Channel Your Genius, Mellissa Seaman is joined by the radiant and irreverent Cinder Shine, author, musician, and longtime wellness coach, who lives and teaches what she calls rainbow resilience: a joyful, grounded philosophy for navigating life, death, and everything in between.
Diagnosed with terminal cancer and still grinning, Cinder shares her hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply real perspective on living fully in the face of pain. From riding motorcycles with brittle bones to being lifted out of a hot tub by trees (yep, really), this episode is a love letter to radical joy, irreverent wisdom, and the power of choosing life even when it hurts.
Her new book Terminally Smiling blends memoir, music, and meaning-making in the face of cancer and transformation. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone facing hard things, and craving a little more light.
Talked about in today’s episode:
00:01:10 – From Knee Pain to Rainbow Resilience
Cinder’s journey from body-positive fitness coach to two-time cancer survivor and joy rebel.
00:05:29 – The “F* You Sundial” and Finding Gratitude
Cinder shares her irreverent tool for moving from hopelessness to joy, even on the hardest days.
00:08:45 – How to Live Fully with a Terminal Diagnosis
What it really means to walk the line between life and death and choose joy anyway.
00:12:33 – Feel Like a Rainbow in the Eye of the Storm
The inspiration behind her new song and how she channels emotion through music.
00:14:38 – Death, Ceremony & the Power of Facing the End
Mellissa and Cinder explore death as a teacher, and what it means to live fearlessly.
00:21:16 – Hot Tubs, Trees, and the Magic of Asking for Help
A story you won’t forget, how nature and spirit literally lifted Cinder when she couldn’t lift herself.
Guest Bio:
Cinder Shine is an author, musician, and irreverent wellness guide who’s been helping people move through pain with humor and grit for over 30 years. A two-time cancer survivor and lifelong joy-seeker, she’s the author of Plus Size Knee Pain Solution and her latest book, Terminally Smiling, a poignant, playful memoir on living and healing through life’s hardest moments. Cinder brings fierce honesty, goofy wisdom, and unapologetic joy to every stage, page, and platform she graces.
Connect with Cinder Shine:
Website: https://www.cindershine.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cinder.shine.ernst
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinder_shine_ernst
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Keywords:
Radical Joy, Cancer Survivor, Terminal Illness, Rainbow Resilience, Feminine Leaders, Wellness Coach, Intuitive Guidance, Healing, Humor, Death Ceremony, Living Fully, Emotional Resilience, Channeling Wisdom, Spiritual Growth, Embodied Joy, Creative Healing, Facing Death, Life After Diagnosis, Nature as Healer, Grief and Laughter