The Book

How Cancer Ripped Me Open and Brought Me Home

A breast cancer diagnosis at 37 changes everything. Unless, of course, you've already spent years learning that the body keeps score.

Chelsea Piazza Willsey is a mother of two, a living kidney donor, and the author of the forthcoming book Finding Chelsea. Two years before her diagnosis, Chelsea donated a kidney — a decision that, in hindsight, marked the beginning of a much larger unraveling.

Finding Chelsea is the story of what happened next. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 37, Chelsea found herself on an unexpected journey inward — one that cracked open long-held beliefs, deepened her relationship with her body, and ultimately led to a spiritual awakening she never saw coming. It is a book about illness, yes. But more than that, it is a book about what it means to truly wake up.