investing in resilient remission together
You don't have to
face this alone.
Someone has been where you are right now. Whatever stage you're at - newly diagnosed, mid-treatment, post-surgery, or years into survivorship - there is a place here for you.
Based in Aotearoa New Zealand • Supporting women and people navigating breast cancer recovery.
"Just breathe. Hold on to the hope that you will heal from this. Many women have survived this and so can you."
- Katherine Froggatt, 10-years breast cancer thriver
As seen in
THE SURVIVORSHIP GAP
Treatment
You rang the bell. People called you brave. The appointments eased, the phone went quiet - and suddenly you were meant to be “back to normal.”
But your body feels different. Your energy is unpredictable. Your mind is juggling fear of recurrence, grief, and the pressure to get on with it. This is where Breast Wise steps in.
- Evidence-informed guidance for physical recovery and late effects
- Space to process the emotional impact of diagnosis and treatment
- Support to reweave your routines, relationships and identity
- Practical tools you can return to long after our work together
How BreastWise helps
Breast Wise offers bespoke support for women navigating breast cancer recovery - from the first days post-surgery through long-term survivorship.
Together, we’ll gently explore what you’ve been through, what you’re carrying now, and what support will feel genuinely nourishing - not like another thing on your to‑do list.
HOW breast wise SUPPORT YOU
Four Pillars of whole woman recovery
Each pillar weaves together evidenced based insight, lived experience, and deep respect for your unique story.
Nervous System Regulation
Learn to recognise when fear is driving and regulate quickly. Evidence-Based EFT signals safety to your nervous system and interrupts chronic activation. Fear does not have to run your life.
Metabolic Health & Nutrition
Understand how food, glucose, cortisol, and inflammation interact in your recovering body. Without diet dogma or anxiety. Optional CGM replaces guesswork with real clarity.
Physical Restoration
Rebuilding your relationship with a body that has been through so much. Fatigue, sleep, scar care, body image, and intimacy post-treatment - the whole-woman territory that clinical care rarely touches.
Emotional Processing
Recurrence fear, grief, identity shifts, anger - the parts of recovery nobody prepares you for. ACT gives you a framework to hold difficult emotions and build a life led by your values, not your fear.
Free - The Breast Wise Assessment
Find out exactly what
you need most right now.
In five minutes, this self-assessment identifies where you're struggling, what's the highest priority for your wellbeing, and which path of support will make the most difference at your stage of the journey.
Your current stress and anxiety levels since diagnosis
How your nervous system is responding - and what regulation tools suit you
Your relationship with food, energy, and metabolic symptoms
Emotional processing - fear of recurrence, identity, grief
A personalised recommendation: resources, membership, or coaching
Takes 5 minutes · Completely free · No obligation
Free assessment
Two minutes.
Total clarity on
your next step.
Covering stress and anxiety from diagnosis, nervous system regulation, EFT, metabolic health and nutrition, CGM, and ACT-based psychological tools.
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I found my coaching sessions valuable and would encourage anyone struggling to meet with Katherine. Katherine brought an awareness to me and was able to support me through my journey.
Mel · mid-way through treatments
Kia ora, I’m the founder of Breast Wise - a breast cancer survivor, mental fitness practioner and companion for this tender chapter of your life.
About BreastWise
Evidenced-based Science knowledge meets lived experience.
Breast Wise was born from a simple, aching gap: so much attention is given to diagnosis and treatment, and so little to the complex, non‑linear time that follows.
Drawing on professional training, ongoing research, and the reality of navigating my own breast cancer journey within the New Zealand health system, I created Breast Wise as a calm, grounded space where nothing you share is “too much” or “too messy”.
I work with people across New Zealand and beyond, with a particular commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive care for our local communities, Asian communities, Māori and Pasifika whānau.
Credentials & training
Grounded in evidence, centred on you.
- Post‑graduate study in oncology and survivorship care
- Training in trauma‑informed and somatic‑based approaches
- Ongoing supervision and professional development
- Active collaboration with oncology, physio and mental health teams
- Fully insured practice, adhering to NZ health & privacy standards
Values & commitments
Care that honours your whole self.
BreastWise is built on:
Gentleness over grind - honouring capacity, not pushing through
Curiosity over judgement - every feeling is welcome here
Collaboration over hierarchy - you are the expert on you
Justice‑minded care - acknowledging systems, not blaming bodies
Deep respect for culture, identity and lived experience
You've already taken the hardest step. The diagnosis.
Everything from here is an investment in you. In your resilience. In your life beyond this. You don't have to figure it out alone - and you don't have to be further along to begin.
READY TO TAKE ACTION
You don't have to do this alone.
Whether you're newly diagnosed, finishing treatment, years into survivorship or supporting someone you love - there is a place for you here. Let's find the right starting point together.
Email: [email protected]
Location: Online across Aotearoa New Zealand
If you are in crisis or concerned about your immediate safety, please contact your local emergency services or crisis support line before reaching out to Breast Wise.
Katherine is a Specialist in
Certified study in mental health, cancer coaching and survivorship care
Training in EFT Tapping and somatic‑based approaches
Ongoing supervision and professional development
Active collaboration with oncology, physiotherapists and other wrap around support
Fully insured practice, adhering to NZ health & privacy standards
Your information is kept confidential and handled in line with New Zealand privacy guidelines.
Breast Wise
Gentle, evidence‑informed support for breast cancer recovery and survivorship in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond.
Notes & acknowledgements
BreastWise operates on the lands of tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand. I honour mana whenua and the enduring strength of Māori communities impacted by cancer.
This website is informational only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your medical team for questions about your treatment.
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