On this episode of The Shift, U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance CEO Mike Marshall talks with board member, attorney, operator, investor, and advisor to start-ups and organizations across tech and wellbeing Cecily Mak about her breast cancer journey — from what she wishes she knew before she was diagnosed to the work she’s doing to help people make informed choices about the role of alcohol in their lives.

About Our Guest

Cecily Mack, one of our USAPA board members, is an entrepreneur, author, and mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 40s. Cecily shares her journey from diagnosis to recovery and how it changed the way she thinks about alcohol, health, and the messages we're all surrounded by. It's an honest, powerful conversation about vulnerability, strength, and shifting the way we talk about breast cancer prevention.

Key Discussions

✅ Cecily’s cancer journey and how she learned about the link between alcohol and breast cancer.

✅ How the alcohol industry is working to prevent people from knowing the truth about their products’ harms.

✅ Cecily’s commitment to helping people make informed choices and change their habits or their tendencies or their relationship with alcohol or any other thing that's taking them away from presence and clarity. Alcohol was my primary one. From the inside out, from an intentional and conscious way.

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👤 Cecily Mak’s Bio

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