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b'\\u201cIt\\u2019s an in-your-face moment.\\u201d\\n- Nick Onken\\n\\nHello, my friends! Welcome to another episode of the OnkenRadio podcast (previously NION Radio), where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It\\u2019s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I\\u2019m so glad you\\u2019re joining me on this journey!\\xa0\\n\\nI appreciate you being here, and today is going to be slightly different as I share my recent experience and the lessons I\\u2019ve learned from my mother passing away a couple of weeks ago. I\\u2019m still navigating how I feel, but it\\u2019s fresh, and talking through all of it helps me process my emotions and get things out instead of all bottled inside. Who knows \\u2014 maybe I\\u2019ll discover something new with you.\\n\\nHave you lost a parent? Maybe a dear friend? A partner? With all the craziness from COVID, perhaps you understand exactly what I\\u2019m going through. Losing a parent is a new experience for me, and I will do my best to walk you through everything, so let\\u2019s jump right in.\\nMy Momma\\u2019s Journey With Cancer\\nMy momma was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019, and that news was shocking. The idea that my momma, one of the sweetest people on the planet, could get cancer tore my world apart.\\n\\nThe doctors caught cancer in stage one, and she immediately had surgery to remove the tumor from the pancreas six months after detection. I live in New York City, but I flew out to Seattle for the surgery. Being there for her during that time of need taught me a valuable lesson about making an effort to fly out more. Supporting a loved one through cancer had never entered my mind, but that\\u2019s how quickly things can change.\\xa0\\n\\nMy focus became supporting my momma and my dad and spending as much time with family as possible. Jumping across the country frequently isn\\u2019t easy, but it became vital to me.\\xa0\\n\\nI\\u2019m one of the lucky ones who had both an amazing set of parents and a great upbringing filled with encouragement and love, and I was able to return what they\\u2019d given me.\\xa0\\n\\nOur worldviews might not be identical as my parents are conservative Christians, and that upbringing didn\\u2019t resonate with me \\u2014 no matter how hard I tried to believe it. I simply see our differences as how we operate and move through the world \\u2014 it\\u2019s only a different perspective. Whatever works for them works for them, and the same goes for you \\u2014 whatever works for you, works for you!\\n\\nI\\u2019ve been on a journey to expand my consciousness, tap into other worlds, and learn to bridge the gap between this world, the matrix, and other worlds. I\\u2019ve come to realize the movie The Matrix feels more like a documentary now than a movie! I saw a clip of Bruce Lipton, a doctor dedicated to bridging science and spirit, talking about our world as a hologram \\u2014 and we are consciousness receptors in human form.\\xa0\\n\\nDeveloping that perspective has shifted how I see and interact with the world, which created a different journey with my momma\\u2019s health. Early in 2020, we received the awful news: Her cancer spread to her liver and stomach. The doctors decided to take her off chemotherapy because it was doing her body more damage than good \\u2014 they gave momma three to six months to live.\\n\\nUnfortunately, she ended up having even less than that.\\xa0\\nDiffering Views on Cancer Treatment\\nOur differing world views came to a head as we discussed how to deal with cancer. Hearing their point of view was a battle for me. I believe in alternatives that work in conjunction with Western medicine, and throughout my life, I\\u2019ve discovered many different healing modalities that aren\\u2019t tested or seen in the light of day because, in my opinion, they don\\u2019t support the profit incentive that currently exists.\\xa0\\n\\nI witnessed first-hand the world of Western medicine and big pharma\\u2019s focus on profit and keeping people dependent on medications and processes. It\\u2019s not all bad. There are certainly places where Western medicine is helpful \\u2014 I just don\\u2019t believe it\\u2019s done with the best in...'