Ann McKeever, M.A.

Becoming Cancer's Worst Nightmare

Helping individuals move from passive patients to active participants in their own healing - through strength, resilience, and a powerful partnership with the body.

more here

Hi, I'm Ann, and I'm so glad you're here!

Ann McKeever, M.A., NBC-HWC, is a 30-year liver cancer survivor, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and author of Becoming Cancer’s Worst Nightmare. Following a life-threatening diagnosis, she developed a patient-led, integrative approach to healing that emphasizes active participation across physical, emotional, and spiritual domains.

Ann's work empowers individuals to move from fear and uncertainty to clarity, strength, and meaningful engagement in their healing process. Blending lived experience with professional expertise, Ann offers a unique and compelling perspective on patient agency, long-term survivorship, and the power of partnership with the body.

Ann's Signature Keynote

Becoming Cancer’s Worst Nightmare: Active Participation, Empowerment, and Belonging in Cancer Recovery

In this powerful and deeply personal keynote, Ann McKeever shares her journey from a life-threatening cancer diagnosis to long-term survivorship—and the framework she developed along the way.

This talk challenges the traditional “passive patient” model and introduces a new approach centered on active participation in healing. Through a clear and practical framework, Ann demonstrates how individuals can support their bodies through metabolic health, movement, stress regulation, emotional resilience, and spiritual grounding.

Audiences will leave with a renewed sense of agency, a deeper connection to their own healing process, and practical strategies they can begin applying immediately.

What Audiences Gain

  • A clear understanding of how to move from passive patient to active participant in healing
  • Practical strategies to support metabolic health, resilience, and recovery
  • Tools to manage fear, reduce overwhelm, and protect emotional well-being
  • A deeper sense of connection, purpose, and belonging in the healing process
  • A powerful shift in identity—from surviving to actively participating in life and healing

Ideal for...

  • Integrative Oncology Conferences
  • Cancer Support Organizations
  • Healthcare and wellness professionals
  • Survivorship and patient advocacy groups
  • Health and wellness events

“Ann McKeever teaches individuals how to become active participants in their healing - building strength, resilience, and a powerful partnership with the body to become cancer’s worst nightmare.”

Book Ann McKeever

Ann is available for keynote presentations, workshops, and select speaking engagements. To inquire about availability, speaking topics, and event fit, please reach out directly.

Call or Text

Email Ann's Team

what people say

Book Reviews

This book should be read by anyone that is ill with any disease - not just cancer - and it should be read by anyone that does not want to be ill with any disease. Ann's guidance is full of common sense with a touch of humor. It is simple, doable, and spot on. Thank you Ann for sharing your amazing fight for wellness!

Beesmith - amazon review

Your book is amazing!  I’m near the end and don’t want it to end!  You write prose beautifully. Very strong very confident very convicted in your path you chose.  Comes across beautifully.  Love love your writing style. No need to mince words but you capture the essence of your point with such depth and force and purpose.
You have a masterpiece everyone should read for not only are there lessons to be learned about facing the enemy but there are also lessons on how we should live life. I admire you so much Ann!!! I really loved the part about the calming and healing presence you felt. That was so comforting. I will finish tonight and I know I will not be disappointed with the ending. Well done my friend well done.
I finished the book and loved the ending. I felt filled with hope and confidence that I can achieve a healthy cancer free body should I ever have that fight before me. A very positive book. Loved it!

Charoltte S

Awesome read! Gives faith to positive thinking and hard work. Don’t give up!

SM

This is a priceless little gem that is full of simple wisdom. There aren’t many things I can imagine that could be as scary as a diagnosis of the big C. Panic. Fear. Frozen. Where from here?
Grab this quick read and soak in one cancer veteran’s experience and outlook. Read it and grow your confidence in yourself to make the difference. Sleep on it and read it again. You’ve got this! You won’t regret the time, I promise!

SBJ

Chapter 01

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt.

Chapter 01

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 

Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco quis nostrud exercitation.

New

Becoming Cancer's Worst Nightmare is Available On all eBook Readers... Buy Your Copy Today!

Choose your favorite bookseller and pick up your copy today...

 Buy on Amazon
Buy on Scribd

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances,
to choose one’s own way.”

- Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

Voted best emerging author by Avangarde Post
One writer in particular stood out from the finalists, with a character-driven story that we just couldn't put down until we'd turned the last page. We can't wait to see what's next from Ann McKeever!

Join The Community!

Sign-up to the newsletter to receive exclusive content and news from [Author Name]