When I sat down with Christine Strange, the first thing I noticed was the necklace resting just below her collarbone— a pink sapphire and pear-shaped diamond piece that caught the light with every movement. It wasn’t just beautiful; it carried meaning. The owners of Royal Design Fine Jewelry of Buckhead gifted it to her right before her surgery, when she was preparing to face breast cancer for the second time.
That necklace has become a symbol of her strength and the compassion she now extends to others. “People don’t care how much you know,” she told me. “They want to know how much you care.”
That belief guides Christine’s life today, from her years in hospitality to her work with Send Me On Vacation, a nonprofit that provides breast cancer survivors with the opportunity to heal and rebuild through restorative retreats around the world.

Facing the Storm, Twice Over
Christine first fought breast cancer when her son was very young. She kept the news quiet, refusing to become a burden; she handled treatment alone, drowning the pain in silence. But after her diagnosis returned, everything changed.
“The first time, I didn’t want to tell anybody. Now I just want to find the people who have been through it,” she says.
Through all of this, Christine discovered that healing is more than just medical; it encompasses emotional, spiritual, and social aspects. She saw how survivors often emerge into a vacuum: treatments stop, applause fades, and the journey inward begins.
That’s when Christine started turning her pain outward. She began walking and talking, building a presence that spoke not of victimhood, but of purpose. She founded a shooting club to channel trauma into empowerment. She launched retreats. Christine Strange rewrote her life’s mission.
Photo Credits | Brenda Allison Photography

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Send Me On Vacation: Healing Through Retreats
At the heart of Christine’s current mission is Send Me On Vacation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping breast cancer survivors heal, rebuild, and reconnect through restorative getaways.
Send Me On Vacation offers survivors emotional healing vacations, ranging from individual wellness retreats to group escapes, designed to restore strength, foster reflection, and reignite purpose.
When Clay Meets Courage: The Tickled Pink Shooting Club
Christine’s vision for empowerment is literal. She organizes the Tickled Pink Shooting Club, where women—many of whom are newly diagnosed or in recovery—gather to break clay targets and metaphorical barriers. She frames it not just as sport, but as reclaiming power


Photo Credits | Brenda Allison Photography
“You’re breaking apart all that fear … you leave with that gunpowder smell, and you’re like, I’m a badass. Don’t mess with me.”
Voice, Ritual, and Radical Self-Care
Christine’s daily discipline is more than wellness—it’s armor. She wakes at 5:30 a.m., writes her gratitude entries, sets her intentions, posts positivity to lift others, and reflects before each day is over. She’s fiercely protective of her energy: negative comments are hidden, blocked, banished.
She coaches women—not from a stage, but through lunches, calls, and spontaneous texts. “It’s okay not to be okay,” she tells them. She gives time, she listens, she cries. She expects nothing in return but growth.
A New Chapter: Retreats, Brand, and Boundaries
Christine’s dreams are now rooted in land. She and her husband have acquired a farm in Alabama (nearly two thousand acres) with lakes, horses, fishing, and forests. She plans retreats there for women recovering from trauma, loss, illness—not just breast cancer survivors.
These retreats will offer spiritual healing, farm-to-table wellness, workshops, and sisterhood. She is creating a space that’s safe for emotional honesty, where no men are invited.
Branding is part of it. Christine is relaunching her public identity around “Partnerships with a Purpose,” working with women-centered businesses and giving a share back to Send Me On Vacation. She wants her projects to complement and support one another.

Photo Credit | Chelsea Patricia
When I ask how she hopes to be remembered, Christine laughs gently.
“I want to be remembered as a girls’ girl, a bestie breasty forever. I want women to say, ‘She had my back.’”
She speaks of cutting toxic relationships, setting boundaries, and healing beyond resentment. She wants kindness and strength to define her mark.
Christine continues to share her story and spread encouragement every day, using her platform to remind women that healing isn’t just about survival—it’s about rediscovering joy and purpose.
Follow along with her journey on Instagram at @therealchristinestrange to see how she continues to uplift others through authenticity, humor, and heart.
To learn more about her work with Send Me On Vacation, a nonprofit organization that helps breast cancer survivors heal through restorative retreats, visit their website and explore how you can get involved or support their mission.
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