# QVC Star Antonella Nester Opens Up On Cancer, Faith, And Life After Losing It All

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Podcast: [StRest with Kerstin Lindquist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323)
Published: 2026-04-28T14:36:00+00:00
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## Resource

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Antonella Nester — former QVC host, jewelry lover, cancer survivor, faith-filled storyteller, and full-time boat-life creator — for a raw conversation about losing her job, losing her house, facing leukemia and breast cancer, and finding a completely new life on the water. Antonella shares what happened after she was let go from QVC, how the stress and heartbreak affected her body, and why she believes God carried her through the darkest season of her life. She opens up about chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, her husband’s heart attack, financial loss, and the emotional pain of leaving behind a dream job she loved deeply. Then the conversation turns toward healing: why Antonella and her husband sold their home, moved onto a boat, built a new community, and found peace with less. She talks about faith, spiritual warfare, social media, rebuilding her work on her own terms, and why she now believes life cannot wait for “someday.” TODAY'S SPONSORS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Waco Shoe Company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- CODE: KERSTIN20 |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wacoshoecompany.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Qualia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - CODE: STREST |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠qualialife.com BONUS CONTENT: JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON YOUTUBE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PROGRAM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fast2Faith Fasting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/qky9O⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CHAPTERS (00:00) Losing Everything At Once (01:03) Meet Antonella Nester (03:32) Cancer, Job Loss, Crisis (07:34) The Pain Of Leaving QVC (18:00) Stress Hits The Body (27:11) Faith In The Worst Days (36:23) Moving Onto A Boat (43:05) Building A New Community (56:16) Less Stuff, More Peace (1:06:41) Prayer And Final Blessing WORK WITH KERSTIN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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