In this episode, Sam meets with Miranda McKeon. They talk about Miranda's breast cancer journey, from a stage III diagnosis at only 19, to fertility treatments, chemotherapy, unexpected challenges and silver linings, and how it changed her life.

Key moments:

00:33 Introducing Miranda and her cancer story

01:37 How we met (cute, bestie vibes)

07:46 Growing up and being in adult spaces as a young person

11:22 Starting college during COVID

13:07 How she found out she had cancer

14:45 What the lump felt like

15:57 Getting the biopsy results

17:50 Processing the results from an airplane in San Francisco

18:28 Rebranding self breast exams

20:44 Miranda’s fertility journey (at only 22)

26:28 Things that surprised her about fertility treatment

27:35 The most traumatizing part of her cancer treatment

29:28 How Miranda’s cancer journey gave her perspective

31:40 The physical toll of having and treating cancer

32:24 Going through medically-induced menopause at age 22

36:52 What helped the most during treatment

40:37 The emotional rollercoaster of it all

42:53 Who and what got her through it

43:02 How antidepressants played a role

46:31 What she learned about herself

48:53 How Sam found out her mom had cancer

52:00 How beating cancer gave Miranda purpose

53:22 Sharing her story online

54:59 One part of cancer people don’t talk about enough

55:14 Why she worried about finding love after cancer

58:25 What does a cancer-preventative lifestyle look like?

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