This week, we’re back together to chat about the next chapter of Bits & Boobs!

Why we’re moving to weekly episodes, taking on our own guests, AND opening the pod up to bigger conversations beyond cancer and giving B&B a little glow-up along the way.

But obviously, we couldn’t just stay on topic. We catch up on life lately, what’s been going on with both of us, our current skincare favourites, the products we’re loving and probably a few things nobody asked to know.

Same D&B. Same oversharing. Just a whole lot more to talk about.

Come sit with us. This next chapter is going to be a good one!!

Products talked about on the episode: 

Fuca Repair Oil 

https://fucaorganic.com/products/the-power-of-ten-ceramide-repair-oil

La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+

https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/122041/la-roche-posay-cicaplast-baume-b5-40ml 

Medicube Zero Pore Cream

https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/p/medicube/medicube-zero-pore-cream.html

SUNSCREENS

Mecca

https://www.mecca.com/en-au/mecca-cosmetica/to-save-face-spf50-superscreen-75ml-I-081591

Fuca 

https://fucaorganic.com/products/spf-50-mineral-sunscreen

Airyday 

https://www.sephora.com.au/products/airyday-golden-glow-dreamscreen-spf-50-plus/v/75ml

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This week, Dakota is joined by Isiah McKimmie, one of Australia's leading couples therapists and sexologists.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Isiah has helped thousands of individuals and couples build stronger relationships, navigate intimacy, improve communication and better understand desire. 

In this episode, we dive into the conversations so many of us avoid from body confidence to intimacy after illness, communication, relationships and the myths we've all grown up believing. Whether you're single, partnered, navigating a health journey or simply curious, this is an honest, empowering conversation full of practical takeaways.

You can find more of Isiah's work through her books, podcast, online courses and educational resources, where she's on a mission to make conversations about sex and relationships feel less awkward and a whole lot more human!

Resources & Links

https://isiah-mckimmie.com/ “Most couples therapists never ask about intimacy. Most sex therapists never address communication. We provide relationship counselling, couples therapy and sexology so your relationship can thrive. Welcome to Relationship Harmony by Isiah McKimmie.”

https://isiah-mckimmie.com/ - Get a copy of the couples therapy playbook!

https://www.instagram.com/isiahmckimmie.sexologist/?hl=en

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More Than a Tattoo is a conversation about healing, confidence and the part of breast cancer recovery that isn't talked about nearly enough.

This week, Bianca is joined by Ash from @medicaltattoobyash, who takes us inside the world of cosmetic and medical tattooing and explains why her work is about so much more than recreating a nipple. From scar camouflage and restorative tattooing to rebuilding confidence after breast cancer, Ash shares how these treatments can help women feel like themselves again.

Together, they answer some of the biggest questions around medical tattooing: when it's appropriate, how to find the right practitioner, what to ask before booking, and why feeling safe and informed matters just as much as the final result.

If you've ever wondered what happens after reconstruction, or you're navigating life after breast cancer yourself, this is an episode filled with practical advice, compassion and hope.

Resources & Links

🌸 Pink Lotus Australia
Realistic 3D temporary nipple tattoos designed for people after breast surgery. A non-permanent option for those who aren't ready for, or don't wish to have, permanent medical tattooing.
https://www.pinklotusaustralia.com.au/

💗 Pink Ink Australia
Supporting Australian male and female breast cancer survivors through funding and assistance for medical, cosmetic and artistic mastectomy tattooing.
https://www.pinkinkaustralia.org.au/

🎀 Look Good Feel Better Australia
A free national support program helping people manage the physical and emotional side effects of cancer treatment through practical workshops and confidence-building resources.
https://lgfb.org.au/

📲 Follow Ash
Instagram: @medicaltattoobyash

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Dakota is joined by a different Bianca today! Bianca, the founder of the Yellow Freesia Foundation 💛 Bianca shares her story of being diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer as a brand new mum, after her cancer was found completely by accident. We chat about the shock of a diagnosis, navigating treatment away from family and the friendships that can change when life gets really hard. 

But this episode is also about Elle 🤍 The beautiful friend Bianca met on her very first day of chemo, who just got it. A friendship that eventually sparked the idea for the Yellow Freesia Foundation and its mission to support young women through cancer and beyond. 

Check out YFF here for complete FREE support for women ages 18-44: https://yellowfreesiafoundation.org/

https://www.instagram.com/yellowfreesiafoundation/

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This week on Bits & Boobs we're back for a catch-up episode.

Bianca shares her recent trip to Canberra and her time in Parliament House advocating for patients, including why this work continues to be so important to her.

We also chat about our latest giveaway, Dakota recaps her trip to Tasmania and we look ahead to some exciting guests and conversations coming to the podcast.

A shorter episode this week filled with life updates, plenty of laughs and a little glimpse at what's been keeping us busy lately.

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This week, we’re having a good old-fashioned yap about everything that’s been going on lately. Bianca shares why she is heading to Parliament House in Canberra! We chat about the Zoladex news and what it means for so many women, and of course, we get into some of the little spiritual moments that have happened lately that have had us both going “wait… what?!”

Plus, we’re celebrating a pretty special milestone - Bits & Boobs turning ONE!!! and a massive giveaway to go with 🥹 One whole year of conversations, laughs, tears, guests, and saying the things we wish someone had said to us.

Grab a cup of tea, get comfy and come have a catch-up with us 🤍

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This week, Dakota jumps behind the mic solo for a very honest life update on what it's really like living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at 30. 

From scan anxiety and treatment every 21 days, to trying not to let cancer stop her from booking a trip/travel or living her life, this is a conversation about the messy middle that doesn't often get talked about.

Dakota shares the mental load of waiting for results, learning to live alongside uncertainty, and the constant balance between planning for the future while navigating a diagnosis that can make everything feel fragile.

This episode is for anyone living with uncertainty, health challenges, or simply trying not to put life on hold while waiting for the next thing.

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Claire is back in your ears <3

If you’re new here we suggest that you go back to Episode 8 and listen to the first half of Claire’s story.

This episode honestly just feels like three girls having a yap on a rainy Sunday afternoon. We chat about the reality of life after a double mastectomy, the emotional rollercoaster of recovery, body image, and the really hard feeling of not getting the pathology results Claire was hoping for after surgery.

There’s laughter, honesty, a few deep moments, and lots of the stuff people don’t really talk about enough once the surgery is actually over. We always love having Claire on and we know so many of you are going to feel less alone listening to this one.

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This week on Bits & Boobs, we’re doing something a little different; a proper catch up between the two of us.

We talk about life lately, slowing down after chaos, creativity, motherhood, work, treatment updates, survivorship, the hidden costs of cancer, body confidence after surgery, and the strange little griefs that come with trying to live a “normal” life after diagnosis.

A soft reminder that healing, surviving and living can all exist in the same breath.

Listen now 🎧

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This week, Bianca takes on her first solo episode and opens up about her experience with grief across different chapters of her life.

Losing her mum as a child. Being diagnosed with cancer at 20. And more recently, losing her brother.

This isn’t a neat or tidy conversation. It’s an honest reflection on how grief actually feels, how it lingers, and how it can show up when you least expect it.

If you’ve ever felt like you should be handling things better or moving on faster, this episode is a reminder that you’re not alone.

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