With over two decades of experience supporting C-suite leaders, Sarah shares what it means to carry the invisible weight of keeping everything (and everyone) organized, and how years of holding space for others eventually taught her how to ask for help herself.

Now 25 years sober, Sarah reflects on the lessons she learned in recovery and how one day at a time, community over isolation and service to others became the same tools that helped her navigate her breast cancer diagnosis in 2023.

In this bonus episode of The Survivor’s Chair Podcast, host Kim Russell sits down with Sarah Hawkins, executive assistant, community builder, and breast cancer survivor , for an honest and human conversation about resilience, awareness, and the quiet courage it takes to keep showing up for life.

Together, Kim and Sarah talk about dense breasts, early detection, and the mammogram appointment she almost canceled.

Their conversation blends practical awareness with emotional truth, from the humor that keeps us grounded, to the importance of community connection, and the power of paying it forward through Sarah’s event, Mocktails & Mammograms, which supports the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s Hope Kits for women in treatment.

This episode is a heartfelt reminder that awareness saves lives and that healing is never something we do alone.

Listen for:

• How recovery tools translate into survivorship
• Why early detection and mammograms matter (especially with dense breasts)
• What to expect from reconstruction and healing
• How humor, honesty, and community can soften the hardest seasons

Keywords: breast cancer survivor stories , early detection saves lives, Sarah Hawkins breast cancer journey, Mocktails and Mammograms, breast cancer awareness podcast, women supporting women through cancer, executive assistant burnout, community healing stories, Kim Russell podcast, the survivors chair podcast

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