Breast Cancer Thriver Podcast

Today I am sitting down with Jasmine and Marissa from For The Breast of us and we are getting to some of the health disparities affecting women of colour in the breast cancer community. Also how it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month but it's also Breast Cancer action month. Make sure October 15th at 8:30 pm est you join #BaddiesTalkBack: The Naked Truth Project 2020 Breast Cancer Action Month campaign. Join here!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Some of the health disparities affecting women of colour in the breast cancer community
• How Marissa and Jasmine's work at For The Breast Of Us to close the gap and make the medical system more inclusive
• And how you as a listener can get in and take action to use your voice to amplify the voices of women of colour in the breast cancer community, to help further their mission and increase their reach and impact

Key takeaways:

• Take empowered action to help make the breast cancer community more inclusive
• Really see and understand that there are these gaps and if we are a community, we can do so much more to really create an inclusive community
• That your voice matters and your actions matter

Action step:

Identify what it is you can do to make sure you take empowered action this month during Breast Cancer action and awareness month.

Marissa and Jasmine said:

“A lot of the literature and things that were written for people that are going through breast cancer weren't written for people of colour. So they're just allowed these constant reminders on our journey that we weren't really being considered part of the conversation.”

“Black women are four times more likely to die from breast cancers then our white counterparts. They're also more likely to be diagnosed younger. They're also more likely to be diagnosed with triple-negative, which is harder to treat. Latinas are more likely to have larger tumours."

Thanks so much for listening!

Important Announcements: 

If you haven’t downloaded our FREE 3 Vital Steps to THRIVE after BC mini course yet, download it now! It breaks prevention and thrivership down into the 3 vital steps you need to focus on, cuts through the confusion of all the conflicting information on the interwebs, and provides clear and actionable information so that you feel confident in your prevention plan. You will love it!

If you’re looking for an amazing community to connect with and a group of women that are all on their journey to healing and want to feel confident in their prevention plan, join our Breast Cancer Babes Community on Facebook.

Connect with me over on Instagram, @iambreastcancerthriver. It would also mean so much if you would leave us a rating or a review at any podcast platform that you’re listening to us on.

Where you can find For The Breast Of Us:

For The Breast Of Us Website

The Naked Truth Project

For The Breast Of Us Facebook Community

Breast Cancer Baddie Facebook Group

For The Breast Of Us Instagram (@forthebreastofus)

The Breast Of Us Twitter (@thebreastofus)

For The Breast Of Us Youtube Channel

Today we are sitting down with April Smith’s Survivors Nest foundation which strives to encourage unity, security, and love. Tune in to this episode to learn about Survivors Nest, April’s journey with breast cancer and getting diagnosed at a young age, and the inherent bias and discrimination in the health care system. 

Topics discussed in this episode:

• The inherent bias and discrimination in the health care system
• April's commitment to service, faith, and gratitude, and how she shows up fully for the women that she serves
• Survivors Nest the 501c3 non-profit organization and how to helps so many
• April’s diagnosis and her journey

Key takeaways:

• We are stronger together
• Anytime you want something bad enough, you're going to do whatever it takes to get it
• Adding in fitness and nutrition into your plan

Action step:

Taking small steps that are so actionable that make a big difference.

April said:

“We are stronger together! You have the support of your sister or a nonprofit organization you are much stronger with the support of someone else.”

“I felt it. And huh, but it can't be, it can't be, I didn't even say the word. I'm just like, it can't be. So I went to dr. Google low and behold, dr. Google said that it was nothing. Normally dr. Google will tell you, you’re going to die. But dr. Google told me, Oh, it's just nothing, it's probably just a cyst, you know, wait a couple of weeks and see if it goes away.”

Thanks so much for listening!

Important Announcements: 

If you haven’t downloaded our FREE 3 Vital Steps to THRIVE after BC mini course yet, download it now! It breaks prevention and thrivership down into the 3 vital steps you need to focus on, cuts through the confusion of all the conflicting information on the interwebs, and provides clear and actionable information so that you feel confident in your prevention plan. You will love it!

If you’re looking for an amazing community to connect with and a group of women that are all on their journey to healing and want to feel confident in their prevention plan, join our Breast Cancer Babes Community on Facebook.

Connect with me over on Instagram, @iambreastcancerthriver. It would also mean so much if you would leave us a rating or a review at any podcast platform that you’re listening to us on.

Links I mention in this episode:

Survivors Nest

Jessica Filloon

Where you can find April Smith:

Survivors Nest
Survivors Nest Instagram (@thesurvivorsnest)

I am sitting down with Joi Bowman today.  Joi is a breast cancer thriver who was diagnosed when her son reached his nine-month milestone. Joi is a believer in blending holistic with conventional medicine to feel confident in her prevention plan.  Joi recently was accepted to the Southwest College of naturopathic medicine and will be completing a master's in clinical nutrition. She can't wait to embrace her new role as a holistic health coach and teach others through her journey.   Let’s dive into more about Joi’s journey! 

I am sitting down with my client today, Mikaela Becker.  She was a student in my signature 12-week group coaching program Breast Cancer Thriver (BCT).  We are going to talk about; what made her reach out to join BCT, why she listened to her intuition and joined literally at the last possible minute right when she got back from vacation at the start of the pandemic, and also how her life and confidence has completely changed as a result of the program.

She also shares her favourite takeaway from the course so that you can take action and apply this to your life right now, too. Space is limited for BCT and we start in less than two weeks, but you can apply right now! 

You have so many questions and people often wonder what’s next after radiology, after seeing your oncologist for days and days… So we are getting candid with Dr. Ashley Chauvin and no topic is off-limits… including finding your pleasure again. 

Feeling lost and out of control is a constant I see with every breast cancer survivor I work with. Tune in to this episode to learn how you can reclaim control of your health, life, and body and feel confident in your prevention plan.

Have you ever thought about intermittent fasting and googled it… but quickly exited because there was just a lot?  Maybe you are wondering how your hormones play a role in healthy living and eating too?  Tune in to today’s episode where I sit down with author and registered holistic nutritionist Samantha Gladys.  We talk about how to safely incorporate intermittent fasting and so much more. 

Have you heard of reiki and wondered what it was all about? Have you struggled with body image and owning your femininity after breast cancer? This episode is raw, real, inspirational, informative, authentic and most importantly...actionable. 

Do you find it super difficult to stick to your anti cancer diet and the changes you want to make for yourself and your body? This episode talks all about how to make these changes in a way that results in consistent, effortless, and sustainable lifestyle changes that become effortless nd habitual for you.

Have you heard the expression: you grow through what you go through? In my interview with Tina Conrad AKA DJ BreastCancer, we talk all about post-traumatic growth and how she uses her podcast platform as a way to express her creativity, grow personally as a human, and be of service to her community.