Handle with CARE: Cancer & Beyond

How do you celebrate special occasions with friends? Happy Hour of course! In this episode, we celebrated Carrie reaching another year with no evidence of disease (NED) This is often referred to as a "Cancerversary" by survivors. We were joined by some special friends to raise a toast, or two, to living every day to the fullest.
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In this episode, we tackle a heated debate. Is it science? Marketing? Race or culture? Carrie and Chris are joined by 3 widows who lost their husbands to breast cancer, as well as Dr. Gary Johnson, to offer his perspective. During a recent call hosted by the Male Breast Cancer Coalition, in which Knowles was a guest speaker, he expressed his strong opinion that male breast cancer should be referred to as male CHEST cancer. He claimed that this marketing angle was best to ease the embarrassment of diagnosis, especially in the Black community. An intense discussion ensued and is continued in this podcast with these MBCC members and male breast cancer advocates.

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Morgyn's is a story of the "Wounded Healer" whose training and experience has also included the necessity of self-healing. Her mission is dance as a healing art and interdisciplinary support for women of all ages to claim and transform their creative centers with self-love, celebrating their unique power and beauty. Morgyn grew up in an artistic, affectionate family but there was addiction and mental illness and she experienced trauma and abuse. In her 20s, she sought help from a spiritual guide and holistic practitioners. In this episode, she shares some of her experience, her philosophy on self-healing and so much more. For more information, you can visit her website at www.morgyndanae.com.

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Chris and Carrie speak with Dr. Ashley Beckman, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Dr. Beckman creates custom healing plans for her clients to transform their health naturally. She can help you optimize your healthy by balancing your hormones, reducing chronic stress, detoxifying the body and so much more. For more info, please visit drashley.com

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In this episode, Carrie and Chris chat with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Ed Lobaugh, about all things mental health. Carrie and Chris both share a little of their own experiences dealing with stress, anxiety, PTSD and depression. So many of us, cancer patients or not, deal with some form and degree of anxiety. No longer should mental health be a taboo subject. Let's keep it real and learn from one another on how best to cope with this crazy life. Ed is a graduate from Univ of New Mexico, who is experienced in treating children, adolescents and adults. He has spent the last 20 years of his life caring for people with medical and mental health issues. He has had the honor to serve Veterans in the ICU, supporting and caring for families in the community and working with adolescents transitioning from Juvenile Detention to home. Ed believes his calling is helping people face death and dying, and or life-altering health that affects their mental health.

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Carrie chats with fellow Breast Cancer Survivor and Author, Virginia "Ginny" Bartlett. Diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Ginny was introduced to Carrie's nonprofit, The CARE Project, Inc., for emotional support. Carrie and Ginny have been friends ever since that first phone call to TCP. Hear how Ginny navigated having no insurance, wanting to take a holistic approach to treatment and how she's doing years later. You can get a copy of Ginny's book, My Lump or My Life; A Journey to "TRUE CHOICE" on Amazon.

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This is the first episode in a series entitled, Whining With CARE. We are tasting ONEHOPE Wines with our sponsor and Cause Entrepreneur, Kelly Smith. ONEHOPE is a Napa Valley Winery that was built on hope and rooted in purpose. Every bottle gives back to a different nonprofit with over $5M donated to date. Our special guests are metastatic thrivers, Lavetta and Heather. We are giving them a platform to WHINE about some of the frustrating things people have said to them since their diagnosis and beyond. We are always told to "Just be positive!" Have you ever wondered how that makes us feel? We encourage you to listen to this episode and SHARE it. We can all learn from this one, while learning about awesome wines that give back. For more information on ONEHOPE Wine, please visit Kelly's website at http://ONEHOPEwine.com/myshop/kellysmith

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In this episode, Carrie speaks with Ryan Carrigan, her personal attorney, about all things estate planning. Learn the differences between a Will and a Trust, who needs one and what happens if you don't have one. Spoiler alert: Everyone needs to have a trust! Ryan is located in Riverside, California and can be reached at [email protected].

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In this episode, Carrie and Chris chat with Carrie's personal trainer ,Tim Crocker. Hear how he had to learn how to train Carrie, and other survivors, with limited range of mobility, scar tissue and so much more. Hear the importance of movement including cardio, weight training and nutrition. Great episode for personal trainers to listen to, in addition to anyone feeling like they just can't work out for any reason!

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Carrie is joined by the very first client of her nonprofit, The CARE Project, Inc. Hear some of Diana’s breast cancer experience and how she ended up not only in the board room, but is now running the office. You will also learn more about what The CARE Project actually does in their community. Visit www.thecareprojectinc.org for more information.

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