November 27, 2024

How to find your style after breast cancer with Alyson Walsh

36 minutes

How do you style your new body shape after breast cancer ? Where do you get the confidence to try something new? What do you do when your grey chemo curls mean that the colours in your wardrobe don’t suit you anymore? This episode is all about how to find your style again with Alyson Walsh, journalist, author and founder of ‘That’s Not My Age’

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You can find Alyson’s site That's Not My Age here: https://thatsnotmyage.com/

You can also find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotmyage/?hl=en

And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatsnotmyage/

Here are some of the brands Alyson mentioned to give you inspiration:

Smartworks - interview outfits - https://smartworks.org.uk/

Nrby - lovely blouses, velvet tops,floaty dresses - https://nrbyclothing.com/

Me & Em - https://www.meandem.com/

Navy Grey - jumpers - https://navygrey.co/

Kemi Telford -https://kemitelford.com/

Justine Tabak - https://www.justinetabak.co.uk/

Boden - https://www.boden.co.uk/

John Lewis - and/or denim - https://www.johnlewis.com/brand/and/or/_/N-1z04dn1

Albaray - https://www.albaray.co.uk/

Community Clothing - https://communityclothing.co.uk/

Cos - voluminous tops - https://www.cos.com/en_gbp/women/tops.html

Uno bras - https://www.unobra.co.uk/

Kate Ibbotson - A Tidy Mind decluttering - https://www.atidymind.co.uk

My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave’ - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook

Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at [email protected].

If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note. You can find me on social media - Instagram, X and Facebook. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.

You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.

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And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops.

Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee

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