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Getting lost in all the talk of 2021 vision boards? Resolutions? Goals?

MEEEE TOOOOO!

So, I did you a big favor and pulled a few of my favorite articles that discuss a few gentler ways to gear up for the new year. What could that be?? Glad you asked… I'm talking setting intentions and choosing a word of the year. Yup, you heard right… WORD… one word, for the whole entire year. This seems a little more palatable than any resolutions we've dreamed up in the past eh?

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INFORMATION RESEACHED AND DISCUSSED on this episode:

How To Set Intentions For The New Year – Ana McRae, Results Coaching

• https://moveyourmountains.org/post/how-to-set-intentions-for-the-new-year/#:~:text=How%20To%20Set%20Intentions%20For%20The%20New%20Year,Create%20a%20clear%20picture%20of%20your%20vision
• https://moveyourmountains.org/
• https://www.instagram.com/anamcraecoaching/
• https://www.facebook.com/anamcraecoaching

11 Healthy Intentions to Set for the New Year; Don't let the stress of 2020 destroy your mental health in 2021– Joshira Maduro

• https://thriveglobal.com/stories/11-healthy-intentions-to-set-for-the-new-year/
• https://dreamsoverdebt.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/Dreams_Over_Debt/
• https://twitter.com/MaduroMoney https://twitter.com/Dreams_Over_Debt

Most People Fail to Achieve Their New Year's Resolution. For Success, Choose a Word of the Year Instead - Marla Tabaka

• https://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/why-set-yourself-up-for-failure-ditch-new-years-resolution-do-this-instead.html
• https://marlatabaka.com/
• https://twitter.com/MarlaTabaka
• https://www.facebook.com/itsMarlaTabaka/

2021 Word of the Year (and 100 ideas for yours) - Elisabeth McKnight

• https://elisabethmcknight.com/word-of-the-year-ideas/
• https://www.instagram.com/elisabethmcknight/
• https://www.facebook.com/elisabethmcknightblog/

WORKSHOP WITH MONEY COACH LINDA PARMAR

• https://www.lindaparmar.com/newmoney
• https://www.instagram.com/lindaparmarcoach/
• https://www.facebook.com/lindaparmarcoaching/

She Recovers® Foundation

• Trauma Informed Yoga with Taryn Strong
• https://sherecovers.org/yoga-with-taryn-strong/
• https://www.facebook.com/SheRecovers
• https://www.instagram.com/she_recovers/

Sleep/Meditation APP Lori discussed:

• MeditationOasis.com
• Rest & Relax APP
  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relax-rest-guided-meditations/id354176883
  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meditationoasis.rest

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Listen to the cutest little voice as Lori talks with her 7 year old daughter, Madison. Madison shares a few of her favorite things AND offers advice to listeners. In this episode Lori and Madison talk about:

Madison's favorites.

Our big ass blended family.

Advice from a 7-year-old #justbeyou

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to dos.

Jesus' birthday and Maddie goes to bible study.

Family traditions. #reindeerfood #cookiesforsanta #steakandcrab

Have you ever played "high low day" with your family?

• What's your high of the day?
• What's your low of the day?
• What are you looking forward to?

Madison's favorite holiday! Christmas, because it's the big holiday and there's different things like Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, not just one type of holiday.

Last piece of advice…. Make sure you follow your dreams.

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The Sober Mom Squad is just as it sounds: A Squad of Moms who are already sober, those who are just dipping their toes in exploring an alcohol free lifestyle, and everything in between!

It was my pleasure having the entire squad on the pod. What an honor! Listen for all things mommy wine culture, holiday advice and best of the show…. WHO IS ON THE NAUGHTY LIST? No topic was off limits and the squad was a delightful mix of intelligent, fierce, pretty funny mommas.

"This group was started during the COVID pandemic from an instagram post by the founder, Emily Lynn Paulson, asking how she could be of service to her audience.

Jen Elizabeth, Michelle Smith, Celeste Yvonne and Jessica Landon immediately answered the call, and the Sober Mom Squad was born!

As mothers, we need to connect, share experiences, share expertise, hear stories, and tell our own. We need to know that we are not alone, and we need to feel that we are in a safe environment away from judgement and stigma. So, we started hosting a weekly free virtual meeting over zoom, discussing all things motherhood, the trials of suddenly homeschooling, the new dynamics of home life, and doing it all without "mommy juice."

We found that this community filled a need that had never been filled before, so we expanded it to help even more women. Women, just like you, who are inundated with wine memes and spiked seltzer ads, yet demand MORE for yourself and your families. Women like you, who don't want their kids to grow up with a mom who needs wine to survive them.

The five of us have very different backgrounds, live in different states, come from different walks of life, have different areas of expertise and training, and have different sobriety journeys. Our kids range in age from infant to 16 years old. The thing we have in common is a desire to raise children in homes where alcohol is not the focus.

Our common goal is to help other women do the same thing." – Sober Mom Squad

MEET THE SQUAD:

Emily Paulson: Emily is a writer, speaker, Certified Naked Mind Coach. She Recovers Designated Coach, and a member of the long-term recovery community. Sober since January 2, 2017, she has appeared on media outlets including The Doctors, Parade, Today Parents, and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse. Emily is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and a contributor in Addiction Diaries: Stories of Darkness, Hope, And All That Falls In Between. She resides in Seattle with her husband and their five children.

https://www.instagram.com/highlightrealrecovery/

https://www.facebook.com/emmypaulson

Celeste Yvonne: Celeste is a public figure who writes about all things parenting. She's written for The Washington Post and Today Show, to name just a few. Celeste's writing resonates with mothers everywhere, and she speaks with a candor and honesty that is unusual in this world of filters. In 2018, Celeste openly spoke about her struggles with alcohol and announced her commitment to becoming a sober mom. Her piece about a play date that went sideways when another mom started serving mimosas has reached over 14 million people. Celeste lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband and two boys.

https://www.instagram.com/theultimatemomchallenge/

https://www.facebook.com/theultimatemomchallenge/

https://www.pinterest.com/andwhatamom/

https://twitter.com/andwhatamom

Jen Elizabeth: Jen is a writer, speaker, trauma educator, and the founder of Resurrektion of Me, a community for people healing from trauma and addiction. She is the author of the book, "Shape of a Woman." And host of the "Sober Mom Squad." As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, familial abuse, addiction, and the prison system. After spending the majority of her adult life experiencing homelessness, she has taken her power back and dedicated herself to helping others heal from trauma. Her incredible story and triumphant recovery has been shared worldwide in publications including The Mirror, LAD Bible, The Sun, and The Daily Mail. She is a mother to two incredible children and lives is beautiful Southern California.

https://www.instagram.com/resurrektion_of_me/

https://www.facebook.com/ResurrektionOfMe/

https://za.pinterest.com/Resurrektion_of_me/_created/

https://mobile.twitter.com/resurrekt_of_me?lang=en

Jessica Landon: Jessica Landon is a Writer, Actor, Certified Resilience Recovery Coach, Speaker and new Mom. As a comedic actress, Jessica has appeared on Comedy Central's MADtv, Robot Chicken, Jamie Foxx Sketch Comedy Show, Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh, and NBC's Medical Investigations. A few years into her acting career she spiraled into a nonfunctioning alcoholic; destroying all of her relationships and her career. After surviving many tussles with death, including a brain hemorrhage in 2013, she was finally able to overcome her addiction; fully embracing a life of forgiveness, gratitude, love and sobriety. Turning her life around in Jan 2014, she made it her mission to help others struggling with addiction. Her harrowing journey has since been published in news outlets across the globe: The Daily Mail, Fox News, Yahoo, The Sun, The Mirror, LAD Bible, Popculture, Blast, and Newsweek. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her fiancé and one year old baby boy. She has recently finished writing her memoir, HUMAN ON FIRE.

https://www.facebook.com/Jessicaslandon/

https://www.instagram.com/jessicalandon12/

https://www.youtube.com/user/jesslandon

Michelle Smith: Michelle is an author, speaker, podcaster, and founder of Recovery is the New Black, a digital community for moms in recovery. As a wife and working mother of two, she fell into the "mommy juice" drinking culture. Michelle found a way out and has been in recovery from alcohol abuse since 2016. As a certified addiction and mental health counselor, she provides services to other moms who are seeking supportive alternatives to a boozy culture that tells us alcohol is an accessory to motherhood. Michelle has 20 years of experience in the field of addiction medicine and behavioral health treatment.

https://www.instagram.com/recoveryisthenewblack_/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/128863161079299/

https://twitter.com/Michelle80Smith

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Do you ever feel like there are so many "how to" or "survival guides" during this season, that you just get too overwhelmed to read or follow ANY of them?

MEEEE TOOOOO!

So, I did you a big favor and pulled a few of my favorite guides, tips & tricks for this holiday season.

You're welcome. ENJOY!

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• SOBER: Jean McCarthy – Sober Holiday Survival Guide
• FINANCIAL: Linda Parmar – Overspender's guide to the holidaze
• LOSS OF LOVED ONE: Linda Walter - Holidays After the Death of a Loved One How to survive the holidays after a loss.
• LONLINESS: Jackie Dunham - Alone during the holidays? How to cope when you're feeling lonely
• OVER EATING: Anastasia Amour - 7 Ways To Survive The Holidays With An Eating Disorder
• PTSD: Matthew Tull, PhD - How Journaling Can Help With PTSD
• SOBER: Marilyn Campbell - Have Yourself a Sober Little Christmas
• SOBER: Mags Sheridan (Sober Mojo) - Sober Strategies for the Silly Season
• MOCKTAILS: Jessica Jeboult - A Sober Girls Guide to Holiday Mocktails
• MOCKTAILS: Chris Marshall - Sans Bar & Zeroproof Nation (w/ Laura Silverman)
• CELEBRITIES: Backstreet Boys AJ McLean & Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke - AJ McLean Reveals Why Pandemic Was A'Silver Lining' For His Sobriety Journey: 'It Was A Blessing'
• MEDITATION: Meditation for "the rest of us" Justin Michael Williams "Stay Woke"
• MEDITATION: The Tempest Webinar with Justin Michael Willams

This funny and casual conversation between host Lori Windfeldt and her pal Dara Meyer looks at two sober girls' lives in recovery this holiday season.

Have you ever wondered why people say "Happy New Years" when "New Years" is not a thing? "New Year's Eve…." That's a thing. Happy New Year…. That's a thing. "New YEARS" not a thing.

Dara chats about her husband Ray and his choice of hair salon vs. barber shop. (BTW - he is so unimpressed with us)

Lori's car was recently burglarized and well… she is not over it. Her laptop was stolen, and she doesn't back up to the cloud… what say you on this subject of "the cloud"?

Is the season that comes after summer called AUTUMN? Or FALL? As Lori talks about Holly Whitaker's recent blog about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) we wonder why some say autumn, others say fall.

YEAR END BURN OUT. Its real people! #facts

Dara is celebrating 10 years of sobriety in January 2021! What will she do to celebrate?

Dealing with past selfishness of the season, with a newfound selflessness for all.

SOBER FRIENDS… what in the f*!k do you drink when everyone around you is part-ay-ing? We will tell you in this episode! And tell your family too… we talk a bit about "normies" hosting dinners and how they can add some joy to their AF family members.

What the shizzle is a "shrub" in the world of mocktails? Sans Bar founder Chris Marshall explains (thank goodness): At a very basic level (in this context at least), a shrub is a vinegar-based fruit syrup, not a bush. The history of shrubs is long and complicated dating back to the 15th century, but during the colonial era shrubs (using vinegar instead of citrus) were used to preserve fruit before refrigeration was invented. The vinegar helped to preserve the fruit while adding a unique flavor. The term "shrub" itself is derived from the Arabic word "sharāb" meaning "to drink".

Disordered eating during the holidays? YUP. This is a thing. And we discuss it.

Finding the joy this (and every) holiday season in Recovery.

And so much more!

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Celebrating 4 years of sobriety (October 2020), Roy continues his "one day at a time" mindset to control his drinking urges. After making a drinking goal of consuming a handle of tequila all to himself (a task he completed and is luckily still alive) Roy made the life changing decision to quit drinking, cold turkey! This after a devastating spinal cord injury on a ski jump.

His reason for everything he does, Partner Alana and Son Gunner, motivate him to be a better person every day.

In this episode Roy and Lori discuss:

• High Fives Foundation
• Roy's devastating life changing spinal cord injury
• a broken left femur to follow
• Roy's mother's cancer diagnosis
• handling grief after a losing a loved one
• aggressive drinking turned SHIT SHOW
• the hold alcohol has on so many
• losing friends in sobriety
• how to take the positive out of the negative
• giving back and paying it forward
• OHANA, a Hawaiian word for Family
• being on ESPN (what what?!)
• his face on Lays (seriously… his face is on the Lays bag)

Roy Tuscany Bio: originally from Waterbury, VT and after graduating from university of Vermont with a degree in mechanical engineering Roy headed out west to pursue the dream of being a professional free skier. in 2006, Roy suffered a life-altering injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down and was the catalyst to the creation of high fives. Roy turned the financial and community support of his own recovery into a 'pay-it-forward' adventure with the creation of high fives non-profit foundation. he was named the "spirit inspires" award from disabled sports USA in 2011 and once held the world record for the most high fives in a 24 hour period.

He lives in Reno, Nevada with his girlfriend (badass) Alana Nichols and son Gunnar and enjoys finding fun in everything he does.

OTHER INFLUENTIAL PEEPS WE MENTIONED:

• Alana Nichols
• Eric Deslauriers
• Steven Kotler and the Zero to Dangerous Program
• David Vobora Military to the Mountain Program
• Kenny Mayne – ESPN
  • Roy on Sports Center with Kenny
  • Coronavirus Ruined High Five
• Dr. David C. Leppla, MD
• Dr. Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, FACHE

TBD if @RenownHealth sponsors this episode ;-)

Celebrating 4 years of sobriety (October 2020), Roy continues his "one day at a time" mindset to control his drinking urges. After making a drinking goal of consuming a handle of tequila all to himself (a task he completed and is luckily still alive) Roy made the life changing decision to quit drinking, cold turkey! This after a devastating spinal cord injury on a ski jump.

His reason for everything he does, Partner Alana and Son Gunner, motivate him to be a better person every day.

In this episode Roy and Lori discuss:

• High Fives Foundation
• Roy's devastating life changing spinal cord injury
• a broken left femur to follow
• Roy's mother's cancer diagnosis
• handling grief after a losing a loved one
• aggressive drinking turned SHIT SHOW
• the hold alcohol has on so many
• losing friends in sobriety
• how to take the positive out of the negative
• giving back and paying it forward
• OHANA, a Hawaiian word for Family
• being on ESPN (what what?!)
• his face on Lays (seriously… his face is on the Lays bag)

Roy Tuscany Bio: originally from Waterbury, VT and after graduating from university of Vermont with a degree in mechanical engineering Roy headed out west to pursue the dream of being a professional free skier. in 2006, Roy suffered a life-altering injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down and was the catalyst to the creation of high fives. Roy turned the financial and community support of his own recovery into a 'pay-it-forward' adventure with the creation of high fives non-profit foundation. he was named the "spirit inspires" award from disabled sports USA in 2011 and once held the world record for the most high fives in a 24 hour period.

He lives in Reno, Nevada with his girlfriend (badass) Alana Nichols and son Gunnar and enjoys finding fun in everything he does.

OTHER INFLUENTIAL PEEPS WE MENTIONED:

• Alana Nichols
• Eric Deslauriers
• Steven Kotler and the Zero to Dangerous Program
• David Vobora Military to the Mountain Program
• Kenny Mayne – ESPN
  • Roy on Sports Center with Kenny
  • Coronavirus Ruined High Five
• Dr. David C. Leppla, MD
• Dr. Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, FACHE

TBD if @RenownHealth sponsors this episode ;-)

Have you ever wanted to talk to a real witch? Today is your lucky day! Lori talks with self-proclaimed "out of the broom closet witch" Vasalisa Wall. Lori asks the questions we all want to know… like…. What the fu*k is Halloween? And how to you 'become' a witch?

Happy Halloween. Happy Hollow's Eve. Blessed Samhain.

A note from our guest: "I am Vasalisa, Co-founder of Sacred Recovery and Creatrix of Reclaiming Recovery. I am a Certified Trauma Professional, Professional Recovery Coach (with a SHE RECOVERS® Signature Coach Designation), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and Sound Healing Practitioner. I also hold a Diploma in Addiction Medicine. I am currently studying Community Herbalism with Pacific Rim College. I have worked in the realm of addiction recovery for 13 years and have supported many individuals to discover their own magick and reclaim their sacred selves so they may thrive in recovery.

I am also an out-of-the-broom-closet witch.

I saw the witch in myself at age 4 and had confirmation of the supernatural at age 12. Growing up on top of a mountain, on the site of an old silver mine, nature has been a resource and a loving, safe, relentless source of support throughout my life. My earliest memories include getting intentionally lost in the woods, standing in awe of grandfather's beard hanging from old-growth trees, co-creating with faeries, talking to animals, eating wild chives, and honeysuckle flowers, and dancing with daisies.

I followed a magickal thread to Seraphina Capranos who introduced me to Reclaiming in 2015. I immediately felt like I had "come home". I have since completed two year long Apprenticeships with Reclaiming Teachers: Sacred Leadership and a Priestess Apprenticeship. I have also completed a year of mentoring with Suzanne Sterling with a focus on her Voice of Change Curriculum designed to liberate individuals to find and speak their truth.

In other words, I have come to learn a thing or two about addiction, recovery, and the way our nervous systems and brains are wired! I am also a ritualist, a lover of earth-based spirituality, invoker of the sacred, and blender of science and spirituality.

My animal companion and spiritual guide, Josie Manyhairs, is a guiding light on my path (and the path of many others!) Many people in the recovery community know me as "Josie's Mum" as she has been working alongside me in the realm of recovery her entire life, so she deserves special mention as a part of who I am – always. As a woman in long-term recovery from codependency, workaholism, trauma, and child loss I have been blessed to have her by my side. I also live a sober lifestyle and through my recovery have transformed my hyper-vigilant, trauma-dependent, codependent system into an intuitive and grounded one. I am passionate about creating sacred space, living authentically, and teaching others how to use their limitations as signposts guiding them towards transformation."

Vasalisa is also the Community & Engagement Specialist for the SHE RECOVERS® Foundation

Lisa is a woman in long term recovery from:

• Codependency
• Workaholism
• Trauma
• Child loss

In this episode we discuss:

• The Witch Craze – Witch Trials in and around the 13th century
• Healers were considered witches (a healer: a mid-wife, herbalist, counselor or therapist, holistic healing practices)
• Joy and power was seen as dangerous
• What is an early exit-er from alcohol?
• You are your own spiritual authority
• We seek to do right because it is the right thing to do.
• Is it HERBs… or erbs?
• Intergenerational trauma goes back at least 3 generations
• Recovering witch, earth-based spirituality
• Reclaiming witch, principles of unity
• Fear based threats are still coming to Vasalisa since identifying as a witch
• Halloween? Hallows eve? Samhain?
• Samhain is a pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition. In modern times, Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced "sow-win") is usually celebrated from October 31 to November 1 to welcome in the harvest and usher in "the dark half of the year." – HISTORY.COM
• The Wailing Woman

FIND VASALISA AND HER PRACTICES AT:

Facebook.com/reclaimingrecovery

Facebook.com/sacredrecovery

https://www.instagram.com/sacredrecovery

https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_recovery

WEBSITES

SACRED RECOVERY Coaching & Mentorship Business

RECLAIMING RECOVERY Gatherings fo magically minded and recovery-focused folx

RECOVERY CAULDRON Group coaching program with Liana Kennedy

Other organizations mentioned in this episode:

SHE RECOVERS® FOUNDATION

KENNEDY RECOVERY COACHING

CHANI NICHOLAS

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Her message is clear.... You can be a stage 4 metastatic cancer patient AND LIVE. After all... she did!

At age 40 Jen found a lump on her breast and her life changed immediately after finding out she had cancer. Not only breast cancer, but metastatic cancer. She shares a detailed account of her treatment plan, side effects, the advantage of positive thinking and well... her distaste for being told to fight like a girl. With no family history, you can imagine her surprise.

As per usual, lots of laughter and vulnerable convo. We'd expect nothing less from our host, Lori and her friends.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• metastatic cancer
• breast cancer
• triple negative breast cancer
• triple negative stage four breast cancer
• PTSD from cancer journey
• suicide of a family member
• depression
• ghosts and spirits
• pink-tober
• "the pink ribbon syndrome"
• don't tell me to fight like a girl, I have cancer
• YouTuber Jake Paul and the "suicide forest" in Japan
• alcoholism in the family (ALANON, AA)
• depression
• lonely, loneliness
• Misophonia is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance. Those who have misophonia might describe it as when a sound "drives you crazy." Their reactions can range from anger and annoyance to panic and the need to flee. Web-MD
• www.eachonetellone.org for more information on dense breast tissue and the program Breast Cancer 2 Bikini
• www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org

DISCLAIMER: thoughts and discussions of our guests are just that; Recovery Hour is not responsible for, or always in agreement with views of our guests; however, we do keep an open dialog with a safe space for all to tell their story. We shall not be held liable for, well.... anything.

If you or someone you know is in need of help, please dial 911 (in the US) for emergencies. For 24/7 support, please contact https://www.crisistextline.org/ or https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.

With no family history, 32-year-old Jeannine found a lump in her breast. After getting a mammogram, she was 1) notified that she had dense breast tissue, and 2) the lump she found was diagnosed as a cyst. No further information.

Four years later, with the guidance of her primary care physician, as well as her physician sister, Jeannine was faced with the news of finding something 'concerning' - with question if she wanted the small lump to be biopsied. With a firm YES to get biopsied, she quickly heard another yes (again) when she was notified, on Christmas Eve, that yes, she did indeed have breast cancer at age 36.

Hovering at stage 2 and knowing there was a 3-6% chance of reoccurrence if she chose chemotherapy as treatment, Jeannine chose not to have chemotherapy, adding an additional complication of cancer... thoughts of being a fraudulent patient loomed as not being serious. Because of her cancer, Jeannine and her husband were forced to discuss child planning, which wasn't something they were ready for.

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Mammograms save lives, they just don't save everyone's lives.
• Jeannine doesn't believe in the pink bullshit. Stop trying to fit breast cancer into a pretty pink box.
• Victim blaming
• Holistic treatment- oils & Jesus
• Breast cancer-It didn't run in my family either
  • Do you have dense breast tissue? My cancer did not show up on my mammogram because of dense breast tissue. Watch Jeannine's video here.
• Estrogen
• Don't trust the internet
• Time doesn't always heal
• Don't be stupid
• Cancer ruined Christmas

METAvivor is dedicated to the specific fight of women and men living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. At the time of METAvivor's founding, no organization was dedicated to funding research for the disease and no patient groups were speaking out about the dearth of stage 4 cancer research. While more and more people have taken up the cry for more stage 4 research, METAvivor remains the sole US organization dedicated to awarding annual stage 4 breast cancer research.

(https://www.metavivor.org/) #stage4needsmore

Think Before You Pink®, a project of Breast Cancer Action, launched in 2002 in response to the growing concern about the number of pink ribbon products on the market. The campaign calls for more transparency and accountability by companies that take part in breast cancer fundraising, and encourages consumers to ask critical questions about pink ribbon promotions.

(https://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/) #thinkbeforeyoupink

EACH ONE. TELL ONE. Our mission is simple, Each One… Tell One… give a voice to each person to tell their friends, family, neighbors the importance of knowing their breast density and offer education about additional screening options. It's every woman's right to know their density.

(https://eachonetellone.org/) #eachonetellone

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in America as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer. Breast cancer awareness month is a yearly campaign that intend educate people about the importance of early screening, test and more. This campaign starts on October 1 and ends on October 31 every year.