The BGF Podcast

In Ben's Story Episode 4, learn how, in and around treatment, Ben’s doctor always likes to have an advocate for the patient--it is typically not the patient.

In Ben's Story Episode 3, find out how Ben thought a Daft Punk song would be a better way to cope with the new norm of living with Cancer.

In Ben's Story Episode 2, Wendy shares the events that presented, making her believe something was coming. 

In Ben's Story Episode 1, learn how the journey began and how Ben‘s profound love of music was the backdrop. 

Love is many things, but it is the sole reason I wrote it all down. 

It began as a journal—an attempt not to forget. But it evolved into something more, something that took hold of me and wouldn’t let go. Not because it was unimaginably sad, the story of my son’s illness; instead, because it became an intimate message about life, death, and everything in between. 

Our stories intertwined—his and mine—woven together with a telepathic flair that often required no words at all. And we weren’t the only ones caught in its pull. 

And Ben—though chronologically young—possessed the soul of an old spirit. When he spoke, his words held you captive. You simply had to know more. 

I saw in others the spark that brought forth our very essence: it was music. To say he loved music was not enough—he was music. 

The discovery of sound mended our inner ruins, creating comfort. Perhaps this is best illustrated by his passion for Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, and The Beatles—a soundtrack that became a lifeline. 

And my role? To hold the space. I never asked, Why is this happening? That question was a thief, an intruder that would have robbed me of the only thing that mattered—the present. 

Our lives, as we once knew them, were over. And at the moment of his cancer diagnosis, when everything shattered, I fell on the only thing left standing. 

There is nothing but love. 

Wendy talks with Vianne Gantous of Boundless Well-Being on the eastern approach and treating the whole person. 

Wendy talks with Josh Adler of The Adler Therapy Group about taking it back to the basics. 

Wendy talks with Ping Ho, Founder and Director of UCLArts & Healing on empowering the community with the healing arts.

Wendy talks with Kate Powell of the Tidewater Art Outreach about their similar missions and integrating the arts in wellness.

Listen in as Wendy talks with Holly Waide about how words alone can be limiting, and the power of creative expression.