The Cancer Warrior on Empower Radio

Mel sits down with friend Nick Sadler to see how his documentary film Times Like These is coming along. Nick was on the show in 2013 with Bob Devito and Bill Becker, who are featured in the film. Times Like These is a film about Male Breast cancer. Nick needs our help to complete post production of the film to get it to the festival circuit. Nick talks about how the film has progressed, about the aspects of post production, (something that Mel knows about, she worked in post in LA for 10 years.) and how your donation will help. There are 8 days left for this crowdfunding for the film. Help get this documentary finished and onto the festival circuit! It's an all new show available on demand now

Mel sits down with colon cancer survivor Emily Reese. Emily is a mother of three with colon cancer that has spread to her lungs, but she doesn't let the disease stop her! Emily talks about being your own best advocate. She has done a Ted talk about her spouse coming out to her as gay, you can read her blog Same Sides Support For Straight Spouses. We talk about the RV trip she is taking with her family and how important it is to live life to its fullest. She has set up a go fund me account to make sure her kids are taken care for after she is gone. You don't want to miss this episode about a wickedly smart and funny woman, Emily Reese.

Mel sits down with friend and survivor Sean Swarner. Sean is on a Mission of Hope. Sean is climbing The North Pole and he wants to bring people touched by cancer with him. For a small donation of $5 you can add a name of a person touched by cancer. Sean wants to bring as many people with him to be close to his heart, that is where he will be carrying the flag. Once he completes the summit he will have completed the Explorer's Grand Slam ( 7 Summits plus the North and South Poles ). The deadline to reach 100,000 names is March 15th, so instead of buying that cappucino or latte, you can honor a friend or loved one who has been touched by cancer. Click on the crowdrise link below to make your donation.

Mel sits down with friend Joshua Dawson. Joshua has been on the Cancer Survivor before chatting about "I am Genie". Joshua now joins us to chat about a book he wrote called the "Tiny Book of Magic". The book has seven chapters to guide you to live a fulfilled existence. We also discuss Joshua's day helping the LA Kings grant wishes for some of their great employees. It's all about living a fulfilled life, following your dreams and we talk a little hockey!

Mel sits down with friend and Culinary Translator Rebecca Katz. Clean Soups is Rebecca's new book. Mel and Rebecca talk about the great recipes in the book, how you can make your own stock and store soup in your freezer for a later meal, and a soup cleanse! Rebecca also has a new online course The Cancer Fighters Kitchen course, it is self paced and for anyone wanting to learn culinary techniques that will nourish the participant during cancer treatment and beyond.

Today's show is a special one honoring the life of survivor Barb Miller. I met Barb at the Lungevity HOPE Summit where everyone called her mom. She quietly helped many people through her advocacy and her love of life. Her daughter and my friend Tracy Miller Murphy talks about this amazing woman, which made me think I have met many survivors doing this show, but I didn't realize how much Barb meant to me until she was gone.

Mel sits down with Cancer Survivor David Dachinger and his wife licensed psychotherapist Tamara Green, creators of Loving Meditations.

Loving Meditations is an app that helps cancer survivors and caregivers use mindful based meditation to help in their healing process. Effective guided audios and videos use mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) practices, contributing to a balanced, integrative approach to cancer therapies.

If Mel had this app when she was going through her cancer treatment, she believes that she wouldn't have had as much anxiety as she had. It's all about mindful meditation and Bringing Calm to Cancer on an all new show available on demand now.

Mel sits down with two time melanoma survivor David Stanley. David talks about his book Melanoma: It Started With A Freckle, which was just published this past April. He also talks about easily preventable melanoma is, (we should all put on that sunscreen before we go outside, and definitely skip the tanning bed) how just 5 bad sunburns in your lifetime increases your melanoma risk, and shares his story about how his wife saw the spot on his face that would eventually be diagnosed as melanoma.

Mel sits down with friend and endurance athlete Stephen Brown. Stephen was a prior guest on the show and contacted Mel about his Chronic Lymphocitic Leukemia. It had returned. Stephen talks about his warrior spirit and how his training for triathlons and endurance events kept him going and positive during treatment. He even competed in a duathlon while getting chemo. Its all about being positive and keeping healthy on an all new episode available on demand now.

Mel sits down with lung cancer survivor Amanda Kouri. She had her right lung removed due to a carcinoid tumor at the young age of 24! Now cancer free, Amanda tirelessly advocates for lung cancer survivors and caregivers. She shares her story on her blog onelungdiary.wordpress.