The Resilient Joy Podcast

Hey there! This episode hear more about the nonprofit Brighter Community Resources - and how they co-founded this incredible organization. 

Check out their website to learn more here: 

https://brightercommunity.org/

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In this episode, Kensi interviews Danet about her journey this year since April 2025 with an FDA approved treatment called Hepzato Kit - a treatment of chemo to the entire liver that is unique to her cancer only so far. (hopefully one day it'll be used to treat other types of cancer in the liver too!) 

Tune in to hear about her experiences so far (2 treatments in) and also her recovery, some of the things she's learned to advocate for, and more. 

If you too have metastatic uveal melanoma, please help the community out and share this episode with someone who might need it to learn more or to just understand more of this treatment. You can also learn more by heading to the Eye Believe Podcast or the A Cure in Sight Youtube Channel for episodes from medical professionals explaining this treatment and more about it. 

How does Hepzato Work? (one of many youtube videos)

The Eye Believe Podcast (please subscribe!) 

Hepzato Kit Resources for Patients

If you like our episodes, keep an eye out for a youtube channel coming soon to watch and listen - we're real, raw, unfiltered and def not always glamourous-- and we want you to come as you are too!

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In this episode, Danet and Kensi talk through Jan - March of Danet's battle with insurance for coverage of histotripsy for her liver tumors found on Dec 31 2024. 

This vulnerable episode is an attempt to give voice to just how much Danet and her family went through in the month of January alone in just fighting for healthcare and treatment. 

The good news is that since this point, an official BCBS insurance approval did come through widely, and the procedure for treatment that Danet has had more recently, called Hepzato, IS being covered by insurance. 

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

Hey friends! We're back! We took a bit of a break during the holidays, and then with Danet's treatment schedule going a bit haywire, we just had to slow down in the podcast department. 

In this episode, Kensi and Danet chat about a concept from a book, Finish, by Jon Acuff, called "strategic incompetence" and how this has helped to just show up to life with more resilience, and presence. 

Be sure to subscribe, share, and let us know what else you'd like to hear about!

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In this episode, Danet and Kensi talk about their love of reading, the joy they find in a good book, and some of their most recent faves- the ACOTAR series! Join us for this book-club-feel chat, and if you have any book suggestions for us, let us know in the comments!

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

Kensi and Crystal continue their conversation regarding healing. We talk about what it means to be integrated and share personal examples of what it looks like to not be integrated. Crystal helps us understand how being integrated is tied to our integrity. Again, the underlying theme of this episode is to approach our journeys of self-awareness and integration with compassion and curiosity. Those shifts alone will help you to live life with more resilience and joy.

To learn more about Crystal and the resources she offers, check out the links below:

*Also... sorry about the audio quality of this episode, friends. I am still figuring all of this stuff out! And I am definitely not a pro! So thank you for your patience as we find our groove. :)

Women's Wellness Summit, in Orem, Utah:
https://www.womenswellnesssummit.co/
$10 discount code: In10

Crystal's Website, In Every Condition:
ineverycondition.com

Crystal's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/crystal.b.williams
https://www.instagram.com/myrathos/

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In this episode, Kensi interviews her friend, Crystal on the lessons she has learned throughout her life. She shares her experiences with learning to offer herself compassion rather than criticism, beginning to recognize her wants and needs and how to prioritize them, and how these skills have moved her more into a position of collaboration- with herself and others, versus one of competition. Crystal is a beautiful example of living life with Resilient Joy!

Crystal's social media:
https://www.facebook.com/crystal.b.williams
https://www.instagram.com/myrathos/

Crystal's Website, In Every Condition:
https://ineverycondition.com/

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In this episode Kensi and Danet talk about the complimentary and dissonant qualities of our need for both certainty and uncertainty, how we can better create empowering certainty and uncertainty in our lives, and how we can practice tolerating the discomfort that comes from balancing the tension between our need for certainty and uncertainty.

Get your Resilient Joy and Rebellious Hope candles here:
https://arizonadesertglow.com/products/resilient-joy

Danet's Podcast, Facing the Unknown:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-8-facing-the-unknown/id1561300306?i=1000530468304

For more information on our need for certainty/uncertainty, check out Tony Robbin's page here:
https://www.tonyrobbins.com/blog/do-you-need-to-feel-significant

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In today’s episode, Danet and Kensi discuss some foundational self- care practices. Self-awareness and self-compassion being the central components in those practices. As a reference, we use a list of self-care needs for optimal functioning that was provided to Kensi by her therapist.

The list includes: 1) breath 2) sleep 3) water 4) food 5) activity 6) hygiene (Bird, 2017).

If you like what you hear in this episode, feel free to check out this blog post written by Kensi that also covers this topic:

https://peopleparentingpeople.blogspot.com/2023/11/improving-and-maintaining-self-care-in.html

Snag the shareable stories below or follow Danet and Kensi on Instagram for the stories template: 

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGQG-2lp4o/lRMWu3lnVMEfaaDNfnoY2A/edit?utm_content=DAGQG-2lp4o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/

In this episode, Kensi, newly minted co-host, interviews Danet about her life to date. 

Areas covered in this introductory episode to rebrand the Resilient Joy podcast as a co-hosted podcast: 

1. Where are you at in life right now? Family-husband and kids, job, living, etc.
2. What are you passionate about?
3. What is one of the most challenging things you have faced in your life and what has helped you to navigate that?
4. What is your biggest irrational fear?
5. What is your most embarrassing story?

Tune in to the next episode to learn more about co-host, Kens!

Danet's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/danet.peterson
https://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/

A Cure In Sight:
https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81

Kensi's Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/
https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/

Brighter Community Resources:
https://brightercommunity.org/