All life is composed of some good, some bad and some boring. But if we try to force it to all be good, paradoxically, we increase the bad! This is something we can work on and change, along with living in victim mentality.
In this episode, I attempted to review all of the recent literature on pregnancy after cancer. This needs to be run by your primary team but can be used as a resource to understand the options.
What is the best way to get what you want from life? By deciding what you want, and planning for it to happen. This podcast talks about why we should all make a bucket list TODAY.
This is Alex's story. This man, who came to the US at 7 when his family fled Vietnam. Through perseverance and hard work, he was accepted to medical school, becoming a respected anesthesiologist. He was diagnosed with a renal cell carcinoma in his 30's, less than a week after finding out that his wife was pregnant with their third child. He then got the news that he had a genetic mutation leading to extremely aggressive cancers, called HLRCC. His cancer recurred quickly after his initial surgery...
There are is so much fear and incorrect information surrounding the diagnosis of metastatic disease in cancer treatment. This podcast will help you understand how it happens, what it means, and some of the common treatments.
This is a relatively new diagnosis, and may be overlooked by both clinicians and patients themselves, but treating it can improve outcomes, along with compliance to treatment protocols. Listen to learn more about what PTSD can look like, who it is most likely to affect, and how I personally dealt with PTSD and flashbacks after an accident in our family.
Today we talk all things reconstruction: DIEP Flaps, Implants, 3D Nipple Tattooing and more. With special guest, Dr. Alex Au.
We know what we should be doing, but we are not. Why is that? Listen to this episode to understand 3 of the most common things keeping us stuck where we are.
This is an oncologist's overview of Covid, testing, vaccines, who qualifies and should get them.
Imposter syndrome is something that many high achieving women face at some point during their career, and I believe it is likely worse for many women following treatment. Learn what it is, and how I deal with this in my life. Yep, you guessed it, I have experienced it, too!
With only a few changes, you can decrease worry significantly. These changes are not difficult to understand, but life changing when implemented. If additional help making the changes is needed, get information about the upcoming Freedom From Cancer Fear program here: https://www.bestlifeaftercancer.com/group-coaching-introduction
So many people think a diagnosis of metastatic disease is a 6 months to dead death sentence. She is here to help you see what is possible, and is living her best life despite liver and brain mets!
If our thoughts are optional, why do we choose one that create misery? How do we recognize the original thought? What is the process to change them? Listen to this podcast to find out.
The holidays are a challenging time emotionally for many people. It is in part because we have grand expectations, and reality doesn't meet them, leading to disappointment. Work through some of these thought challenges in this episode. Please note - it discusses that I am away. We have travelled responsibly, and are taking social distancing seriously!
As a rad Onc, I do this all day. But this is something completely new for most patients. Here is all the explanation, everything you wanted to know without even having to ask it!
Michelle, a client and friend, told me that after cancer she was searching for a way to thrive, not just survive. I loved this so much, I dedicated an entire podcast to it. I think it is important. Just surviving is NOT enough. We want to be thriving. In this podcast, I describe both, and how to take steps to become a thriver. Michelle, this one is for you - thank you for the inspiration!
Thanksgiving week seems like the perfect time to tell everyone about the myriad of benefits from a gratitude practice. Have a lovely holiday!
I am so excited to be able to bring you this chat with the former Chairman of the Board of the American Cancer Society. Hear where breast cancer treatment started and where it is going!
This month I challenged myself to be an example of what coaching can do. I wanted to go from hating fall to loving it, and I wanted to stop feeling like life was on hold waiting for Covid to pass. In this podcast, I teach you how to do it, and what you can create in your life. If you are living thinking you have to hate your job, your marriage, having a history of cancer, then let's create a new path.
Shana's story is heartfelt, and honest. It touches on so many of the fears of the TNBC community, and how she made it through and is thriving in her current life. I am so happy she was willing to share this story with us!
For all of those who asked me to do a podcast specifically on triple negative breast cancer, here it is. I went over what it is, the normal treatment of this and I dispel some myths along the way. I hope you find it helpful!
This podcast tells a 2 generational story, of Ann's more than decade long battle with lung cancer, metastatic to her brain, and her daughter, Katie's subsequent diagnosis of Her 2 positive breast cancer. Katie is a family member, and this story is uplifting and touching. This episode is a long one, but the story of a moment between mother and daughter right at the end is worth spending the time.
If you have asked why more scans aren’t done after your breast cancer treatment completes, this frank discussion will help answer your questions.
This is the story of Justin Pritikin, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 6th grade. He recurred twice in high school, and is now a survivor of a bone marrow transplant, and a thriving Villanova student. His Ted talk (Holding On To Normal) is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_UYVew7TEY He is an upbeat, truly inspiring young man, and I know you will love his story!
You have the right to be angry. But if it is affecting how you show up in your cancer care, it may be counterproductive. Listen to a scenario showing this, and evaluate if you need to work on your anger. If you do, this discusses how to do it, and why it may be so present in your life currently.
This is an interview with Esther, diagnosed with a Stage III, locally advanced, inflammatory breast cancer in her 40's. She shares how she coped, what she learned, and how it has changed her. This is an inspiring and uplifting story, and I am honored to share her journey with you. It’s a long one, but I didn’t want to cut any of it!!!
Practical help to get over the hump and start exercising after cancer, major surgery and more.
All the details you wish you could ask your oncologist or urologist but are too embarrassed! It is all normal - as Dr. Caspersen says, “You are not broken!”
During and after cancer treatment, a trauma or the death of a loved one, we often feel like other people’s comments are not helpful, or are outright harmful. Explore ways to deal with this in today’s podcast.
In this interview, I have the opportunity to speak with medical dosimetrist Chris Moore about working in radiation oncology and then being diagnosed with an aggressive sarcoma. His story is inspiring and uplifting.
