Bits and Boobs

This week on Bits & Boobs we're back for a catch-up episode. Bianca shares her recent trip to Canberra and her time in Parliament House advocating for patients, including why this work continues to be so important to her. We also chat about our latest giveaway, Dakota recaps her trip to Tasmania and we look ahead to some exciting guests and conversations coming to the podcast. A shorter e...

This week, we’re having a good old-fashioned yap about everything that’s been going on lately. Bianca shares why she is heading to Parliament House in Canberra! We chat about the Zoladex news and what it means for so many women, and of course, we get into some of the little spiritual moments that have happened lately that have had us both going “wait… what?!” Plus, we’re celebrating a pretty speci...

This week, Dakota jumps behind the mic solo for a very honest life update on what it's really like living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at 30.  From scan anxiety and treatment every 21 days, to trying not to let cancer stop her from booking a trip/travel or living her life, this is a conversation about the messy middle that doesn't often get talked about. Dakota shares the mental...

Claire is back in your ears <3 If you’re new here we suggest that you go back to Episode 8 and listen to the first half of Claire’s story. This episode honestly just feels like three girls having a yap on a rainy Sunday afternoon. We chat about the reality of life after a double mastectomy, the emotional rollercoaster of recovery, body image, and the really hard feeling of not getting the patho...

This week on Bits & Boobs , we’re doing something a little different; a proper catch up between the two of us. We talk about life lately, slowing down after chaos, creativity, motherhood, work, treatment updates, survivorship, the hidden costs of cancer, body confidence after surgery, and the strange little griefs that come with trying to live a “normal” life after diagnosis. A soft reminder t...

This week, Bianca takes on her first solo episode and opens up about her experience with grief across different chapters of her life. Losing her mum as a child. Being diagnosed with cancer at 20. And more recently, losing her brother. This isn’t a neat or tidy conversation. It’s an honest reflection on how grief actually feels, how it lingers, and how it can show up when you least expect it. If yo...

This one is for the men. In this deeply moving episode, Adam shares the story of his brother Brett, a hardworking, big-hearted young man whose life changed from simple back pain to an aggressive cancer diagnosis in a matter of months. Adam opens up about brotherhood, the brutal reality of treatment, and how Brett turned his pain into purpose by sharing his story online to help others. It’s a raw c...

SEASON 2! Join us for our first episode of a new season as we give a brief insight into what's been happening for us both and how Dakota's treatment and mindset are travelling entering into 2026.  We're coming in fresh for the new year with big ideas to take the podcast beyond the microphone and make a change. As well as dopamine lists, a HGL (listen to find out) and mindset shifts...

To wrap up Season One, we’re hitting pause and having a proper look back. In this episode, we share 25 things we learnt in 2025, the tough lessons, the small wins, the “did that really just happen?” moments, and the stuff no one tells you when life goes sideways. We also chat about what we’re taking into 2026 - personally and professionally, what we’re leaving behind, what we’re holding onto, and...

In today’s episode, I sat down with the incredible Cass Miller, a woman whose strength hits you the second she starts speaking. Diagnosed with incurable cancer at 36 with three young kids, Cass has turned fear, uncertainty and the absolute chaos of her life into purpose, presence, and the most beautiful perspective. This conversation feels like a warm, grounding therapy session. We talk about walk...

This week on Bits and Boobs, we’re doing something a little different - I finally convinced my partner, Alex to jump on the mic and share what it’s actually like being the support person through cancer, the fear, the grief, and the quiet strength that holds everything together. Whether you’re going through treatment yourself or love someone who is, this one’s for the support people who often sit i...

After an incredible October filled with powerful conversations for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dakota and Bianca are sitting down for an honest life update. In this raw and emotional episode, the girls open up about grief, loss, resilience, and navigating curveballs, from Bianca losing her brother and juggling motherhood to Dakota’s devastating news that her cancer has returned, now metastatic....

At 29, Tessa’s world flipped overnight. She was planning her future - newly married, dreaming of motherhood and then… a lump.  What followed was a whirlwind no one prepares you for: a miscarriage of two little bubs, chemo, and fear. In this episode, Tessa opens up about this year, the year that changed everything, and how she found strength, softness, and perspective in the mess, alongside her bea...

5 years ago, at just 26, Emily found a lump in the shower. What followed was a stage 3 diagnosis, months of chemo, and later, the news no one ever wants to hear, it’s back, and it’s metastatic. In this episode, Emily shares what life really looks like beyond the whirlwind, the egg-freezing, the long hospital days, the moments when hope feels far away, and the strength it takes to keep showing up a...

Kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a story that will stay with you. Claire, a 38-year-old beautiful mother of two, joins us to share the raw, real journey from finding a lump to navigating diagnosis, chemo, and motherhood through it all.  She opens up about those first terrifying weeks, the power of acceptance, and how she explained everything to her little girls with honesty and heart...

This week, Dakota sits down solo to share the advice she wishes she could give her pre-diagnosis self. From the shock of hearing the words “you have cancer” to navigating appointments, treatment side effects, emotions, and relationships. She breaks down the raw, messy, and surprising truths of the early days. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed, love someone who has, or simply want to understand wh...

We apologise for a few glitches in this episode! Thanks for bearing with us! <3 When breast cancer left Jess Armstrong’s skin raw and reactive, she decided to flip the script. What started as a desperate hunt for products she could actually use during treatment became FUCA. A skincare made for sensitive, irritated skin. And now? It’s sitting proudly on the shelves at MECCA. In this episode, we...

Two weeks after her mastectomy, Dakota sits down with Bianca to unpack the part of recovery most people don’t talk about: drains that snag, sleep that won’t come, pain meds you think you won’t need (then absolutely do), and the odd reality of a beautiful new breast you can’t quite feel yet. She also shares the shaky first hours after surgery, the small kindnesses that made a difference, and why th...

In this raw and unfiltered episode of Bits & Boobs , Bianca and Dakota open up about the surgeries that changed their lives—mastectomy and lumpectomy. From the emotional weight of writing a “goodbye letter” to your breast, to the practical realities no one warns you about—drains, compression bras, pain management, and the mental prep before going under—this is the conversation you didn’t know...

In this episode, we share the products, tips, and thoughtful gestures that made a real difference during treatment. From the skincare we wish we’d known about earlier, to honest conversations about intimacy and comfort, and the kinds of gifts that genuinely help – nothing is off the table. We cover: Products we wish we knew about sooner – the practical items that became everyday essentials. The Bo...

Strap in for a real, raw, and a unexpectedly hilarious deep-dive into one of the most confronting parts of cancer treatment: saying goodbye to your hair (and brows... and lashes... yep, those too). In this episode, Bianca and Dakota share their deeply personal — and at times, wildly relatable — experiences with hair loss. From the emotional gut-punch of that first clump falling out to the empoweri...

Join hosts Dakota and Bianca as they open up about being diagnosed with breast cancer in their 20s — the shock, the emotional chaos, and why early checks matter; regardless of your age.  From identity loss to the power of shared experience, this is the honest conversation we wish was available to us. Raw, real, and made for women who want to feel seen.  Get in touch with us! 🎧 Follow the journey...

Ever wished someone would just say the rogue, messy thoughts that bounce around your head after a cancer diagnosis out loud? That’s us. We’re Dakota Middleby and Bianca Innes, your hosts of Bits and Boobs , a podcast that’s anything but your average cancer story. Think raw chats, WTF moments, rogue thoughts, and the kind of unfiltered honesty we all crave but rarely hear.. This is your space for t...