Boobalicious: Breast Cancer and Beyond

Breast Cancer, Dry Mouth, Oral Health & Menopause: Expert Tips from Uncancer | Boobies Podcast If you're dealing with dry mouth during chemotherapy, metallic taste, mouth sores, or wondering how breast cancer treatment affects your teeth and oral health, this episode is for you. In Part 2 of our conversation with the team from Uncancer, Dr Robin Lesser, Dr Abida Taher and...

In this episode of Boobalicious, hosts Chris and Jenni are joined by the founders of Uncancer—Dr Robin Lesser, Dr Abida Taher, and breast cancer survivor Shana Kligerman—to explore an often-overlooked side effect of cancer treatment: oral health. They discuss why chemotherapy, radiation, and other cancer treatments can lead to mouth sores (mucositis), dry mouth, tooth decay, burning mouth syndrome...

When Parul Somani found a lump at 38 weeks pregnant, she was told it was probably a clogged milk duct. Weeks later, while her newborn was in the NICU, she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 31. In this episode, Parul shares her story of postpartum breast cancer, self-advocacy, genetic risk, and making impossible treatment decisions. If you're a young breast cancer survivor, newly diagnosed pa...

This week, we are revisiting a special conversation in honor of Brittney Beadle, who recently passed away after living with stage 4 breast cancer at the heartbreakingly young age of 29. Brittney and her best friend Bethany became widely known on social media for sharing the realities of metastatic breast cancer with honesty, humor, and heart. What began as an online connection grew into a deep fri...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Tina Tsan, acupuncturist, certified lymphedema therapist, and wound care specialist, we dive deeper into breast cancer surgery recovery, lymphedema prevention, scar management, and healing after mastectomy and reconstruction. Tina shares why compression garments play a critical role in post-operative recovery, her recommendations for the best compression brands,...

In Part 1 of the Boobalicious podcast, hosts Chris and Jenni welcome Tina San — acupuncturist, certified lymphedema therapist, and wound care specialist — for a deep dive into post-surgical recovery after breast cancer surgery. Tina shares her origin story: a martial arts enthusiast turned massage therapist who discovered acupuncture for injury recovery, then stumbled into lymphedema work after re...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Anna Crollman of @MyCancerChic hosts Chris and Jenni dive into life after breast cancer — from GLP-1 medications, weight gain, inflammation, and menopause symptoms to the pressure women face around wellness, food, alcohol, and “doing everything right” after cancer. Anna shares her honest experience navigating survivorship, body image, intuitive eating, exercise,...

Today Chris and Jenni sit down with Anna, founder of My Cancer Chic. Anna shares her experience being diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer at a young age and how that journey led her to create a thriving online community for young breast cancer survivors. The conversation explores survivorship, medical menopause, Tamoxifen, journaling as therapy, motherhood after cancer, and how life chang...

In Part 2 of this candid conversation, actress and breast cancer survivor Nicole Eggert gets real about life after diagnosis — from going vegan and cleaning up toxic products to navigating body image, reconstruction, and the emotional rollercoaster of recovery. Hosts Chris and Jenni dive into post-mastectomy challenges like cording, limited mobility, phantom itching, and lymphatic health, while Ni...

Nicole Eggert on Breast Cancer, Menopause & Life After Baywatch (Part 1) Actress Nicole Eggert (Baywatch) joins Chris and Jenni for an honest conversation about her breast cancer journey and life after treatment. Diagnosed in 2023 with rare cribriform carcinoma, Nicole shares how what seemed straightforward became more complex—ultimately requiring chemo, radiation, and a double mastectomy with rec...

Mae Part 2: Moving, Healing & Living Well After Breast Cancer Your body changed — your fitness approach should too. In this must-listen follow-up, PT and Pilates expert Mae joins Chris and Jenni to break down how to stay strong, mobile, and pain-free after breast cancer and through menopause. Forget “no pain, no gain.” This episode dives into smarter strength training, safe exercise after cancer t...

Fifteen years after her breast cancer diagnosis, host Chris gets a gut-punch wake-up call: abnormal tumor markers and a doctor recommending scans. In this raw, unfiltered episode, Chris takes us inside the panic — the frozen-in-time feeling of sitting in that office again, the stress-cleaning, the last-minute trip to Hawaii, and the unexpected encounter that quietly shifted everything. Co-host Jen...

Ever feel like your body suddenly speaks a foreign language? In this episode of Boobalicious, Chris and Jenni sit down with Dr. Mae Murakami, PT and pelvic floor specialist, to break down what’s really happening during perimenopause and menopause — and why no one talks about it. They connect the dots between symptoms like frozen shoulder, joint pain, bladder urgency, bowel changes, and painful sex...

Chris and Jenni continue the conversation on anxiety—this time getting into what actually helps in the moment and how they’re navigating it day to day. They talk about using movement (yoga, workouts) to take the edge off—even if it doesn’t always last—and simple grounding tools that can bring you back when things start to spiral. From breathwork to reminding yourself “I’m safe,” it’s about calming...

In this episode, Chris and Jenni get real about anxiety—how it shows up, why midlife can feel like a rollercoaster, and how a history of breast cancer adds another layer to all of it. Jenni shares her long-standing experience with anxiety, from her early twenties to what feels like a whole new wave during perimenopause. Chris, who’s always been the calm, laid-back one, opens up about experiencing...

In this episode of Boobalicious, certified lymphedema therapist Jenni explains what lymphedema is, why breast cancer patients are at risk, and how to manage it. They cover how lymph node removal and radiation can disrupt the lymphatic system, practical tips for reducing risk (exercise, deep breathing, skin care), and updated guidance on compression sleeves for travel. Follow the pod! @Boobalicious...

In this episode of Boobalicious, Chris and Jenni dig into a question many survivors never think to ask: why do you still have pain years after a mastectomy or reconstruction? Jenni breaks down the science behind post-surgical pain — scar tissue, rib mobility, shallow breathing, and the brain's struggle to remap a changed body — while Chris shares her own experience. They also walk listeners throug...

In this episode, Chris and Jenni sit down with Paige Woodward, NP, a Yale-trained nurse practitioner with over 20 years of oncology experience (Dana-Farber, Cedars-Sinai), to break down everything breast cancer patients and survivors need to know about GLP-1 medications — the class of drugs behind Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. Topics covered: How GLP-1s work and why weight loss matters for estrog...

In Part 2 of our conversation with TV icon and breast cancer survivor Jillian Barberie, we get into the moments that don't always make the highlight reel — the fear when treatment ends, the financial crisis that hit at the same time as her diagnosis, and how she rebuilt her life from the ground up. Follow our Guest: @AskJillian Follow the show: @boobaliciouspod Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

In this powerful episode of Boobalicious, former Good Day LA favorite Jillian Barberie shares her raw, unfiltered breast cancer journey—from finding out she had cancer during a "Mammograms & Mimosas" party, to her battle through stage 3 diagnosis, chemo, radiation, and multiple reconstructive surgeries. Hear how Jillian discovered her diagnosis, underwent a double mastectomy in just two weeks, sur...

What happens when two women meet through the breast cancer community and forge a friendship stronger than anything they could've imagined? In Part 2 of our interview with besties Brittany and Bethany, they get raw about: ✨ The healing power of social media communities (and the wild unsolicited advice) ✨ Why letting someone feel their emotions is the greatest gift ✨ How they show up for each oth...

Bethany and Brittney are two women living with stage 4 breast cancer — and yes, they’re genuinely best friends. What started with a connection on social media turned into a friendship that’s been widely followed (and loved) online. But beyond the posts and videos is a real story about living with metastatic disease. In Part 1 of this two-episode series, we talk about: • How their friendship actual...

From Breastie to Boobalicious.  In this episode, Chris and Jenni share why reclaiming language, growing beyond diagnosis, and creating a space that feels lighter, bolder, and more them. It’s about health, menopause and the real-life layers in between. Plus: New segment. What’s In My Bag?! New name. Same honesty. More edge. Welcome to Boobalicious. 💛 Follow us on Socials: @BoobaliciousPod Chris @C...

We’ve grown. And so has this podcast. What started as My Breastie Says was two friends navigating breast cancer from lived experience and medical expertise. But we’ve realized something important:Breast cancer is part of this conversation — but womanhood is so much bigger. So we’re evolving. ✨ Welcome to Boobalicious. Same honest conversations. Same evidence-based guidance. Same real talk. Just a...

Before chemo begins, there’s a lot no one prepares you for. This episode is your calm, trustworthy place to land. Oncologist Nurse Practitioner Paige Woodward walks you through what actually matters before your first infusion—what to expect, what to ask, and how to set yourself up for the smoothest experience possible. We cover: the questions you deserve to ask your oncology team (and the ones peo...