DJBreastCancer

https://www.parsleyhealth.com/team/jaclyn-tolentino/ Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino is a board certified family physician, specializing in integrative and functional medicine. She is also a young breast cancer survivor, determined to give back to the community.  Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino has turned her pain into purpose, utilizing wellness, personalized care and holistic medicine into her practice.  We discuss h...

Tina (AKA DJ Breast Cancer) unites with Caya Lieve (The Fabulous Cancer Podcast) to discuss diagnosis, all things podcast & purpose, and life after cancer.  Shining a light into ongoing concerns with mental health after a cancer diagnosis.  Caya describes how daily practice of positivity and gratitude have promoted a life of positivity and purpose. 

Niya discusses pregnancy and breast cancer.  Niya describes how the Instagram community helped her release and find others that were like her.   Niya describes being African American and facing a breast cancer diagnosis.  She also describes what it's like to go through covid and cancer at the same time.  Niya talks about celebrating other women on their journey and paying it forward.  She lov...

Baddie Takeover partner, Cassandra Ducksworth, is an example of faith and light.   Cassandra discusses African American women and breast cancer, from her experience with treatment to finding a good wig.   Cassandra talks about hope and a positive mindset, you are the one in control.  "You may have cancer, but cancer doesn't have you"!  

Survivor and current in treatment, Mercedez Anderson.  Mercedez describes her sister's treatment with breast cancer and her faith.  Mercedez voice is resilient and unwavering, with giving back to the community with a YouTube channel.  We also discuss being an African American and facing breast cancer, along with treatments in the Covid timeframe.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpGHLZyl0GM

Amazing guest and wellness coach, Marian Barnick. From her great expertise with cancer patients to amazing WFH exercises after a breast cancer diagnosis. https://marianbarnick.com/home-office-exercises-breast-cancer-survivors/ http://www.marianbarnick.com

Things get fun with Cora, as we talk all things breast cancer, Ireland and family history.

Join me for a conversation with Marissa Thomas and Jasmine Souers, founders of For The Breast of Us.  For the Breast of Us is the 1st Breast Cancer Community, dedicated to all Women of Color.  We discuss how Marissa and Jasmine started For the Breast of Us.  We discuss some of the specific challenges for Black Women in America facing breast cancer. Community is everything and finding others that a...

Jenn and Tina chat about all things Covid19, The Breasties, and "The Newest Normal".  Inspired by a virtual event with  https://breastofus.com/  Jenn and Tina discuss the importance of connections and finding someone whose story is like yours in the midst of a cancer diagnosis.  Jenn and Tina also chat about their upcoming book project and collaboration.  

Tina discusses the legacy of Emily Garnett, hostess of The Intersection of Cancer and Life.  Emily was a trailblazer, a whirlwind, a force.  Emily encouraged the community forward and fought for the metastatic breast cancer community. 

A special Covid19 Edition from my house, no guests, just a girl and some poems!  Feeling my feelings in this crazy time.   Poems include:  Quarantine Straight Jacket and Triggers, both written by Tina Conrad.  Tina discusses how cancer and covid19 have a lot of similarities from self-isolation to fear and worry about the future while living in a new world.

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Art meets breast cancer!

Husband and Wife Brian & Hidi talk about a cancer diagnosis, Cancer Video Diary and the importance of a caregiver. 

Survivor, Founder Nutritious Delicious Life discusses all things life after cancer and having a plan!  Once upon a time Lauren was in accounting until breast cancer stopped her in her tracks and gave her a new found purpose:  health and coaching!   We discuss all things health & holistic, from reiki to visualization to living with intention.  Lauren discusses trusting your body, what she refer...

I met Rebecca and Stefani at a breast cancer event in October.  We did an interview together at a Francine’s Friends event and immediately hit it off!  I asked them to be guests on DJ Breast Cancer and they said yes!!!!!!  As big fans of podcasts, they were super excited and considered it a ”bucket list“ item.   Rebecca is a Genetics Counselor at Parkview Hospital.  She is also an amazing singer a...

Sonja Lang is a recent breast cancer survivor, mother to a beautiful 3 year old daughter, Penni.  Sonja and I discuss how writing helped us both through difficult times.  Sonja describes keeping her writing honest and open, writing like nobody was reading.  Sonja turned to Caringbridge to keep friends and family posted on her cancer journey.  Sonja recalls how care packages helped her through toug...

This week’s guest on DJ Breast Cancer is Jaclyn Alterwein. Jaclyn is a 3 year breast cancer survivor passionately spreading her message of #AnnualMammosSaveLives Now, she is not just a breast cancer survivor... She is a whole lot more than that too... mother, dancer, women’s advocate, fitness professional, Certified Holistic Health Coach ( through IIN), former New York Knicks City Dancer/Captain/C...

Melanie explains importance of yoga in the midst of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis.  Melanie also discusses the benefits for a pflap reconstruction option that many breast cancer survivors are not aware of.  Pap Flap uses tissue from the inner thigh to reconstruct breasts, an alternative to breast implants.  As a thin woman, the diep flap (more widely common) was not an option for Melanie.  Melanie als...

Erin Powers, metastatic breast cancer survivor describes her initial diagnosis of breast cancer (Stage 2) and then metastatic breast cancer, after scans. Erin talks about life in the midst of cancer, positivity and wants to be her own statistic.  She describes the rabbit hole of googling metastatic breast cancer.   Erin talks about the importance of research.  We are all AWARE that breast cancer e...