Living Our Breast Lives

In this powerful episode, Wren, the founder of the Living Our Breast Lives Podcast, is joined by the incredible Jacquelyn Vranicar - a wife, mother of four, patient advocate, and woman living with stage IV breast cancer. Jacquelyn opens up about the realities of navigating an MBC diagnosis while continuing to build a life filled with purpose, meaning, and hope. Through her nonprofit, VraniCURE, Ja...

This is the episode I never knew if we’d get to share… Our pregnancy reveal 🤍 After 10 months of navigating surrogacy—from embryo creation and genetic testing, to finding our gestational carrier, medical clearances, and over 60 pages of legal contracts—we’re finally here. This journey wasn’t linear. We faced setbacks, including a scrapped cycle when our surrogate’s body wasn’t ready, forcing us t...

In this beautifully hopeful episode, Wren, the creator of the Living Our Breast Lives Podcast, is joined by the incredible Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver, Heather Jose, the MBC thriver living with triple positive metastatic breast cancer for 27 YEARS! Heather Jose is a long-term metastatic breast cancer thriver, advocate, and the host of the podcast  I’m Still Here: Lessons from Life with Metast...

In this educational, refreshing, and beautifully hopeful episode, Wren, the creator of the Living Our Breast Lives Podcast, is joined by the incredible Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver, Carolyn Leigh, the President of North Star Cancer Advocacy. In 2018, she was the third member of her family to be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, including her mother and uncle. After her metastatic diagno...

In this raw, funny, and beautifully honest episode, Wren, the founder of the Living Our Breast Lives Podcast, is joined by the vibrant Annie Bond—a woman who’s not just living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, but marking an incredible 10 years of thriving with it. Annie invites us beyond the diagnosis and into her world: her advocacy, her comedy, her social media voice, and her unapologetic authenti...

Doctor Eleonora Teplinsky is a board-certified medical oncologist who focuses on breast and gynecologic cancers. She is the head of breast and gynecologic medical oncology at Valley Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care in Paramus, NJ and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Doctor Teplinsky is passionate about working with young women facin...

In this raw, refreshing, and beautifully honest episode, Wren, the founder of the Living Our Breast Lives Podcast is joined by the vibrant Bethany Adair—a woman who’s not just living with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC), but living the f*ck out of life despite it. From the moment she opens up, Bethany invites us beyond the diagnosis and into her world: her passions, her community, her writing, and...

Join Wren Morrobel, founder of the Living Our Breast Lives podcast, and Darylene Finkelstein, founder of the Charlotte METsters support group, as they dive into what it takes to start your own in-person support group! In this episode, Dar shares all the tips, tricks, do’s, and don’ts to help you create a thriving support network wherever you are in the U.S. While some find comfort in online commun...

Join Wren Morrobel, founder of the Living Our Breast Lives podcast, and Elissa Kalver, founder and CEO of the first-ever cancer registry nonprofit, WeGotThis.org, as they discuss the non profit's dedication to building a community of giving and receiving that helps cancer thrivers and supporters live their breast lives! Elissa Kalver — AYA (adolescent and young adult) patient advocate, wife, mom,...

Enjoy Living Our Breast Lives' last podcast episode of the year! Join Wren Morrobel, founder of the Living Our Breast Lives podcast , and Caroline Johnson, the founder of Twisted Pink , a nonprofit dedicated to funding critical research for Metastatic Breast Cancer! Together, they delve into the nonprofit's framework, the impact of allyship in advocating for the MBC community as an early-stage sur...

Join Living Our Breast Lives founder, Wren, and special guest, Tami Eagle Bowling, the creator of LightUpMBC Live, for this powerful and uplifting episode as they discuss Tami's continued efforts for funding Metastatic Breast Cancer research, helping to create a better future for all diagnosed! With no family history, at the age of 41, Tami Eagle Bowling was diagnosed with ER+ HER2- Metastatic Bre...

Join Living Our Breast Lives founder, Wren, for this fierce solo episode as she delves into the significance of her 5 YEAR MBC Anniversary as a 35 year old mTNBC Thriver! Hear her compelling diagnosis story and engage in an empowering conversation about advocacy and the critical importance of continued funding for Metastatic Breast Cancer research! Wren is currently 4.5 years No Evidence of Diseas...

Diagnosed at only eighteen years old, join Living Our Breast Lives founder, Wren, for this special episode with AYA Thriver, Brittney Beadle, as they dive deep into her incredible journey of advocacy as a Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver! After countless run-ins with progression during her nine years living with MBC, Brittney remains a beacon of positivity and love for life! Her infectious spirit...

Welcome to the first episode of 2024! Join LOBL founder, Wren, for this special episode with guest speaker, Adiba Barney, as they discuss a miraculous journey through surrogacy, a nine year thrivership having Metastatic Breast Cancer, the challenges of divorce post-diagnosis, METAvivor insights, and the empowering tale of starting a new life as a single mother. This episode is packed with passion,...

It's the holiday season again, friends! Join Wren for this solo episode as her feelings and emotions take center stage, survivors guilt is prevalent, gratitude is beaming, and she holds nothing back in addressing the heartache that accompanies every piece of bad news for the Metastatic Breast Cancer community. We must remember and continue to tell ourselves, THEIR STORY IS NOT OUR STORY. Be very g...

Join LOBL founder, Wren, for this solo episode as she discusses upcoming changes to the podcast, but more importantly, tune in as she discusses the most recent life lesson she has learned while living four years with metastatic breast cancer as a mTNBC thriver. Life lessons are blessings in disguise. They help us reflect, grow, and make necessary changes that have the ability to implement positive...

In this episode, Wren and Cait talk candidly about what its like to live with an incurable diagnosis; from the need for, or lack of, support to discussing the unexpected ways cancer changed (and continues to change) their lives to sharing some insight into how to offer support to someone who is on "treatment for life". This episode is a must, not only for patients but for those who are supporting...

AYA patients also known as adolescent & young adults are a unique population in the oncology space. They are often underserved and underrepresented. This results in missed or delayed diagnoses, insurance coverage issues, lack of support for sexual health and fertility concerns, lack of peer support groups, and impacts to career/education/relationships. Because of this, Wren and Cait decided wh...

These are a few of our favorite things! Living Our Breast Lives presents Wren & Cait's cancer "must-haves" during chemo, radiation, and surgery! This episode provides personal must-haves, but also must-haves from our very own breast cancer community! Are you newly diagnosed or going through a certain treatment and feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out what you'll need during this chaotic time?...

March is all about Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness! Want to know more about mTNBC? Join Wren and Cait for this exceptional and at times, emotional, episode with guest speaker and fellow mTNBC thriver, Stephanie Michaelis, as they discuss clinical trials, ten YEARS of survival, and the fearless journey one takes in order to be heard, seen, and most importantly, not dismissed. Stephanie Mich...

March is Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so what better time to feature an mTNBC thriver who just celebrated their FIVE year cancerversary!  On this episode of Living Our Breast Lives, join Wren and Cait for this exceptional episode with guest speaker and fellow MBC thriver, Cheryl Law, as they discuss what it's like for a physician to be diagnosed with Metastatic Triple Negative Br...

February is Black History Month!  One of Living Our Breast Lives' New Year's resolutions was to bring more MBC thrivers onto the podcast to not only share their stories and experiences, but to also spread much needed awareness on issues and topics we may not fully understand or be well-versed in.  Join Wren and Cait for this exceptional episode with guest speaker and fellow mTNBC thriver, Deltra J...

Happy New Year! Join Wren and Cait as they discuss New Year's resolutions that might leave you looking at life differently! Resolutions for someone with metastatic breast cancer tend to look differently because perspectives have shifted, priorities have changed, and the things that used to be most important - are no longer. In the cancer world, you cant always guarantee there won't be trials and t...

Ho, Ho, Help! It’s the holidays again! Join Wren and Cait for their second episode together as our previous cohost, Brittany, steps away from the podcast to prioritize her health. Wren and Cait continue to have the hard and necessary discussions around having an MBC diagnosis. Although, it's supposed to be the "most wonderful time of the year," today's episode dives into the many hardships one may...

Join Wren and special guest, Cait Kelley, as they have a very hard yet very necessary conversation about survivors guilt and what it’s like to lose people they loved to Metastatic Breast Cancer. This Thanksgiving we honor these tremendous losses and with each and every day we are gifted on this Earth, we will continue to get loud and advocate for those who cannot any longer. We must continue to pa...