Still I Rise Podcast

Send us Fan Mail ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM https://www.scartevents.com/ A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars. STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM Winning idea of the 2020 Astellas Oncology C3 (Changing Cancer Care) Prize https://www.younightevents.com/ In this powerful new episode, @thedrsheliarivers shares her journey from surviving trauma and...

Send us Fan Mail Take Two revisits Kelly Gilheeney’s heartfelt story — a powerful reflection on survival, transformation, and facing breast cancer not once, but twice. Nearly two years after her first recording, Kelly opens up about her second diagnosis, the emotional toll of treatment, and how art, storytelling, and community helped her find light again. From black clouds to red dresses, this is...

Send us Fan Mail Take Two revisits Kerri Victorio’s powerful story — a journey of healing, reflection, and rediscovery two years after her first recording. From cancer to clarity, Kerri shares how her “mystery ride” continues with purpose, strength, and hope. ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM https://www.scartevents.com/ A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional...

Send us Fan Mail Take Two revisits Sandra’s unforgettable story — a moving reunion filled with fresh insights, heartfelt moments, and powerful hope. ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM (https://www.scartevents.com/) A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning idea of the 2020 Astella's International C3Prize. htt...

Send us Fan Mail ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM www.scartevents.com A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning idea of the 2020 the Astellas Oncology C3 Changing Cancer Care Prize www.younightevents.com In this powerful new episode, Dr. Vera Hendrix shares expert insights on cancer care, fertility, survivorship...

Send us Fan Mail Take Two is the powerful follow-up to Sandra’s viral story — a reunion filled with new revelations, raw emotion, and hope. 🎥 1st interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86VsyYyves ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM http://www.scartevents.com/ A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning ide...

Send us Fan Mail Take Two is the powerful follow-up to Alison’s viral story — a reunion filled with new revelations, raw emotion, and hope. 1st interview here:  https://youtu.be/NdYx1WFfk9Q?si=i3QOjwIImrO9qILq ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM ( www.scartevents.com ) A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning idea...

Send us Fan Mail ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM ( www.scartevents.com ) A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning idea of the 2020 Astella's International C3Prize. www.younightevents.com Support the show Still I Rise features stories from You Night's STORY CRAFTING COMMUNITY.  To read additional stor...

Send us Fan Mail ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM https://www.scartevents.com/ A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning idea of the 2020 Astella's International C3Prize. https://www.younightevents.com/ Support the show Still I Rise features stories from You Night's STORY CRAFTING COMMUNITY.  To read a...

Send us Fan Mail ScART: SCAR ART PAINTING PROGRAM ( www.scartevents.com ) A healing arts program designed to help women find strength in their emotional or surgical scars STORY CRAFTING PROGRAM: Winning idea of the 2020 Astella's International C3Prize. www.younightevents.com Support the show Still I Rise features stories from You Night's STORY CRAFTING COMMUNITY.  To read additional stor...

Send us Fan Mail In 2022, Cheryl Walsh was diagnosed with breast cancer after five years of unimaginable loss — losing her farm, her income, her stability, and nearly her husband. Just as she began treatment, she lost her sister-in-law to cancer too. But through it all, Cheryl found strength she didn’t know she had. With the support of the Gloria Gemma Foundation, the SheRoes program, and the powe...

Send us Fan Mail "In May of 2023, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in my right breast. After losing both my parents and my husband, I thought I'd faced my share of grief—but cancer brought a new challenge. With the strength of my children, my support system, and the incredible women in the SheRoes program, I made it through. This is my story of unexpected friendship, healin...

Send us Fan Mail "At 51, I was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer—one tumor was aggressive triple-negative, the other estrogen-positive. My journey was filled with challenges, but 18 years later, I stand here cancer-free. This is my story of faith, resilience, and the people who supported me along the way. If you're battling cancer or know someone who is, know that hope is real, and...

Send us Fan Mail Here's an excerpt from Kristine's story: "In December 2022, another massive tsunami came, knocking everything down in its path. Here comes cancer and all the feelings you don’t want to have at 40. Feelings of scared, nervousness, the unknown, sadness and trauma barreling at her full speed. Pain is what crashed into her first and she tried to swim. White caps started...

Send us Fan Mail In this interview and story, Joy shares how You Night's Story Crafting program helped her break free from the mental gymnastics she was having over the subject matter of friendships that end with betrayal.  We've all been there...where relationships that we form can unexpectedly turn into negative experiences, often leading us to scratch our heads as to what went wrong. ...

Send us Fan Mail Here's a partial transcript of the interview.  Lu was on an oxygen tank at the time of this interview and it might be hard to make out all of her words.   My name is Lutricia Milton. I am the last of ten children. I was born November 5th, 1970 at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. As far as I can remember, I had a good childhood. My mother sent my siblings and I to M...

Send us Fan Mail Excerpt from Dr. Leslie's story: "I realized life had changed and everyone had moved on. It was time to let go. There are no parents to approve or disapprove of my choices. Who I am, choices I make, my views of the world and desires for the future are mine alone to decide. This is my time and I’m not afraid. Rarely have I stopped and thought about being alone or even the...

Send us Fan Mail An excerpt from Sharon's story: "With my diagnosis, I was fortunate in the sense that although having cancer was scary, it was stage one, could be treated and that would hopefully be the end of it. I didn’t need chemo or radiation. I look back on that time in my life and it’s a blur. Between all of my appointments, helping my kids and everything else, I don’t remember mu...

Send us Fan Mail An excerpt from Pam's Story: "There’s a new energy in the air making watching a summer thunderstorm magical. Hot water vapor in the air hugs my skin and drapes my body in a loving embrace, honeysuckle summer air, and living alongside loving people with good food, laughter, and joy is my new normal. It’s a lens few can see through, a perspective shift I’m privileged to en...

Send us Fan Mail An excerpt from Jessica's story: Navigating adulthood, motherhood, and cancer, I learned to find solace in my children – Dalton, McDermott, and Olympia – whose vibrant personalities and bountiful love filled my life with joy and purpose, even amid the turmoil of illness. My husband Michael's quiet strength balanced my anxious nature, and our family bond became a source o...

Send us Fan Mail Excerpt from Patti's Story: "After 16 years of peaceful seas and recovery, another tidal wave hit me hard when Wayne passed away from lung cancer. Waves hit me constantly for the first year after his death, sometimes gently but other times with much force. Drawing from my Al-Anon recovery, I was able to express my grief and find acceptance. Gently, the waves moved me for...

Send us Fan Mail An excerpt from Lisa's story: "The guiding light of my family is helping me through. I know they are as afraid as I am, but they do not let me see their fears. The tables turned and they have become my cheerleaders. From the fun, silly party in my honor the night before surgery to the hand holding through each chemo session, they made me smile. They made me fight harder...

Send us Fan Mail An excerpt from Pam's Story: "While this is one of the hardest moments of my life, there are some beautiful chapters in between. At the age of 24, I married my husband and had two amazing children. In my experience some people become their past and carry on the behavior in which they were raised or they become the exact opposite. I chose the latter. I made it my mission...

Send us Fan Mail Excerpt from Brenda's story: "In navigating through life’s turbulent waters, where uncertainty clouded my path, my girls were my beacons of light amid the storm. They guided me towards my purpose when I didn’t think I had one. Amanda and Caitlin will always be my every heartbeat, my every breath, my two reasons, my shining lights, my entire world.  Today, our team of thr...

Send us Fan Mail Excerpt from Sunny's story: "I would have to say that one of the biggest wakeup call in my life is when I went through a divorce from my husband of 23 ½ years and was the father of my 3 children I had suspected that he was having an affair and my suspicions were right. All I could think of was, here is the second man in my life that has chosen to abandon me. There were m...