36. Balancing back to Work with Self-care as a Breast Cancer Survivor PART 1
The core principles of my self-care are adequate sleep, exercise, and nutrition. I have a new job and am back to work after some time off. As I adjust to a new schedule of going to work, I am in tran...
15 Jul 202423min
35. Breast Cancer Patient Experience: Twelve Months after the Mastectomy and Implant Reconstruction
In this episode, I share what I learned about my implant at the 12-month follow-up appointments with the breast surgeon and the plastic surgeon. Despite high satisfaction with the outcome of my 1 surg...
5 Jul 202416min
34. Breast Cancer Patient Experience: Mastectomy Anniversary which I almost Forgot
I was working up to this anniversary in a lot of ways. Largely, it was a major accomplishment (and healing) to get to the point of one year post diagnosis and surgery. When I was almost there, I felt ...
27 Jun 202416min
33. Breast Cancer Patient Experience: Tamoxifen and the End of Intimacy as I know it
Tamoxifen side-effects are often described by health care providers in broad terms. Natalie shares specific side-effects from taking Tamoxifen in this episode. Breast Cancer Life is a podcast about m...
14 Jun 202417min
32. One Year of Breast Cancer Survivorship: Facing Fears and Reaching Recovery
Recovery is possible after a breast cancer diagnosis! As I celebrate my first year of survivorship, I reflect on the biggest fear factors I had to overcome. Breast Cancer Life is a podcast about my b...
7 Jun 202413min
31. Learning to Row in a Community of Breast Cancer Survivors
Natalie shares her experience at a special weekend event dedicated to teaching breast cancer survivors the sport of rowing. The learn-to-row weekend was hosted by We Can Row DC. Despite the heat and t...
31 Mai 202421min
30. Breast Cancer Surgery: 28 Days after the Mastectomy
This episode was recorded when recovery from breast cancer surgery was still the primary focus in my life. Post-op life was a little less hectic at this point in time. There certainly seemed to be few...
24 Mai 202422min
29. Breast Cancer Diagnosis: One Year of Survivorship
Natalie shares her reflection on what it was like one year ago, when she received the biopsy results confirming breast cancer. Listen to her story of what it felt like at that moment, filled with fear...
17 Mai 202419min
