Reflecting on Integrative Oncology
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
Just a quick episode reflecting on Heather's story and the difference between "functional" or "integrative medicine" and "alternative" medicine. Subscribe on: - Join my Newsletter List here: Heather's web site is: https://heatherjose.com/ and her podcast is here on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@ImStillHereCancer/videos Kathleen does zoom based peer navigation/mentoring sessions now. Schedule a session here for a sliding scale of $35 to $95 per hour long session: https://kathleenmoss.simplybook.me/ Transcript:  Those of you listening on the day that this...
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26 Year Metastatic Thriver, Heather Jose
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
My guest Heather has been thriving with metastatic breast cancer for nearly 27 years! How did she do it? She feels that it's a combination of things--not necessarily the trial on stem cell therapy combined with high-dose chemo. She feels that her long-term drug, Faslodex, as well as lifestyle choices around nutrition, exercise and mindset are key in her success. Heather's web site is: https://heatherjose.com/ and her podcast is on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@ImStillHereCancer/videos Kathleen does zoom based peer navigation/mentoring sessions now. Schedule a session here for a sliding...
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Giving Back Through Breast Cancer Advocacy
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
Today's episode is part two of my advocacy series. I hope it's helpful, but if volunteerism and advocacy isn't your thing, I'll have more stories from guests coming up in the next two weeks! Subscribe on: - - Join my Newsletter Mailing List: Links: NBCC: LBCA: Tigerlily Foundation (WOC, young ambassadors locally): Inflammatory Breast Cancer Network: Project Life MBC (metastatic): Project Life MBC/LGBTQ: MBC Alliance (metastatic): Triple Negative Foundation: Stand Tall AFC: Not Putting on a Shirt: Make Cancer Less Shitty: Young Survival...
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The ABC's of Breast Cancer Advocacy
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
Today I'm just talking from my own experience about some of the simpler ways to "stay in" the breast cancer community as an active advocate. Here are some of the organizations that came up: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis gives and trains mentors here: Stand Tall AFC is the flat visibility organization that I work for: Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance welcomes advocates of all types: Wildfire Magazine is here: AskEllyn's blog is here: Blessing Box, out of Texas, is here: Knitted Knockers is here: Transcript: Today I want to talk about advocacy, and I...
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Good News--No Recurrence! and a New Substack
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
Subscribe on: - - Join my Newsletter List here: Transcript: Hello friends and happy Spring. I do not have a guest today, and that might be shocking to some of you who've just started listening to this podcast because for the last five episodes I've had guests and that is really unusual. From the very beginning in season one, I always did one podcast episode with a guest and then followed it up with some commentary and reflection on what we talked about. But for many reasons, this last month and a half has been different. And I've just done guest after guest after guest, uh, mostly...
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Fashion Model Gone Flat: Christine Handy
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
My friend Christine joins me on this week's podcast to tell her story of explant and continued success as a model after her second "mastectomy," going flat and embracing her concave chest publicly on the runway. Her new biopic is coming out on April first in LA and she's invited us breast cancer survivors to come. Shoot me an email to find out how. ...and Subscribe on: - - Join my Newsletter List here: Resources: We spoke about Christine's new film premiering on April first. Here's ! You can buy tickets to , but be sure you can come first because we really want to fill...
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Asking Ellyn about Breast Cancer
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
My guest today is a breast cancer advocate who uses her voice and her writing to walk alongside new patients in so many ways--she has a blog, a memoir, and now she's got an AI companion for those who haven't found a human connection yet, to process their breast cancer experience with. Her web site is called "AskEllyn.ai" and that's where you can find all of her offerings. Ellyn wrote her story of going flat just a couple of years ago while sitting in the chemo chair. Today she's collaborating with functional practitioners as well as brand new breast cancer patients to put out a...
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Dragon Boat Paddling after Breast Cancer
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
My new friend Lori is an amazing advocate for the power of exercise oncology and she's a wonderful hostess and educator here in the Northwest for those who want to try dragonboat paddling. As a 17 year survivor of breast cancer, she's met a lot of other breast cancer patients and her insights are so clear around one big value: just keep moving. I'm looking forward to having her back for a part two discussion. This was not enough for me! Don't forget to rate and review the show and if you want to enter for a prize for doing so, email a screenshot of your review to me at Subscribe on: ...
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Warrior Portraits After Breast Cancer
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
My friend Danyel takes photos of breast cancer survivors in her studio on Hillsboro Oregon. In this episode she describes what that's been like, and she also talks about her recent diagnosis with stage four breast cancer. Don't forget to rate and review the show and if you want to enter for a prize for doing so, email a screenshot of your review to me at Subscribe on: - - Or watch on YouTube: Support my work by making a donation here: Join my Newsletter List here: Resources: The facebook group that Danyel and I connect on is called Oregon Flatties The Photo...
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My Friend Brenda, a True Survivor
A Breast Cancer Diary with Kathleen Moss
This and next week I'll be interviewing some friends close to home. I live in Oregon Wine Country, and there are a few breast cancer survivors who live in my part of the woods that I've gotten close to over the past two years. Brenda is one. We talk just about every week and see each other monthly. She's been through so much, and she keeps going, relying mostly on her own strength. I was thrilled to be able to hand her the mic, as we sat in my living room together to record this episode. Transcript: Today's my first in person interview. I have my friend Brenda Huff with me. She's a...
info_outlineI'm jumping in here with a quick holiday tip in between seasons. I highly recommend "After Breast Cancer Diagnosis" if you're in need of a mentor... or if you're feeling ready to offer a mentoring ear to a newer patient. Find them at https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org .
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I'm checking in today in between seasons because it is the holidays, and the holidays can be a pretty stressful time of year on a normal year, and this being an election year, it's extra stressful for some of us. And I wanted to share a resource. I am not affiliated with this resource except for the fact that I found my mentor through them.
If you're struggling and you need a breast cancer mentor, encouragement around your breast cancer story and just someone to talk to one-on-one, I recommend going to an organization called After Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Their website is https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org. And that's where I found my mentor.
They are incredibly responsive and very personalized in their approach to matching breast cancer patients with mentors. And at the time a couple of years ago when I went to them for help, they got me matched up with someone just like what I asked for right away, someone with my same diagnosis and someone with my same interests and advocacy.
And so if you're really struggling, ah especially around triggers with regard to your breast cancer trauma, I just wanted to recommend this if you need it.
I will be back in January with season two, and I have some great guests lined up for that season. And I hope you have a wonderful holiday season in the meantime. I'll talk to you soon.