Violet Page: The Privilege of Knowing
Walking the Genetic Line
I this episode, I sit down with Violet Page (or Sug as we affectionately call her in my home town). Violet walks us through the impact of watching her paternal aunt go through breast cancer in her early 30's, and her own journey--younger than most doctors wanted to treat her seriously-- to advocate for early scans and prophylactic surguries. I was struck by Violet's deep sense of knowing at such a young age, and her strength to push for the risk reducing interventions she wanted for herself.
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Marisa Kimmel (Part One): Claiming My Genes
Walking the Genetic Line
In this episode Sara talks with Marisa Kimmel, whose social media accounts have grown quite a following due to her willingness to document and share about living with alopecia that she does not try to hide, and her choice to have a doubel mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure. Marisa opens up about her journey from trying to fit in, to standing out and claiming her right to her body, her choices, and her beauty just as she is. We are going to have Marisa back on the podcast to keep the conversation going, so stay tuned for Part Two.
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Episode One: My Story
Walking the Genetic Line
Welcome to "Walking the Genetic Line." I'm Sara Champie, a therapist, a coach, and a BRCA1 carrier. In this first episode, I wanna share a little bit about my story. I wanna set the stage so that you know what brought me to this work and how I see genetic risk, not just as a medical reality, but as a portal to emotional, relational, and even intergenerational healing. Like most people in this community, my story starts with a cancer diagnosis. I was seven years old when my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. (...)
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TRAILER: Welcome to Walking the Genetic Line
Walking the Genetic Line
Welcome to Walking the Genetic Line, a podcast about the emotional, relational, and deeply human side of living with hereditary cancer risk. I'm Sarah Champie, a therapist, coach, and BRCA1 carrier. I am a fellow traveler in this space, a space that's usually defined by the medical community, statistics, and risk management strategies. On this podcast, we are doing it a little differently. Here, we are bringing a trauma-informed lens and a depth perspective to the conversation. Genetic risk doesn't exist in a vacuum. It touches our histories, our bodies, our families, and at the core, our...
info_outlineIn this episode Sara talks with Marisa Kimmel, whose social media accounts have grown quite a following due to her willingness to document and share about living with alopecia that she does not try to hide, and her choice to have a doubel mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure.
Marisa opens up about her journey from trying to fit in, to standing out and claiming her right to her body, her choices, and her beauty just as she is. We are going to have Marisa back on the podcast to keep the conversation going, so stay tuned for Part Two.