The Pink Ribbon Roller Coaster

Hear stories and real-life talk from breast cancer survivors and the people who love breast cancer survivors. Get tips, hear from pros, laugh, relate, and just share a seat with a sister who gets it on this crazy ride called breast cancer and life beyond it.

How Your DNA Can Impact Your Breast Cancer Treatment Journey 09/19/2024

How Your DNA Can Impact Your Breast Cancer Treatment Journey Your DNA plays a large part in how you react to medications and, ultimately, how your body reacts during treatment and beyond. Today, host Sarah talks with Samantha Socco, Medical Science Liaison at GeneSight, about pharmacogenomics - and what all breast cancer patients should know. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/33124182

Breast Cancer & Sexual Intimacy Part 2 08/16/2024

Breast Cancer & Sexual Intimacy Part 2 Host Sarah McLean continues the conversation with Traci Owen of Intimate Pathways Center for Sexual Health, covering issues that many women face during and after breast cancer treatment. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/32616232

Breast Cancer & Sexual Intimacy Part 1 08/08/2024

Breast Cancer & Sexual Intimacy Part 1 Host Sarah talks with oncology nurse and certified sexual counselor Traci Owen about the astounding percentage of women (80%!) who experience intimacy issues during and after breast cancer treatment. It's a topic people don't often talk about - but Traci is out to change that and help women get back to a healthy relationship with themselves and their partners. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/32495542

Breast Cancer and Dental Health 07/24/2024

Breast Cancer and Dental Health If you experienced dental issues during or after breast cancer treatment, or are just starting down the road to treatment and would like to educate yourself about potential problems, this is for you. We talk with dental professional Kaylee about how she treats patients who have experienced breast cancer treatment and some of the things you should know. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/32272282

HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: What Does That Mean? 07/07/2023

HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: What Does That Mean? You may have heard the term "HER2-Positive" in your own diagnosis or a family members'. But what does it mean in terms you can actually understand? Project31 breast nurse navigator Jennifer Harrod explains. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/27403182

Modifiable & Non-Modifiable Breast Cancer Risks 07/05/2023

Modifiable & Non-Modifiable Breast Cancer Risks Project31 Breast Nurse Navigator Jennifer Harrod talks with co-host Jane Wilson about which risks are modifiable and which are not. Tune in for some great information and tips on what you can do and what you should be thinking about. To see the original video, visit the Project31 YouTube channel. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/27347094

Talking To Kids About A Cancer Diagnosis 06/30/2023

Talking To Kids About A Cancer Diagnosis So you've been diagnosed with breast cancer. Now how do you talk to your kids about it? Hosts Jane and Jennifer share a little about their experiences and offer some tips for others facing what can be a very difficult conversation. Breast cancer or any kind of cancer ... it helps to be prepared. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/27331227

The Importance Of Screening & Early Detection 05/17/2023

The Importance Of Screening & Early Detection We all know we should be diligent about screenings and prevention, but are there other things you should be thinking about? Breast nurse navigator Jennifer talks with host Jane about some important tips and facts that all women, high-risk or not, should know. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/26870877

Dealing With Fear Of Recurrence 03/25/2023

Dealing With Fear Of Recurrence No doubt about it. It's a real fear and "scan-xiety" is no joke. So how do you move forward without letting every routine doctor visit and every yearly check-up send you into panic mode? Let's talk about it. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/26337636

FAQs with a Breast Nurse 02/09/2023

FAQs with a Breast Nurse Listen in as host Jane Wilson talks with breast nurse navigator Jennifer Harrod about some of the questions she gets most often from women going through treatment or who have just been diagnosed. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/25878186

Pregnant & Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Amanda's Story 01/29/2023

Pregnant & Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Amanda's Story Host Sarah talks with Amanda, who was 8 months pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She shares about her feelings hearing the news, how it affected her as she began chemo just after giving birth, and now... what her perspective is five years later. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/25763322

My Story: Norma Goff 07/04/2022

My Story: Norma Goff Listen as hosts Sarah and Becki share some time with Norma Goff - a retired nurse, talented actress, speaker, breast cancer survivor, mother, wife, and woman of unrelenting faith. She shares her story and the many things she learned and experienced along the way. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/23620490

Intimacy & Marriage Part 3 06/28/2022

Intimacy & Marriage Part 3 It's easy to say those vows, but it gets a lot more complicated a few years - and a breast cancer diagnosis - down the road. In this episode, Project31 co-founders Steve and Sarah McLean continue their series on topics so relevant to couples struggling to make it through this roller coaster. Today's discussion on commitment is a big one for many of us. Listen in as they share their experience and offer encouragement! /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/23558759

Sharing My Story: Meet Survivor TerJuana Brooks 06/02/2022

Sharing My Story: Meet Survivor TerJuana Brooks Hosts Becki and Sarah talk with the ever-joyful TerJuana about her diagnosis just two weeks after she married her husband, and her perspective throughout the journey. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/23291372

A Conversation With A Breast Surgeon 05/24/2022

A Conversation With A Breast Surgeon Hosts Becki and Sarah talk with Dr. Nicole Sharp Cottrell, a board-certified and fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist at INTEGRIS Breast Surgery in Oklahoma City. Listen in as she covers many of the FAQs breast cancer patients have - and pick up important information if you are just starting down the road to surgery. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/23206607

Intimacy & Marriage, Part 2 03/08/2022

Intimacy & Marriage, Part 2 Project31 co-founders Sarah and Steve McLean dive into episode 2 in their series on the issues surrounding marriage and intimacy during and after breast cancer. This week, they talk about expectations and how they can be very different for each partner throughout this experience, often leading to major difficulties if not confronted. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/22383236

Intimacy & Marriage Part 1 02/23/2022

Intimacy & Marriage Part 1 Project31 founders Sarah and Steve McLean have been through 2 bouts with breast cancer - the first one when they were barely one year into their marriage and in their 20s. Now, more than 20 years later they have a unique perspective on how breast cancer can affect a marriage and both love to talk with and encourage others, sharing some of the things they've learned along the way. Steve has a heart for working with husbands of breast cancer patients and helping them navigate their way through their unique challenges and feelings as well. Tune in for some insightful discussion! /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/22235075

We All Need A "Breast" Friend 01/25/2022

We All Need A "Breast" Friend Host Becki of Project31 talks to her friend Cynthia about the importance of having "that" friend when you're going through the breast cancer journey. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/21897182

My Story: Julie Clifford 10/18/2021

My Story: Julie Clifford Hosts Sarah and Becki share a conversation with survivor and professional musician Julie Clifford, who reflects on how she was able to find comfort and healing throughout her diagnosis and treatment. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/20850389

My Story: Lindsay 09/23/2021

My Story: Lindsay This week, Sarah shares some time with guest Lindsay - who was diagnosed at 35 with breast cancer and is now living with metastatic cancer, as it has spread to her bones and brain. She shares how she's found purpose in the experience, a peace with the reality, and a way to continue to have open, honest conversations with her 10-year-old son. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/20580212

My Story: Trauma & Breast Cancer 09/08/2021

My Story: Trauma & Breast Cancer Trauma is a word we hear a lot - but do we really know what it means and how it occurs? And can a cancer diagnosis cause a trauma response? Today, hosts Jane and Sarah talk with guest Angie Ridings, who is a breast cancer survivor as well as a licensed professional counselor with a special focus on trauma. She shares her story and tells us a little about some of the ways a medical diagnosis can lead to trauma and how therapies such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can help. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/20405081

Beth's Story 08/21/2021

Beth's Story Beth, a captain for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, has spent her life being the strong one in every situation. The one people lean on for help. So when she was hit with a sudden breast cancer diagnosis at 40, she had to learn what it meant to let people help her for a change. She shares her story of continuing to work as an officer throughout treatment and the inspiration she's found now that she's on the other side of things. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/20215916

Our Story: Pregnant & Diagnosed With Breast Cancer 06/09/2021

Our Story: Pregnant & Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Join us as Sarah talks with Krista and Ryan Price, who found out they were having their first baby....and then found out Krista had breast cancer. They share their story of the feelings, the treatment, the surgeries, the tears, and how they came through it all together, now with a healthy baby boy in the family. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/19412132

OK I Survived Breast Cancer. Now What?? 05/31/2021

OK I Survived Breast Cancer. Now What?? Hosts Becki and Sarah talk with fellow survivor Necy about the not-often-talked-about feelings that come with making it through the diagnosis and treatment and still not feeling like you're "ok". Hear a little about what they found to be the keys to healing the emotional and spiritual wounds that leave scars, too. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/19303544

A Conversation With The Husbands 05/26/2021

A Conversation With The Husbands In this episode, we hand the mics over to the guys and let them talk about their experiences throughout their wives' battles with breast cancer. We hear from four men, all at different stages in the experience - two who are many years out, onee going through it now, and one whose wife was diagonsed while pregnant. It's a side of the story we don't often hear, and one that we are very focused on at Project31. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/19253684

A Discussion With Life Mentors 04/16/2021

A Discussion With Life Mentors Hosts Becki and Sarah speak with the founders of Fahrenheit Mentoring and discuss the value of mentors in our lives. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/18753998

All About Pelvic Floor Issues 04/03/2021

All About Pelvic Floor Issues Pelvic floor physical therapist Christina Wright has spent many years helping women deal with pelvic floor issues - and there are many! Especially after cancer treatment, women experience difficulties and often run into frustration trying to find any sort of help. But it doesn't have to be that way! Tune in as hosts Sarah and Jane learn all kinds of great information from Christina. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/18590996

The Restorative Benefits of Physical Therapy 03/07/2021

The Restorative Benefits of Physical Therapy Physical therapist Paige Sims specializes in working with breast cancer patients. In this episode, she shares with hosts Sarah and Becki some of the many ways physical therapy can be targeted specifically for women before, during and after treatment to help reduce and even eliminate many of the difficulties patients face, including lymphedema. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/18218738

The Story On Pain 02/09/2021

The Story On Pain Christina Wright is a physical therapy specialist with a heart for breast cancer patients. In this episode, she talks with hosts Sarah and Jane about the reality of pain, what it's all about, and how we can deal with it. Join the conversation for some very interesting insights on this very real and sometimes very mysterious part of life. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/17880017

What You Need To Know - Episode 2 01/30/2021

What You Need To Know - Episode 2 Sarah, Jane, and Becki continue the conversation on the things they wish they'd known when they were first diagnosed. Listen in for great insights and personal stories of the big and small decisions that can have lasting effects you may not think about until years down the road. /episode/index/show/pinkribbonrollercoaster/id/17746532

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