Effingham and Pooler Magazines: Shares My Story
I am truly touched! Effingham Magazine and Pooler Magazine both share my story. This makes me so happy because the...
Podcast #52: The Next Right Thing
52 weeks!! In this episode, we celebrate our one year mark for episodes. Every Wednesday for an entire year, Keepers...
Podcast #51: ‘Working with Grief and Traumatic Loss’ with Dr. Elisabeth Counselman Carpenter, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Working with Grief & Traumatic Loss: Theory, Practice, Personal Reflection, and Self-Care is a textbook for clinicians written by Alex...
Podcast #50: Girl Scouts & Their Founder’s Connection w/ Breast Cancer with Local Girl Scout, Catherine M.
Juliet Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts, died from breast cancer; and many Girl Scout troops honor their founder’s...
Podcast #49: 3D Nipple Tattoos with Renee Maschinot, Cosmetic/Medical Tattoo Artist
After breast reconstruction, women may choose to have 3D nipple and areola tattooing done. In today’s episode, professional medical tattoo...
Podcast #48: Growing Medical Needs Requiring Public Attention
Information empowers! Change is made on a much larger scale when we can understand and address some of the disparities...
Podcast #47: Breast Imaging with Radiologist, Dr. Sergio Dromi
Get your mammograms! Early detection saves lives! In this episode, Dr. Dromi (Director of Breast Imaging at Memorial) explains the...
Podcast #46: Survivor Series #5 with Elaine Spencer, Director of Effingham Family Connection
In today’s episode, we hear from a 30 year survivor!!! Thirty years!! That’s incredible! Elaine Spencer, director of Effingham Family...
Podcast #45: Understanding Pathology with Pathologist Dr. Charles Todd Bruker, M.D.
Pathologists are the hidden heroes of our cancer journeys. What they do and the data they gather provides our surgeons,...
Podcast #44: Self-Care
In this episode, we talk about what exactly self-care is and why is it so important…especially when dealing with cancer...
Podcast #43: Vulnerability and Truth After Trauma
In this episode, we take a look at some of those vulnerable ‘truths’ after breast cancer. We share some of...
Podcast #42: Komen Coastal Georgia’s 2020 Race for the Cure with Featured Survivors
This year’s Savannah Race for the Cure, originally set for April 18, 2020,(Ellis Square), has been postponed due to the...
Podcast #41: Lymphedema with Expert Corie Turley
Lymphedema 101. What do you need to know about it? Our primary goal when faced with a cancer diagnosis is...
Pathologists: Our Hidden Heroes
For those of us who’ve brushed up against the medical world, either as a patient or as a provider, we’ve...
Podcast #40: Survivor Series #4 with Candy Stone
In this episode, we hear from another inspiring survivor, Candy Stone. When you’re faced with the trials of breast cancer,...
Podcast #39: Medical Oncology with Vanessa Brink, NP
Chemotherapy! It’s a systemic treatment for cancer. In today’s episode, Vanessa Brink (NP in medical oncology) joins us to explain...
Podcast #38: Cancer Support: A New Program in Effingham Started by Marian Marshall
Cancer is rough! Often times the very treatments designed to save our lives can leave us tired, weak, and physically...
Podcast #37: A Shift in Perspective: How to Reframe the Big Scary Monster
When something big and scary happens, we can often fixate on that monster. I can’t believe this happened? Why did...
Podcast #36: Reconnecting and Reclaiming Your Authenticity after Breast Cancer with Mackensey Alexander
If you can relate to the physical and emotional traumas of breast cancer, then THIS is a MUST HEAR episode!...
Podcast #35: Epigenetics
Did you know that every somatic cell in your body has the same DNA? Picture your skin cells and white...
Podcast #34: Making Lemonade: A Breast Cancer Therapy Course with Julia and Terri
Everyone who’s been through breast cancer will tell you that healing emotionally is just as much a part of the...
Podcast #33: Understanding Inflammatory Breast Cancer with Survivor Lindsey Wirht
There are several different ‘flavors’ of breast cancer; and in today’s episode, we’ll learn more about a kind of breast...
Podcast #32: Survivor Series with Andrea Harris
When diagnosed, it can be helpful to hear from those who ‘get it’ best: those who’ve walked that road before...
Podcast #31: New Beginnings for a New Year – ‘Mosaic Grace’
This year’s resolution boils down to a two-word mantra: Mosaic Grace. After cancer we may feel broken. Trust that you...
Podcast #30: Magic
Feel how the three ingredients for magic can help you shift your perspective and take ownership of your mind, body,...
Podcast #29: Menopausal Medicine and Sex after Cancer with Gynecologist & Certified Menopause Practitioner, Dr. Pam Gaudry
Sex after breast cancer?? We’re calling in the experts! Dr. Pam Gaudry is an MD and certified medical sex therapist...
Podcast #28: High Risk Breast Cancer Clinic: What Does it Mean? with Jennifer Davis
Who exactly is at an elevated risk for acquiring breast cancer within their lifetime, and what can they do about...
Miracles and Snowflakes
SNOWFLAKES: A New Family Tradition: Christmas 2019 The Beginning: I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2017 and had...
Podcast #27: It’s a Sisterhood with Carrie Mott
Did you know that you can get breast cancer after your breasts have been removed? In today’s episode, we hear...
Podcast #26: Ticked Off, But Grateful. How Does That Work?
In honor of Thanksgiving, when people keep telling you to count your blessings, yet it frustrates you immensely because you’re...
Podcast #25: Survivor Series with Ashley Yount
When you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, it can be helpful to hear from others who have been there and truly...
Podcast #24: BRCA Mutations and Prophylactic Surgery with Stefanie Saporito
BRCA mutations significantly elevate a person’s risk for developing breast cancer within their lifetime. In this episode, Stefanie Saporito (a...
Podcast #23 Survivor Series with Brandy Hewett
When you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, it can be helpful (educational and inspiring) to hear from women who’ve been there,...
Podcast #22: Walking for a Cure: A Three Day Event
When life gets hard, we can rise from our falls. In this episode, we hear how rising strong together, how...
Podcast #21: Raw Honesty and the Power of One (with Beth and Alexis Bergman)
Grieve, laugh, cry, and rise again! How can one person change the world? How can YOU recognize the power of...
Podcast #20: Genetic Counseling with Zoe Siegel
Zoe Siegel, an oncology genetic counselor in Savannah, joins us to talk about genetic counseling. We give a quick crash...
Podcast #19: Outreach with Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia
Julie Schwartz, the Community Engagement Manager at Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia, joins us in today’s episode to talk about...
Podcast #18: I Have Cancer, Now What?
In honor of breast cancer awareness month, this episode is dedicated for those who’ve been newly diagnosed. This episode walks...
Mosaic
Joyce Williams Once I harbored silver linings Graffitied them in dungeon’s findings Anywhere there were such tidings Rainbows shot to...
Podcast #17: Integrative Therapies for Breast Cancer Patients with Morphia Scarlett
In this episode, Morphia Scarlett (Memorial’s Oncology Community Resource Liaison) joins us to talk about integrative therapies. Morphia discusses what...
Podcast #16: Livestrong
In today’s episode, Livestrong trainer Sarah Puente joins us to talk about the advantages that exercise has on your physical...
Breast Cancer Community Resource Fair
Free and open to the public October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Memorial Health Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer...
Podcast #15: Breast Cancer Basics with Dr. William Burak Jr
Breast surgical oncologist, Dr. William Burak Jr, joins us in today’s episode to help us understand more about breast cancer...
Podcast #14: Breast Cancer from a Distance with Kellie Knight
In this episode, we hear how breast cancer is viewed from a distance. One of my besties, Kellie Knight, joins...
Podcast #13: Trauma, PTSD, and Breast Cancer with Ashley Moore, MS, LMFT
In this episode, Ashley Moore, MS, LMFT joins us to continue our understanding of the emotional healing that accompanies a...
Podcast #12: Fear
As human beings, we are hardwired to experience emotions…ALL emotions; and fear is most definitely among them. However, after a...
Podcast #11: Reconstruction and Implants with Dr. Carl Pearl and his nurse, Mary
Savannah Plastic Surgery’s surgeon, Dr. Carl Pearl and his nurse, Mary, join us to talk about reconstruction with implants. If...
Podcast #10: Basic Genetics and Breast Cancer
This is a tale of BRCA and how understanding basic genetics can save your life. Why does science matter? Who...
Podcast #9: Breast Density and Margie’s Law with Margie Singleton
In this episode, Margie Singleton joins us to talk about breast density. What is breast density, why does it matter,...
Survivor’s Panic
I find myself getting chased in the night. IT (cancer and the fear that the word conjures) always seems to...
Podcast #8: Girl Talk w/ Fellow Cancer Sister, Jenny Woodward
Sometimes you just need to talk to your girlfriends to get that personal insider scoop perspective on things. We turn...
Podcast #7: Radiation Oncology w/ Dr. Michael Hasselle
In this episode, Dr. Michael Hasselle, a radiation oncologist, joins us to help women better understand radiation therapy. We talk...
Podcast #6: Read it and Sing it
In this episode, we talk about some of the most helpful and inspiring books and songs for those battling breast...
Podcast #5: Top Fives
In this episode, we discuss five topics to consider when diagnosed with breast cancer and the ‘top fives’ of them....
Podcast #4: Emotional Wounds and Healing with Ashley Moore, MS, LMFT
In this episode, Ashley Moore, MS, LMFT (owner and therapist at Building Blocks Family Counseling) joins us to talk about...
Podcast #3: Battling Cancer: A Family (and Friend) Affair Part 2
In this episode, we discuss how breast cancer is viewed from the friend and community’s perspective. We talk about how...
Podcast #2: Battling Cancer: A Family (and Friend) Affair Part 1
In this episode, we discuss how breast cancer is viewed through our family’s eyes. How does this journey of our...
Podcast #1: The Breast Cancer Storm
In this episode, we will talk about what this breast cancer storm is all about, when we can call ourselves...
Fear and Faith
I have promised to be completely authentic about this cancer journey: both the physical hoops and the emotional hurtles combined. ...
BRCA and the Weighty Choices to Consider
Aside from a four letter word, what exactly is BRCA and what does it mean for someone who holds that...
Radiation: Trauma and Cookie Dough
What is behind the pink and the pretty: both the patient’s hospital and graduation gowns? On the outside you may...
Chemo, Emotional Lows, and Neurogenesis
Could chemo affect your mood at the cellular level? Hear Sandrine Thuret’s TED talk on neurogenesis and how it relates....
Embrace Vulnerability; Own Who You Are
I wrote Oh Deer in the middle of my chemotherapy treatment. Emotions had inevitably begun to erupt; and I struggled...
Survivor-hood Truths
Once a breast cancer diagnosis and the treatments that follow have pressed their marks upon your body… once the chokehold...
Preparing for Treatment: Tips and Expectations
Mastectomy It’s hard to wrap your mind around the thought of losing part of you, even though you know that...
Top Reasons I Love my Mastectomy
The idea of having a mastectomy can be quite terrifying. Fear and anxiety twisted into a chokehold around the unknown...
Redefine Beauty
Let’s redefine beauty. Today, I shine this light for all the survivors that I’ve spoken with in these past few...
Dandelions: Growing Back Twice as Strong
Mackensey, a special photographer, once told me that when dandelions get cut down, they grow back twice as strong. I...
Top 5 Things Loved Ones Can Do to Help:
Many have asked me what they can do to help someone fighting breast cancer. As a survivor, I can ONLY...
Questions to Ask Your Medical Providers
A cancer diagnosis is often overwhelming, and before women have even had much of a chance to digest this gigantic...
Genetics
What are your risk factors for having a hereditary cancer? Could you have a gene that increases your likelihood of...
Making Lemonade
How to make lemonade when cancer keeps giving you lemons: Building Block Family Counseling is a business in the greater...