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Keepers of the Flame Podcast

• 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 of the Flame has rolled out educational and support episodes for those fighting breast cancer. In today’s special episode, we will talk about how “the next right thing” can help us inchworm our way through+ […]
• 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 Redcay and Elisabeth Counselman-Carpenter. In today’s episode, Dr. Elisabeth Counselman Carpenter (Beth) joins us to talk about their book. She helps us better understand what grief and traumatic loss are, how the theories on trauma+ […]
• 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 memory by spreading about breast cancer awareness. These young girls are making a giant impact in the lives of women in our communities and in our country. In today’s episode, Catherine M. (a local Girl+ […]
• 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 artist, Renee Maschinot, joins us to help us better understand the process. Renee trained with Vinnie Myers and travels the US to do tattooing for plastic surgeon’s patients; and in today’s episode, she explains what+ […]
• 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 between medical needs and resources available. Education and accessibility to care are among the two biggest barriers; and in this episode, we will explore them through pertinent topics such as: understanding your risk, breast density,+ […]
• 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 different methods of breast imaging: mammograms, MRIs, and ultrasounds. He explains what mammograms are, how they work, and when women should begin their annual screenings. He covers breast density, screenings vs diagnostics, as well as+ […]
• 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 Connection, joins us to share her experiences. Her authenticity, humor, and refreshing perspective helps to kindle hope for others diagnosed with breast cancer. This is an inspirational episode and part of our survivor series. #togetherweweatherthisstorm
• 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, oncologists, and radiation oncologists with critical information that’s used to determine the most appropriate treatment plans for our cancer.  Without these medical heroes working diligently behind the scenes, our healing from cancer would never take+ […]
• 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 treatments. We talk about different physical, spiritual, emotional, and social forms of self-care that might work for you. #togetherweweatherthisstorm
• 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 the conversations between two cancer sisters and disclose those raw honest truths that give us permission to be human…to truly be honest…to acknowledge and refocus with our new reality. This episode exposes some of these+ […]