Alyssa Pressman, LCSW+Certified Coach, doesn't have breast cancer, but she has the BRCA gene and decided to undergo a double mastectomy. She's talking it through with me on the podcast - why she had it done, her family history, and the power of

Episode 10: A Candid Conversation with Lauren Candies Tarpley

Feb 21st, 2022 58m 59s

“I was diagnosed in September of 2020. My substitute doctor - because my doctor was out with COVID - told me that it was an ingrown hair.” Believe it or not, this was the beginning of Lauren Candies Tarpley's breast cancer diagnosis. She knew

Episode 9: IVF, Pregnancy, Survivorhood, Oh My! with Emily Rich

Feb 7th, 2022 43m 27s

Emily Rich froze embryos before breast cancer treatment - and got pregnant! (Even though my advice was not to have kids - kidding! Being a mother is the most amazing and difficult thing I’ve ever done.) Hear about her cancer journey - where it

Episode 8: Weight Gain After Cancer with Luba Sasowski

Jan 24th, 2022 32m 45s

We've all heard the misinformation about food - sugar causes cancer, aspartame causes cancer, don't eat carbs, eat a low inflammation diet if you want to lose weight in menopause...How do we weed through it all? One thing that we do know is wei

Life And Dating After Breast Cancer with Melissa Barry

Jan 10th, 2022 43m 32s

It's cliché, but it's true: If you don't love yourself, how can you expect to love anyone else? We're talking dating this episode. Dating after a mastectomy (and how this can filter your prospects!). Dating on apps after being out of the dating

Cancer is Trash with Hip Hop Happy Hour

Dec 27th, 2021 43m 41s

"Cancer is trash, we all know that." The hilarious Tiffany and Trish from Hip Hop Happy Hour join me as my co-hosts for this episode. You'll learn about how these "breasties" found each other and then we get into the real talk about how cancer

How I Faced and Made An Extremely Tough Decision

Dec 13th, 2021 18m 33s

In this episode, I'm telling my story about how I decided to remove my ovaries. It was not an easy decision. It was a very personal decision. It felt like an attack on my femininity and my youth. In the end, it was necessary. I hope when you li

What the F*ck Just Happened? It's Time for My Story

Nov 29th, 2021 21m 49s

This time, it's just me in this episode, and I'm telling you my story - the good, the bad, the ugly; the times when I hit rock bottom, and came up from the depths with a new perspective. I hope my story will resonate with you, so that you know

Toxic Positivity with Ali Dudley

Nov 18th, 2021 39m 38s

My good friend Ali Dudley just joined the Breast Cancer club - a club I never wanted her to join, but we've become closer now that she's in it. Ali and I have a lot of conversations behind the scenes and I wanted to bring those conversations to

Freaking Out and Moving On with Jamie Lee

Nov 9th, 2021 27m 49s

Ever since we've had cancer, my good friend Jamie and I freak out any time we have a sniffle, cramp, or swell in our bodies and worry it's cancer again. How do you not freak out at every little thing? You've been through hell and back, you want

How I Faced and Made An Extremely Tough Decision

Nov 1st, 2021 18m 33s

Boob Problems and Laughter to Get You Through with Jamie Lee

Oct 12th, 2021 30m 41s

Hello world, I am back! Welcome to my new podcast, Life After Breast Cancer, with me, Jen Rozenbaum. I'm introducing this podcast with a hilarious conversation with my good friend Jamie Lee. Reconstruction almost killed Jamie (no joke), so she