Baddie 2 Baddie
Baddie 2 Baddie is the podcast by For the Breast of Us hosted by the FTBOU Team where we share real life experiences, education and information to help you live you best life after a breast cancer diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis changes everything. As a woman of color, where do you go or who do you turn to when you’re in the midst of the fight of your life? You search online for stories and images of women who’ve gone through treatment and look like you, but you find little to nothing. That’s where For the Breast of Us comes in. Baddie 2 Baddie is the podcast by For the Breast of Us hosted by the FTBOU Team where we share real life experiences, education and information to help you live you best life after a breast cancer diagnosis. Baddie Behavior is the safe space for survivors and thrivers to get all the way raw about how breast cancer changes our bodies, sex lives and relationships.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Transparent AF
A trio of baddies chit-chat about where they fall under the LGBTQA+ umbrella and what it's like being a member of that community as well as the cancer community.
Does sexual orientation impact care the way our skin color does?
How can a cancer diagnosis create an environment where we live more fully in our truths, from loving who and how we want to consider how medically necessary surgeries can be affirming to our identities?
What can everyone do year-round to improve the experiences of LGBTQ baddies?
Whether you're a member of the cancer or LGBTQA+ community or both, tune in to learn or be affirmed in your experience!
Guests:
Deltra is a Connecticut-based mama of five amazing girls who she strives to raise with cultural and health awareness. She's a chain tea drinker, wig hoarder, and lover of singing loudly and dancing unabashedly. Since being diagnosed with Triple Negative MBC de novo in 2019 she has focused on thriving through education, advocacy, connecting, and radical self-care. She is passionate about mental and emotional wellness, creative expression as a means of coping, community building, and connecting BIPOC women with people and spaces that can care for their whole selves. She is a member of Cactus Cancer Society's YAC advisory board, the inaugural class of For the Breast of Us Baddie Ambassador, the Our MBC Life podcast staff and serves as Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for Project Life MBC. You can follow her at: @deltra_does_it
Daniela Montoya-Barthelemy is a queer Chicana from a small town in northern New Mexico. In September 2020 Daniela was diagnosed with Stage III invasive lobular carcinoma. She lives with her partner and two children that were 3 and 5-years old at the time she was diagnosed. Though this breast cancer has been proven to run in her extended family, her mom died of breast cancer at the age of 45 when Daniela was almost 9-years-old.
Daniela’s business, Mama Sin Vergüenza, was born out of her first son’s birth and her passion for social justice as well as sexual, reproductive, and holistic health. The services offered reflect her gifts in balancing strategic health research with holistic modalities of care. Daniela is using the platform of her business to speak up about the arduous journey of breast cancer treatment, the health disparities in the medical industrial complex, and holistic and traditional ways to support one’s mind and body throughout treatment and after.
You can connect with her on Instagram @mamasinverguenza9
Mariah A. Crenshaw is a 30-year-old Black queer woman who currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2018, Mariah was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and BCRA2+ mutation. At the time, she was 26 years old, living abroad in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her treatment path includes lumpectomy, chemotherapy, double mastectomy, and hormonal therapies.
Mariah is a Criminal Justice Specialist at a local government entity. With a master’s degree in International Crimes, Conflict, and Criminology, she has always had a passion to be of assistance to others. Mariah is also a model who uses her craft to emphasize the importance of loving our bodies at every stage. Whenever possible, she enjoys traveling to different destinations, experiencing and immersing in the cultures.
IG: @muhryuhkrenshaw
Make sure to follow us on social media:
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Twitter: thebreastofus
Facebook: For the Breast of Us
Private Facebook Group: Breast Cancer Baddies
Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Asian and Pacific Islanders don’t get breast cancer… except yes, we do!
A group of our AAPI baddies got together to share their stories and bust the myth that “AAPI people don’t get breast cancer.” We are asking the questions: What does it mean to not see yourself represented in the breast cancer community? Why does it matter? How did your cultural background effect your choices? And of course, what was your comfort food during recovery or treatment?
Hosts:
Shangrong Lee lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2017 at the age of 43. Her journey has been a blessing in helping her embrace the experience into a purpose greater than herself. She tells her story to learn, advocate, inspire/aspire, and connect with other women. You can connect with her on Instagram @shangrongs.vibes
Ginny was diagnosed with ER/PR+ HER2-, stage I, grade 2, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. After she completed active treatment in early 2020, she found the energy to focus on something other than herself, and is now channeling her energy into advocacy and education – allowing herself to find some purpose from her cancer experience. Ginny is using her voice, her body, and her brain to bring attention to disparities in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes between white women and women of color, and to normalize flat closure options after mastectomy. You can reach her at on instagram @shudlucky
Guests:
Chandra is a Hmong American woman diagnosed with multi-focal DCIS in the left breast at the age of 38. After a lumpectomy came back with positive margins, she chose to get a bilateral mastectomy and opted for going flat. As a higher BMI woman, she had to get a revision after her BMX to get an aesthetic flat closure, and that is what drives her advocacy. You can reach her at @hmongirlflattie
Dr. Simran Malhotra is a Canadian-born South Asian triple board-certified physician and lifestyle & wellness coach. She is also a mama of two & a BRCA 1 previvor s/p bilateral mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure & total hysterectomy. You can reach her at: Instagram: @drsimran.malhotra Website: www.coachsimranmd.com
Laya Ballesteros is a Filipina-American, diagnosed at 40, stage II, HR+Her2- breast cancer, with no family history. She is an Art Educator, ex-pat living in Vietnam. The Asian American experience is unique because we represent so many different cultures and places. Our stories of assimilating in America, leaving homelands for opportunity, are intertwined in our cancer stories. Our stories need to be told and if we don’t tell them, who will? You can reach her at: pantsonfiya17
Jess Miso was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in 2020 at the age of 43 and is now NED (No Evidence of Disease). She is a 4th-generation Japanese American from Hawaii/L.A. You can connect with her at: @jessmiso
Make sure to follow us on social media:
IG: forthebreastofus
Twitter: thebreastofus
Facebook: For the Breast of Us
Private Facebook Group: Breast Cancer Baddies
Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Mental Health is real and we’re talking about it…..because that’s our business. Period.
When you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, people only think about the physical effects it has on your body. But no one talks about the mental strain this diagnosis takes on you. Well, today we’re talking about it because that’s our business. Take a listen as these breast cancer survivors discuss how their cancer experience affected their mental health and how every day their taking steps to not only help themselves but other survivors/thrivers too.
Hosts:
Shangrong Lee lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2017 at the age of 43. Her journey has been a blessing in helping her embrace the experience into a purpose greater than herself. She tells her story to learn, advocate, inspire/aspire, and connect with other women. You can connect with her on Instagram @shangrongs.vibes
Deltra is a Connecticut-based mama of five amazing girls who she strives to raise with cultural and health awareness. She's a chain tea drinker, wig hoarder, and lover of singing loudly and dancing unabashedly. Since being diagnosed with Triple Negative MBC de novo in 2019 she has focused on thriving through education, advocacy, connecting, and radical self-care. She is passionate about mental and emotional wellness, creative expression as a means of coping, community building, and connecting BIPOC women with people and spaces that can care for their whole selves. She is a member of Cactus Cancer Society's YAC advisory board, the inaugural class of For the Breast of Us Baddie Ambassador, the Our MBC Life podcast staff and serves as Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for Project Life MBC. You can follow her at: @deltra_does_it
Guests:
Tandria, but you can call her Tan, was diagnosed with stage II IDC/DCIS ER/PR + Her2- breast cancer of the right breast on September 28, 2020, one month after her 30th birthday. She completed chemotherapy, double mastectomy, and radiation, and is now currently on hormone therapy. She's also a flattie! You can follow Tan at: @tangie_e
Whitney Rae” Hill is a breast cancer thriver at the age of, 31, and stage III estrogen and progestogen, (positive) and Her 2 (negative). She is on a mission to make individuals feel seen, heard, and loved, and through it, ALL know that their imperfections make them perfectly who they are TODAY! She currently offers one on one services and collaborative events and will be having group sessions to help individuals get over the HILL and turn their traumas into triumphs. You can reach Whitney at http://www.whitneyraehill.com/
Make sure to follow us on social media:
IG: forthebreastofus
Twitter: thebreastofus
Facebook: For the Breast of Us
Private Facebook Group: Breast Cancer Baddies
Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Motherhood….it’s a hard and sometimes thankless job and there’s not a right or wrong way but someone has to do it! Breast Cancer Survivors Alexea, Miranda, Sharon, and Bhumika sit down to discuss how they shared their diagnosis with their kids and how their parenting has evolved since hearing the words, “You have breast cancer”. You don’t want to miss this so put in your headphones and listen.
Guests:
Dr. Alexea is a triple-board certified Infectious Disease sub-specialist, Internist and Pediatrician. She is, above and beyond this, a mother, speaker, author, coach and Breast Cancer Survivor-Thriver. Dr. Alexea invited the world into her life when she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at the age of 37. Cancer has transformed her life and her worldview and she has been healing and transforming herself and others through her speaking, teaching, and writing. She utilizes these platforms to give hope and encouragement to Breast cancer survivors and their families through and beyond the treatment process. You can follow her at: @dralexea
Miranda Gonzales was misdiagnosed around her 40th birthday then diagnosed 6 months later with stage III breast cancer. The youngest of her five children starting school coincided with the end of her active treatment, leaving her with free time to pursue a new path in life. For the past few years, Miranda has poured everything she has into connecting young women with support and resources, with a focus on under and uninsured women. You can follow her at: @mirlordehgon
Sharon Kidd affectionately known as “Daisy May” is a mother and Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivor. She is the owner of “Table Talk Cleveland” an Empowerment Organization that seeks to share education and community resources. You can follow her at: @thriving_ms_da1sy
Bhumika Nasta is an Indian-American breast cancer survivor and “girl-mom” who specializes in digital marketing and branding. She is an avid bookworm and Harry Potter fanatic. You can follow her at: @bhuminasta
Lauren Tarpley is a HER2+ IDC breast cancer survivor diagnosed at the age of 34 and the author of Type A Guide to Cancer. She wrote the book as a one-stop shop for information. It’s the book she would have liked to use as a reference after her own diagnosis. You can follow her at: @typeaguidetocancer
Make sure to follow us on social media:
IG: forthebreastofus
Twitter: thebreastofus
Facebook: For the Breast of Us
Private Facebook Group: Breast Cancer Baddies
Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
One of the first things we explain to someone newly diagnosed with breast cancer is the necessity to learn to be your own advocate.
What exactly does that mean?
Advocacy is the power and actions of an individual or group that aims to influence decisions. Being your own advocate means voicing your concerns, and not stopping until you feel heard and satisfied. For many of us diagnosed at a younger age, our first introduction into the healthcare system is dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis. When you’re frightened and overwhelmed, you have no idea what you need and how to even ask for it! Our Baddie Ambassador Miranda enlisted the help of the amazing @Trish_newyorkcity, one-half of the lovely ladies of @HipHopHappyHour, to see if we could capture just a small bit of some of the wonderful nuggets she has on survivorship and being a cancer advocate.
This past October, Trish shared a break-up experience on Instagram that she had with one of her doctors (and everything that led up to it) and showed that getting what you need as a patient can be as simple as a community-wide “Yelp” review to your doctor.
Guests:
Miranda Gonzales was misdiagnosed around her 40th birthday and then diagnosed 6 months later with stage III breast cancer. The youngest of her five children starting school coincided with the end of her active treatment, leaving her with free time to pursue a new path in life. For the past few years, Miranda has poured everything she has into connecting young women with support and resources, with a focus on under and uninsured women. You can follow her at: @mirlordehgon
You can catch Trish every Friday at 7PM ET on Instagram live with her partner in crime Tiff for Hip Hop Happy Hour where they play the jams, shoot the shit and even take a walk in the shame garden from time to time.
Make sure to follow us on social media:
IG: forthebreastofus
Twitter: thebreastofus
Facebook: For the Breast of Us
Private Facebook Group: Breast Cancer Baddies
Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
What does Survivorship mean to you?
Do you like or hate the term?
Survivorship can look and feel different for everyone and surviving, in general, goes deeper than just cancer for Women of Color.
Guests:Keneene Lewis is a Support Services Coordinator with Living Beyond Breast Cancer. She was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma stage III in January 2019. Keneene is a proud Baddie Ambassador with For The Breast Of Us and focused on using her voice to speak for those who are unable to speak. It has become her mission to bring awareness to health disparities and biases that black women and women who represent the global majority once diagnosed with breast cancer.IG: @keneenebc FB: keneenelbbc
Bre is a mom and a breast cancer thriver who beat stage IA ER-positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. She has a podcast - Mama Meets World where she discusses black motherhood. She has a mission to inform black women about breast cancer. Twitter - @_itsmissbre IG - @bretastical
Tamika Hayes is an HR Professional who was diagnosed with Stage 1a ER/PR+ HeR2- invasive DCIS on September 16, 2021. Breast Cancer does not run in Tamika's family, so this came as a complete surprise! Thankfully, only surgery and radiation were needed. Tamika is currently on the "other side" of this diagnosis and is in the survivorship phase. Tamika hopes that her story can encourage women to be proactive advocates for their health and receive annual mammograms!IG Handle: noladiva75
Tova Parker (@pretty.sic) was diagnosed with Stage III IDC TNBC in Dec 2019 and one month after her annual mammogram at 41. During her journey, she shared her story deeply and broadly on her blog, which you can access at www.prettysic.com. These days, she still uses her words to help others impacted by breast cancer, but she has transitioned from written word to spoken word. Today, she is an executive in the energy industry by day and an Ambassador for For the Breast Of Us and Tigerlily foundation, and she also sits on a patient advocacy board at MD Anderson by night. In her free time, Tova loves to travel and make memories with family and friends. Instagram: @pretty.sic @ms_tova FB: prettysic
Make sure to follow us on social media:IG: forthebreastofusTwitter: thebreastofusFacebook: For the Breast of UsPrivate Facebook Group: search Breast Cancer BaddiesBreastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my medical bills? Can you pay my insurance bills? This is a question most breast cancer thrivers have so Baddie Ambassador Alexea rounded up Baddie Ambassador Veronica and Metastatic Thriver also known as the “Million-Dollar Wife” Myra and they dropped a few tips and tricks on how they were able to get their medical bills paid.
Resources to help with medical bills and supplies:
Breast cancer financial assistance | Living Beyond Breast Cancer (lbbc.org)
LIVE Today Foundation | Survivors - LIVE Today Foundation (live-today.org)
Financial Assistance Grants for Cancer Patients and Survivors | Cancer and Careers
Pink Fund - Donate Now: Breast Cancer Financial Assistance
Financial & Co-Payment Assistance for Cancer Patients (cancercare.org)
Home - Patient Advocate Foundation
Guests:
Veronica Laurel FTBOU Ambassador, diagnosed at age 49 with IDC, ER/PR+, navigating the world of post-active treatment and living the flat life.
Myra Camino is a Living Beyond Breast Cancer Young Advocate, Breast Cancer/MBC Advocate
Make sure to follow us on social media:IG: forthebreastofusTwitter: thebreastofusFacebook: For the Breast of UsPrivate Facebook Group: search Breast Cancer BaddiesBreastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com)
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Navigating the Healthcare system is difficult for most of us. Throw in a diagnosis of breast cancer and now what are you supposed to do? Baddie Ambassador Cynthia got together with survivors Katrece and Raquel and caregiver Jacinth to discuss how they navigated the healthcare system, offering up tips and tricks for others.
Guests:
Raquel Godinez is a wife, mother, and breast cancer survivor living in Los Angeles, CA. She works as a project manager in Healthcare and enjoys spending time with family and friends. You can connect with her at: @rakcity819
Katrece Nolen is a nine-year survivor of Stage 3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer residing in Northern Virginia with her husband and children. She is the author of the book, “I’ve Been Diagnosed, Now What? Courageously Fighting Cancer in the Face of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, where she documents her journey from uninformed patient to self-advocate. You can connect with Katrece at: www.KatreceNolen.com
Jacinth Ramsay-Green has been a Registered Nurse for over 15 years. Her nursing experience includes critical care, medical/surgical, and school health nursing. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from the University of Florida; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Howard University; and a Master of Public Health from New York University. Ms. Ramsay-Green has volunteered and worked in the US, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. She enjoys educating people on health and well-being; as well as guiding people to make better health choices.
Make sure to follow us on social media:
IG: forthebreastofus
Twitter: thebreastofus
Facebook: For the Breast of Us
Private Facebook Group: search Breast Cancer Baddies
Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com).
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Baddie Briefs is a short segment from For the Breast of Us where we provide education, resources, and highlighting organizations in the community doing amazing work.
This month, we’re shining a spotlight on A Fresh Chapter. Baddie Ambassador Keneene sat down with Alumni Baddie Ambassador and AFC Workshop Facilitator Latoya Cauley, to discuss their Empower Workshop series and how it benefits not only Women of Color thrivers but their caregivers too!
Because cancer changes everything.
A Fresh Chapter empowers people to heal the emotional scars of cancer and reclaim their stories by providing the tools, resources, and community to help cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers build resilience, navigate uncertainty, and explore life beyond cancer.
To learn more about A Fresh Chapter, go to A Fresh Chapter | Life-changing experiences for cancer survivors, patients, and caregivers
Baddie 2 Baddie and Baddie Behavior have original theme music, mixing, and production by Sincere529 Productions (www.sincere529.com).
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
The Baddies sit down to discuss the latest episode of Baddie 2 Baddie - Pleasure Principle and have an open conversation about intimacy, sex, learning how to please yourself first, and much more after a breast cancer diagnosis. If you’re interested in learning more about Goody Howard and her classes, go to askgoody.com and use code BADDIE for 20% off
To learn more about our hosts and guests, follow them on Instagram:
Baddie Ambassador Miranda @mirlordehgon Baddie ambassador Christina @honesttochristina
Guests: Jess (@jessmiso) was diagnosed at age 43 in Feb 2020 with Stage 3 hormone+ breast cancer and did all the things: chemo, UMX, radiation, and also removed my ovaries and had DIEP flap reconstruction. Jess is currently adjusting to menopause and survivorship while working in higher ed and being a dog mom.
Mariah @muhryuhkrenshaw
Make sure to follow us on social media:IG: forthebreastofusTwitter: thebreastofusFacebook: For the Breast of UsPrivate Facebook Group: search Breast Cancer Baddieswww.Breastofus.com
Baddie Behavior and Baddie 2 Baddie original theme music, podcast production, and mixing by Sincere529 (www.sincere529.com).
Baddie 2 Baddie is the podcast by For the Breast of Us hosted by the FTBOU Team where we share real life experiences, education and information to help you live you best life after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Baddie Behavior is the safe space for survivors and thrivers to get all the way raw about how breast cancer affects our bodies, relationships and sex lives.