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The Burn

Listen every other Wednesday when April Stearns and the writers of Wildfire Journal & Writing Community share their experiences of being diagnosed with breast cancer under 50. The Burn is about telling cancer stories like you’ve never read - or heard - before. We go way deeper than the medical facts to the transformation of survivorship, and in the process, we talk about the healing power of writing. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with cancer or not, you"ll be inspired to write the stories in you

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32:27

Combatting Post-Cancer Depression with Anna Crollman

The Burn ·

2023/08/02

This week we are sharing a favorite episode from the archives as we take a break from our regular podcast schedule for a summer break. Wildfire team member Emily Piercell has selected this episode from November 2021 to re-share. Enjoy!Anna Crollman was diagnosed at age 27 with stage II breast cancer. Anna writes beautifully about post-cancer depression in Wildfire Magazine’s 2018 “Mental Health” issue. Anna found herself enveloped in depression following her breast cancer treatment. Having faced

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11:21

ITFW: The Chocolate Chip Cookie That Broke the...

The Burn ·

2023/07/28

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Madison Hager reading her essay “The Chocolate Chip Cookie That Broke the Camel's Back.” Madison Hager. Copywriter. Diagnosed at 29. IDC, Stage IIA,

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30:10

The Hate I Gave with Ashley LeQuesne (Explicit)

The Burn ·

2023/07/26

Ashley LeQuesne is a stay at home mom and quilt designer who was diagnosed with Stave IV de novo breast cancer. In this episode Ashley reads her essay “The Hate I Gave” from the 2023 “Five Years and Counting” issue of Wildfire Magazine. It is about Ashley saying cancer is a part of her life, but it does not define her; in fact, it's been used as a teacher and guide. April and Ashley will discuss living with metastatic breast cancer, realizing the story that needs to come out five years past

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06:23

ITFW: I Still Love You with Jessica Wajda

The Burn ·

2023/07/21

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Jessica Wajda reading her essay “I Still Love You.” Jessica Wajda. Wellness Retreat Facilitator and Chef. Diagnosed at 32. IDC, Stage III. Triple

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32:31

The Chrysalis with Tatiana Berger

The Burn ·

2023/07/19

Tatiana Berger is a former attorney who was diagnosed with breast cancer twice. She is an aspiring writer and hopes to create healing retreats for cancer survivors. She is a single mom, enjoys an active, outdoor lifestyle traveling back and forth between homes in Newport Beach and Hawaii. In this episode Tatiana reads her piece “The Chrysalis” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2023 “Five Years & Counting” issue. It is a story about last straws, transformation and healing. April and Tatiana will discuss

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08:53

ITFW: How a Foob Saved the Day with April Johnson...

The Burn ·

2023/07/14

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features April Johnson Stearns reading her essay “How a Foob Saved the Day.” April Johnson Stearns. Editor and Founder of WILDFIRE Magazine. Diagnosed at 35

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54:40

Stories of Resilience and Healing - Reflecting on 100...

The Burn ·

2023/07/12

Celebrate 100 with us! In this one hour special episode, the tables are turned on host April Stearns – production assistant Monica Haro takes the mic & asks April all the questions. April reflects on the journey of The Burn podcast and its growth since 2020 to 100 episodes. The podcast emerged as an extension of the Wildfire Magazine's storytelling, aiming to bring stories to life through the voices of the writers themselves and allowing us to dig into the craft of memoir writing through the

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09:49

ITFW: Can I See? with Juni Bucher

The Burn ·

2023/07/07

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Juni Bucher reading her essay “Can I See?.” Juni Bucher. Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. Diagnosed at 41. Stage I, IDC, ER+. Portland, OR

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36:07

Finding My Breath Poem & Meditation with Justine...

The Burn ·

2023/07/05

This is our first episode of The Burn featuring a guided meditation with Justine Egan-Kunicki. Justine is a breast cancer advocate, social psychologist, professor and yoga teacher diagnosed at 23. Justine reads her poem “Finding My Breath After Cancer" that was featured on our Instagram in March 2023. Her piece is about living with implants for 10 years and explanting to an aesthetic flat closure at 33 and reconnecting with her body. Justine will also guide a meditation she wrote “Observing Your

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10:09

ITFW: Dear One with Meaghan Calcari Campbell

The Burn ·

2023/06/30

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Meaghan Calcari Campbell reading her essay “Dear One.” Meaghan Calcari Campbell. Ocean Conservation Practitioner. Diagnosed at 32. IDC, Stage IIB,

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33:57

The Power of Being Vulnerable: I Was Alone Until I...

The Burn ·

2023/06/28

This week we are sharing a favorite episode from the archives as we take a break from our regular podcast schedule for the July 4th holiday. Production assistant Monica Haro selected this episode from December 2021 to re-share. Enjoy!Our guest today is Jessica Lynne who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 43. After she was diagnosed, she learned certain thoughts and patterns no longer served her. She grew up with a strong family story of independence. An independence worn like armor to protect

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11:47

ITFW: Street Light with Natalie Bello Silva

The Burn ·

2023/06/23

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Natalie Bello Silva reading her essay “Street Light.” Natalie Bello Silva. UX Designer and Founder of Scarves For Healing. Diagnosed at 27. IDC,

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38:52

From Impossible to Possible with Di Keen

The Burn ·

2023/06/21

Di Keen was diagnosed at 36 with Stage IV de novo inflammatory breast cancer in 2014. She is a mother, wife, daughter, sister, auntie, friend, and lifelong student. In 2020, Di founded ROOTS & WINGS Charitable Foundation to support complementary integrative wellness care for MBC patients. In this episode Di reads her essay “Impossible” from Wildfire Magazine’s 7th annual MBC issue “Legacy Stories.” It is a piece about enduring the incurable and flipping the impossible to the possible. April and

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09:19

ITFW: My Jiminy Cricket with Stefanie Le Jeunesse

The Burn ·

2023/06/16

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Stefanie Le Jeunesse reading her essay “My Jiminy Cricket.” Stefanie is a writer. Diagnosed at 39. ILC, Stage IV, ER+, PR+. Northwestern

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35:16

When Two Worlds Collide with Roberta Lombardi

The Burn ·

2023/06/14

Roberta Lombardi was diagnosed at 49 with Stage I, Triple Positive breast cancer in 2016. In 2018 she founded Infinite Strength — a nonprofit which provides financial and emotional support to underrepresented single mothers living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). In this episode Roberta reads her essay “When Two Worlds Collide” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2023 “Five Years & Counting” issue. Her piece is about how she transformed into an early stage ally and advocate serving the metastatic

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14:25

ITFW: The Day My Nipple Fell Off with Laurie Hessen...

The Burn ·

2023/06/09

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Laurie Hessen Pomeranz reading her essay “The Day My Nipple Fell Off.” Laurie is a psychotherapist in private practice and Director at

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31:21

Puberty in Purgatory at Thirty-One with Lauren...

The Burn ·

2023/06/07

Lauren Oxenhandler was diagnosed at 30 with triple negative breast cancer. She is a life coach, and identifies as a seeker of connections to the world and other people via travel. In this episode Lauren reads her essay “Purgatory at Thirty-One” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2018 “Body” issue. Her piece is about how the aftermath of breast cancer treatment is eerily similar to those middle school and high school years of going through puberty - hair is weird, sex is weird, there’s even acne. April and

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14:26

ITFW: Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester with Tamira...

The Burn ·

2023/06/02

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Tamira Jubber reading her essay “Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester.” Tamira is retired. Diagnosed at 29. IDC, Stage III, Triple Positive. Colorado

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34:14

This Is Cancer with Meghan McCallum

The Burn ·

2023/05/31

Meghan McCallum is a freelance writer and French to English translator living in Wisconsin. She was diagnosed with Stage III Triple Negative breast cancer at 32. In this episode Meghan reads her essay “This Is Cancer” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2022 “Cancer Culture” issue. Her piece is about the surrealness of suddenly finding yourself traveling in the weird world of breast cancer – and discovering that the trappings of a “regular” breast cancer experience doesn’t feel quite right. April and Erin will

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11:14

ITFW: Dynamite for the Dinner Table with Denise...

The Burn ·

2023/05/26

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!This episode features Denise Archer reading her essay “Dynamite for the Dinner Table.” Denise is a sewist, writer, and part-time school bus driver. Diagnosed at 45. IDC,

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