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The Many Faces of Cancer

Melissa Grosboll

As a cancer survivor and thriver, I know how important community and support are when you are facing a cancer diagnosis. That’s why I created The Many Faces of Cancer Podcast.Each week I will be interviewing amazing people with heartfelt and inspirational stories from all sides of the cancer journey: patients, survivors and thrivers, caregivers, family and friends, and professionals. I may even throw in a bonus episode once in a while talking about things that are important to us all.We never think

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42:29

Finding Humor and Experiencing Awe During and After...

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2025/01/14

Today's guest is Dina Tibbs, an expert in transformational group facilitation, guiding people toward why their soul is here on the planet as a coach, mentor, and soul companion. She's also a breast cancer survivor.This is a great conversation about the metaphysical and spiritual. Deep topics include coming to terms with the possibility of dying, experiencing awe in all things, not taking life too seriously, and truly being present in every moment, along with so much more!!You can find Dina at...

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46:16

The Power of Positivity during Brain Cancer Treatment...

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2025/01/07

I can't wait for you all to meet my guest this week. Howard Aaron is one of the most positive, upbeat people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. One of his favorite sayings is that the glass isn't half full or half empty, it's always overflowing! It's the perfect positive start to the new year! Howard was diagnosed with Stage 4 B Cell Lymphoma in his brain in early 2023. Only 1 in 2 million are diagnosed with this form of cancer. Howard endured 6 months of chemo and is currently cancer fre...

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44:35

Bringing Awareness to Skin Cancer with Kristen Baerveldt

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2024/12/31

Today's guest is Kristen Baerveldt, here to share her story and educate us all about skin cancer. She was diagnosed over 16 years ago with Melanoma and has been speaking out ever since. Skin cancer can happen to anyone. We tend to think of skin cancer as a lesser cancer, not as big a deal as the more known cancers, but it is diagnosed more often that the big ones all combined. And it can be terminal if not caught early.Kristen shares about the risks, what to watch for, the importance of getti...

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19:40

Solo Episode - A Different Twist on Resolutions

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2024/12/27

Do you make New Years Resolutions every year only to be disappointed when you can't keep them? Do you set goals that you don't achieve? It can be so disheartening and then what happens the rest of the year?I gave up making resolutions years ago because I always ended up feeling like a failure for not keeping them. We all have down days. We all have times where we just don't wanna...I couple years ago I decided to try something different. I started creating new habits after reading James Clear...

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39:53

The Benefits of Journaling amid Brain Cancer with...

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2024/12/24

Today's guest is Katie Smith, diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2012. Over 12 years later, she's thriving in life after beating the odds!! Katie began writing a blog to keep her friends and family updated on her treatments and progress. She continued that blog for 4 years, even after treatment was finished. That blog eventually turned into her book "Welcome to Katie's Brain: A Brain Cancer Survivor's Story" (https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Katies-Brain-Cancer-Survivors/dp/1977267106/ref=...

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47:59

Type "C" Behavior and the Link to Her Cancer with...

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2024/12/17

Today's guest is Kathy Washburn. Kathy is, among so many things, a life coach specializing in positive psychology, emotional health, and post-traumatic growth. Diagnosed with Stage IV vulvar cancer while in the best physical shape of her life, she began to look deeper into emotional health. She discovered positive psychology and the Type "C" behavior pattern, which is all about people pleasing and suppressing emotions. We talk about the power of positive psychology. We do a deep dive into Typ...

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38:12

Honoring His Wife by Supporting Families Affected by...

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2024/12/10

My guest this week is Rick Baker, founder of the Becky Baker Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports families affected by breast cancer. His wife Becky battled stage IV breast cancer for four years and Rick took care of her every day. Before she passed, one of the last things she said was that she was sorry no one would remember her name.Rick has seen to it that people remember her name. He launched the Becky Baker Foundation a month after her passing and continues to support fami...

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42:33

We Can All Learn So Much from Children with Brenda...

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2024/12/03

I'm so excited about today's episode! It's a little different and so impactful!My guest this week is Brenda Rivera, a pediatric nurse with over 7 years experience, and she lives life with the mindset of changing the family lineage and building a legacy for future generations to come.While she doesn't work in oncology, she takes care of many children going through cancer who are in her department for non-cancer issues. I use the term "Out of the mouths of babes" to reference the crazy and insi...

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45:17

Finding Her Passion as a Cancer Exercise Trainer...

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2024/11/26

Today's guest is Lisa Walther, a Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer and a two-time breast cancer survivor. She's also the creator of Move4Life, a wellness program for people on a cancer journey from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. Lisa is speaking my language!! We talk all about the importance of exercise and fitness for overall health, but especially when going through cancer. Why we should exercise for prevention, how exercise can help with symptoms and side effects of treatment...

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40:13

Mentoring and Supporting Men Through Cancer with...

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2024/11/19

Today's guest is Denny Williams, a high school athletic director and an advocate for the mental health side of cancer after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2022.Denny needed support going through his cancer treatments and after and found that support for men was difficult to find. He did find an organization called Friend For Life Support Network https://www.friend4life.org/ that helped tremendously! It started him on his road to recovery and his advocacy for other men navigating ca...

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39:55

From Oral Cancer to Discovering Your Power with Joana...

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2024/11/12

Today's guest is Joana Breckner, a breast cancer survivor, a three time oral cancer survivor, an accidental motivational speaker, cancer awareness advocate, professional organizer, wife and mother to two girls. Oral cancer is not one of the "fancy" cancers or one we hear about a lot, and it should be. It's easily screened for when you visit your dentist. Joana loves sharing her story and advocating for regular screenings. We talk about the highs and lows, how important your mindset can b...

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40:24

A Non-Smoker's Battle with Lung Cancer with Frank...

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2024/11/05

Today's guest is Frank McKenna, owner of Beach Better Bodies and founder of the Wellness Beyond Cancer Program for cancer survivors. He is also a non-smoker diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2016. November is lung cancer awareness month and this is a timely episode discussing genetic mutations that cause cancer. We also talk about targeted therapies, advocacy, empowering others through wellness, and so much more!Lung cancer doesn't only happen in smokers and exposure to second hand smoke ...

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39:58

Choosing Bilateral Mastectomy after Genetic Testing...

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2024/10/29

Today's guest is Shena White, a wealth and efficiency expert, speaker, and breast cancer "pre-vivor." After several of her female family members battled breast cancer, Shena got genetic testing and decided to have a preventative bilateral mastectomy.Shena tells her story of the difficult decision, dealing with judgment from others, genetic counseling and testing, listening to and following your gut, being pro-active, and so much more! There is a lot of talk on both sides about this issue...

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Solo Episode - To Share or Not to Share

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2024/10/25

That is the question... When we receive a cancer diagnosis (or any other issue, to be honest), do we share it with others? If so, who do we tell? Family? Close friends? All the world through social media channels? And how do we decide?I'm not here to tell you what to do. I didn't want anyone telling me what to do when I was diagnosed. I talk in this solo episode about the upsides and downsides of all of the above options. Maybe you'll see a different way of looking at...

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44:44

How to Redefine Sexual Wellness for Yourself with...

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2024/10/22

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Heather DeKeyser. Heather is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist in Colorado and is the Clinical Director of a group therapy practice called Dalliance Sexual Wellness Collective.Today's episode is a deep dive into sexual wellness. Whether you are going through or have completed treatment for cancer, especially reproductive cancers (breast, ovarian, uterine, cervical, testicular), are in menopause, naturally or medicall...

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43:04

Rediscovering Intimacy and Sexual Health after Breast...

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2024/10/15

Today's guest is Heather DeKeyser, LMFT, CST, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist in Colorado with a passion for helping individuals and couples navigate the complexities of relationships and sexual health. She co-founded and is the Clinical Director of a group therapy practice called Dalliance Sexual Wellness Collective. She's also a survivor of triple negative breast cancer.In this episode we talk about navigating treatment, the emotional aftermath that happ...

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46:42

Navigating Menopausal Weight Gain with Megan Magee,...

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2024/10/08

Today's guest is Megan Magee, a registered dietetic tech, certified mind body eating coach, and owner of Nourish Nutrition Counseling. She is also a cervical cancer survivor.After experiencing a full-body breakdown 9 months after the end of her active treatment, and not finding the resources to help her, she decided to shift her nutrition practice to more of an auto-immune and chronic disease focus, helping herself and so many others.We talk about her biggest takeaways from her cancer journey...

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42:51

How Chemo Changed this Hairstylist's Passion with...

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2024/10/01

Today's guest is Gloria Davis, owner of Magnolia Salon, Founder of The Crown and Glory Project, and breast cancer survivor.Gloria's experience with chemotherapy helped ignite a passion to help others in the same situation. She offers her services to people before and after chemo and now specializes in specialty hair extensions, as well as wigs and toppers. It's not about vanity; it's about helping people feel like themselves again and being happy when they look in the mirror.We talk about tru...

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18:41

Solo Episode - Pinkwashing

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2024/09/27

It's time for another solo episode. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is probably the most widely known form of cancer and we all know breast cancer is associated with the pink ribbon.Unfortunately, pinkwashing also occurs in October. What is pinkwashing? It's when a company or organization that claims to care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product, but at the same time produces, manufactures and/or sells products containing chemicals that are linked to t...

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36:54

Lymphedema Explained and How to Prevent and Manage it...

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2024/09/24

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Claire Margit. Claire is a lymphatic specialist trained in all things lymphedema.Today we do a deep dive into what causes lymphedema, simple steps to help prevent it, and ways to manage it if you are diagnosed. Claire has some incredible resources for you for even more information...-Children’s Hospital Colorado has an incredible intro video that helps explain the lymphatic system really well. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfALHzheD-g )-Perry...

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