Today we discuss how For The Breast Of Us is empowering women of color affected by breast cancer through education, advocacy and community. This is Part 2! Check out last week's episode for Jasmine and Marissa's personal stories. @forthebreastofus Jasmine Souers, a breast cancer survivor from Jacksonville, FL, was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer at the age of 26. Diagnosed just two days before the new year in 2016, Jasmine thought the results of her biopsy would determine the trajectory of the upcoming year, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth. In 2017, with the support of her family and close friends, Jasmine underwent a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction and 25 rounds of proton therapy radiation. Marissa Thomas is a four-year breast cancer survivor from Tacoma, WA. Diagnosed in November 2015 at the age of 35, with Stage II High-Grade Invasive Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) 35% ER positive, just shy 3 months of her 36th birthday. Her active treatment in 2016 consisted of lumpectomy, Chemotherapy, Radiation and two reconstruction surgeries. While in treatment, Marissa turned to social media as a way to connect with other women and find stories similar to hers in hopes of making the journey easier. Living With Stage IV Breast Cancer with Susan Cymrot (My Mom) Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Pt 2: The Pursuit of Breast Health Equity with Jasmine Souers & Marissa Thomas of "For the Breast Of Us"

For The Breast Of Us' mission is to empower women of color affected by breast cancer to make the rest of their lives the best of their lives through education, advocacy and community. @forthebreastofus Jasmine Souers, a breast cancer survivor from Jacksonville, FL, was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer at the age of 26. Diagnosed just two days before the new year in 2016, Jasmine thought the results of her biopsy would determine the trajectory of the upcoming year, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth. In 2017, with the support of her family and close friends, Jasmine underwent a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction and 25 rounds of proton therapy radiation. Marissa Thomas is a four-year breast cancer survivor from Tacoma, WA. Diagnosed in November 2015 at the age of 35, with Stage II High-Grade Invasive Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) 35% ER positive, just shy 3 months of her 36th birthday. Her active treatment in 2016 consisted of lumpectomy, Chemotherapy, Radiation and two reconstruction surgeries. While in treatment, Marissa turned to social media as a way to connect with other women and find stories similar to hers in hopes of making the journey easier. Living With Stage IV Breast Cancer with Susan Cymrot (My Mom) Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pursuit of Breast Health Equity with Jasmine Souers & Marissa Thomas of "For the Breast Of Us"

AMY BYER SHAINMAN, also known as BRCA Responder, is an advocate, author, and producer providing support and education surrounding BRCA and other hereditary cancer syndromes. She's the executive producer of the award-winning documentary Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer. @brcaresponder Shainman is a BRCA1 gene mutation carrier and a "previvor"--meaning she is a survivor of a predisposition to cancer (a previvor is someone at extraordinarily high risk for cancer who has not had the disease). In 2010, she had two prophylactic surgeries to reduce her cancer risk drastically; a nipple-sparing, skin-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction and oophorectomy with a hysterectomy. Cure Magazine, The Jewish Journal, and The Palm Beach Post have featured Shainman's story. Shainman's medical memoir "Resurrection Lily" has won several literary awards and was the December 2020 book club selection of The National Library of Medicine. Shainman's current project is LADY. She is a producer on the scripted feature film that highlights what it's like to be a BRCA positive female at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. https://www.ladypartsthefilm.com/ Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Genetic Counseling is Necessary with BRCA Advocate Amy Byer Shainman (Producer of LADY)

Kristy is the author of, "Rise Up, Little Bluebirds," a sweet tale of grief and community. She lives with her husband and four children in Southern Minnesota. Today we discuss the loss of her mom to cancer, going viral on Facebook Marketplace, and writing her first children's book about loss. Kristy is the spearhead of her family’s heart forward bluebird house business “Rudolph’s Bluebird Houses” which they built around giving back and to create community and support surrounding grief after the loss of Kristy’s mother to cancer in 2018. Seeing the way her father was using his hands to help heal his heart by building homes for her mother’s favorite bird, she had the idea to connect his houses to the community and they are now helping thousands of other families work through their grief. The bluebird carries the universal symbol of joy and happiness along with it and has became an emblem of hope for their family through their loss. It reminds us that grief is a process and it can be a little less isolating when we help each other through it.  "One of the most important things they’ve learned as a family through their philanthropic outreach is the power of community and how universal the feelings of loss in life are. As isolating as grief can feel, we aren’t as alone when we help each other through it." -Kristy Want to learn more about Kristy and her family? Check out the Press page for articles, TV segments and podcast links. @riseuplittlebluebirds Kristy's Viral Post: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/551119999602145/ Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Using Your Hands to Heal Your Heart & Losing Your Mom to Cancer with Author Kristy Boike (The Today Show, People Magazine)

Today we take a moment to reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We're reading aloud Zibby's reflection of her experience losing a dear friend on 9/11 when they were 25. In honor of Stacey Sanders. Zibby Owens is a writer and the creator/host of Webby-nominated podcast, “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books.” She lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens, and four children. @zibbyowens Author: Zibby Owens Read by: Chelsea London Lloyd Article: https://modernloss.com/10-life-lessons-i-learned-from-my-friends-9-11-death/ Publisher: @modernloss Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Lessons Learned from Her Friend’s 9/11 Death

Today we discuss the loss of Rett's mom to suicide in 2019 when Rett was 21. Rett Madison (she/they) is a singer-songwriter from West Virginia who, since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, has played hundreds of live shows; sung backing vocals for artists such as Lorde and Kate Nash; and opened for Five for Fighting, Shawn Colvin, JP Saxe, Theo Katzman, Lauren Ruth Ward, David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets, and more. Ahead of her forthcoming debut album "Pin-Up Daddy," she has been featured in publications like Billboard, American Songwriter, and Rolling Stone, where her music was described as "simultaneously brazen and vulnerable," giving her a place "in the new school of acclaim-worthy troubadours." @rettmadison Rett's debut album, Pin-Up Daddy, is out today on 9/15/21. Rett's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2uvAzG565dP2oXartAqh1F Rett's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RettMadison/videos BuzzFeed's Moms Who Have Lost Children Meet Children Who Have Lost Moms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrpXK64aJo0( Featuring Rett Madison, Produced by Chelsea London Lloyd & Hallie Steiner | BuzzFeed Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Healing Power of Music & Losing Your Mom to Suicide with Singer/Songwriter Rett Madison

Liz began her career as most standup comedians do: as a tenured law professor. Liz won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival and Ladies of Laughter Competition, has been featured in a full article in the Wall Street Journal, and has opened for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. Liz was also a part of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and will be a part of the upcoming HBO Women in Comedy Festival. As an actor, Liz has appeared on ABC's FOR LIFE and CBS's BULL, and is on the faculty at Lesly Kahn & Co., the Los Angeles acting studio. Today we discuss the loss of Liz's father to heart disease in 2020. @lizglazer Liz attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving her B.A. magna cum laude and M.A. in Philosophy. Liz then attended the University of Chicago Law School where she was a member of the Law Review. While she was a law professor, Liz published law review articles in the Northwestern University Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, the Columbia Law Review Sidebar, and more. AND THEN, Liz gave it all up to do comedy, where her material draws from her own life as a lesbian, a rabbi's wife, and a former lawyer. Liz's Rec: https://750words.com/ http://www.dearlizglazer.com/ Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Losing Your Dad to Heart Disease with Comedian Liz Glazer (Boston Comedy Festival, Winner 2020)

Dr. Natasha Kassam Paris is a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT®) Practitioner who has been a practicing physician for over 14 years. She uses her diverse clinical background, rich cultural heritage, and lived experiences to help people transform every facet of their lives, break free from inauthenticity, and create a true sense of belonging. Dr. Natasha's mission to help people heal trauma and limiting beliefs that may be in the way of self-compassion and lasting well-being. @drnatashakassamparis She lives in Portland, Oregon, and her favorite hobby is hiking through the Pacific Northwest trails.  Today, we honor the loss of Jenni Kleinman Berebitsky to ALS. "No one is guaranteed more than this moment, but few realize it." - Jenni Kleinman Berebitsky http://alssavedmylife.com/ https://www.drnatasha.net/ Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Power of Hypnotherapy & Losing Your Friend to ALS with Dr. Natasha Kassam Paris (ND)

Today we discuss what it was like losing Michelle's father, Marty, to Covid-19 in 2020. We talk about about opening up for BuzzFeed's Covid Loss Video, making end-of-life decisions for your parent, what it's like saying good-bye over video chat and more. Michelle Emanuela Ricciardi is an actor and Queens native whose mission is to create inclusive content connecting folks through collaboration and honesty. For fun she likes to cook for friends and frequent farmer's markets. Michelle has performed in multiple Off-Broadway plays, musicals and concerts and is currently in pre-production for her original short film, Next Exit. @michelle_emanuela Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Losing Your Dad to Covid-19 with Actress Michelle Emanuela Ricciardi

Sara Deren is the founder and CEO of Experience Camps, a national non-profit that gives grieving children experiences that change their lives forever. Sara received her MBA from Columbia University and leads Experience Camps with her blend of business background and passion to make the world a better place. In 2020, she received an award for “Best Entrepreneur” from Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards and was named a “Patriots Difference Maker” by the New England Patriots Foundation. She is a regular contributor to outlets ranging from Thrive to Fast Company. Today we explore what it's like to volunteer at a grief camp, how Experience Camps was founded, and how grieving kids & teens can change our lives. @experiencecamps www.experiencecamps.org Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BTS of Grief Camp for Kids with Experience Camps CEO, Sara Deren

Today I am sharing my interview on my friend Ashley Sondergaard's podcast, Yoga Magic! Ashley generously shares her experience having a miscarriage in Ep 91 of her show. You can learn more on her IG: @yogamagicpodcast Yoga Magic hosted by Ashley Sondergaard explores the world of self-care and self-discovery. On this show you'll learn from experts in healing, spirituality, beauty, wellness and yoga & gather an abundance of new wellbeing practices to try on and see what fits. Tune in if you're looking to expand your mind, open new doors, be honest and sometimes take a big ol’ handstand fall on the way. Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Loss, Laughter and Healing Over Time with Chelsea London Lloyd x Yoga Magic

This week on August 1st was WORLD LUNG CANCER DAY. Brian's dad died of lung cancer when he was 28. Today we discuss recent yacht adventures, our experiences hand modeling, BTS of Brian's podcast, and vegan potato salad. Brian is a life, business, executive, and career coach as seen on MTV's "Made." He engages creative professionals seeking to ignite their businesses with fierce accountability, marketing innovation, and soul-satisfying success. He is also my BFF. Listen to Brian Breaks Character! On the Brian Breaks Character podcast, we slay the suffering artist myth so you can attract the right attention, get out of your own way, and become so aligned with your spiritual purpose that abundance in all its glorious forms finds you. @briansaysthat Brian's dad's eulogy: http://bit.ly/2tmAsWu  - Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! @_ChelsWhoElse_ | www.ChelsWhoElse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catching Up With Life + Career Coach Brian Patacca of Brian Breaks Character

Rebecca Soffer is cofounder of Modern Loss, which offers creative content and community addressing the long arc of grief. She is the coauthor of "Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome" (Harper Wave, 2018), which The Strategist named a best book on loss for a younger generation. She has spoken nationally on loss and resilience at Chicago Ideas Week, HBO, Capital One, and Amazon. Her writing has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, Marie Claire, Glamour and NBC. Today we discuss the loss of both of her parents within 4 years. She lost her mom in an accident and her dad to a heart attack at 30 and 34. @modernloss Rebecca is a former producer for The Colbert Report and a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumna. Rebecca lives in New York City and the Berkshires with her husband, two young sons, and labradoodle. "The Modern Loss Handbook," an interactive guide through loss and resilience (Running Press, 2021) will be out soon! Subscribe to the Modern Loss Substack newsletter! Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creating a Grief Community with Co-Founder of Modern Loss, Rebecca Soffer (The New York Times, Marie Claire, Glamour, NBC)

Today we are talking about our dead dads. Hosts Asia & Jareed of DONE WITH ADULTING open up about their grief stories: Asia lost her dad in college to sarcoidosis and Jareed lost his dad last year to kidney failure. We also discuss the complexities of making end-of-life decisions, the aftermath of losing your dad in college, losing your dad before coming a dad, and how people grieve differently. Done with Adulting is a weekly podcast that will provide you the relief you need from life’s biggest pressure. Boston based best friends will attempt to break down the societal expectations of “adulting” and examine the effects across different generations. These insightful conversations, with relatable guests, are just what you need to hack adulting and maximize whatever phase of life you are in. Hosts: @simplyasianoelle & @bgreatordietryn of @donewithadultingpod. Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dead Dad Round Table with Asia Watson & Jareed Gaines of "Done With Adulting" | Sarcoidosis, Kidney Failure, ALS

Today we are discussing the power of mentorship with Ann Marie Leitao of empowerHER! We are honoring Ann Marie's mom, Anita, who died when she was 10 years old. In this conversation, Ann Marie discusses the power of mentoring grieving girls, how she ended up mentoring the family she babysat for growing up, and what it's like bringing a successful non-profit to Los Angeles from across the country. Ann Marie is originally from Boston, MA, currently living in Los Angeles, CA. She received her undergraduate in business from UMass Amherst, and worked in the private sector in healthcare IT for 10 years before coming aboard as empowerHER’s first Full Time hire in January of 2020. Having experienced the loss of her beautiful mother Anita at 10 years old, Ann Marie is passionate about empowerHER and played an integral role in creating empowerHER’s charity runners program TEAM empowerHER, as well as taking us “East Coast to West Coast” by facilitating the opening of our first Chapter outside of New England in Southern California. In her free time, you can catch Ann Marie cooking, running or spending time with her family on Cape Cod. @annmarieleitao The Story of Ann Marie & Molly empowerHER is the only organization in the country specifically working to address the struggles of girls whose mothers have died. It was formed in 2013 as a grassroots movement in a small town in Massachusetts in an effort to bring teenage girls together on Mother’s Day weekend. Our MENTOR PROGRAM consists of caring + strong female role models who have also experienced mother loss and teach the girls + young women of empowerHER that their grief is survivable.  All programs and activities are provided at no charge to the family and are available both in-person and virtually for girls across the nation and around the globe. - Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLaughterPodcast@gmail.com Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is extremely appreciated...I read & cherish every single one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Power of Mentoring Grieving Girls with Ann Marie Leitao (empowerHER, Dir. of Special Projects)

DYING OF LAUGHTER with Chelsea London Lloyd is a podcast featuring interviews with millennial comedians and funny-at-heart humans with a deceased parent or sibling. Lloyd grew up with two sick parents; her dad died of ALS after a 15 year journey + her mom currently combats stage 4 metastatic breast cancer for the second time. Bonus episodes include interviews with grief counselors, funeral directors, cancer survivors, previvors, therapists, life coaches, oncologists + genetic counselors to name a few.

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