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Breast Cancer Is BoringThe Skincare Routine Is EXTRAJoselyn and Lauren talk about skincare; everything they use, everything they love and before you ask, yes, there’s a spreadsheet for that.
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2024-05-101h 06Breast Cancer Is BoringThe Return Of ClarkIf you thought breast cancer was boring, wait 'til you hear about sarcoma. Join special guest and honorary co-host Brandi Thompson as we explore some of the fun ways in which our bodies are out here trying to un-alive us. Yay!2023-09-0953 minBreast Cancer Is BoringSide B: Is OnlyFans The Answer To Normalizing Our Boobs?Reconstructed titties have been kept in the dark (or in very, very bad lighting) for too long! It's time to free the (no)nipples! Who's with us?2023-09-0113 minBreast Cancer Is BoringBecause Of Your History...If you've ever been diagnosed with breast cancer (or any other kind of cancer), you are very familiar with the above phrase. In this episode, join Lauren and Joselyn as they talk through the lasting impact of a cancer diagnosis, from the soul crushing certainty of metastasis to the manic energy of the "fuck it, let's go to Europe" era. In either case, we're gonna have some fun.2023-08-0455 minBreast Cancer Is BoringEat Trash, Hail Satan?Oooh it's that time of the pod year again! A time where we let The Lord loose and lose a view listeners (probs). It's the god, God and gods episode. Enjoy.
The League of Women Voters (but, like, everyone can join)
The Seven Tenets (but, like, don't click if you believe in an actual Satan because there's, like, skulls and dragons and stuff)2023-07-0649 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: Antoni Gaudi, Dr. Seuss and George Lucas Walk Into A Sagrada FamiliaIn this long awaited B Side, Rebecca Handler (award winning author of Edie Richter Is Not Alone, podcast alum and general Person of Note) and Joselyn discuss the merits and myriad flaws of big ass churches erected in the name of that one guy who famously told everyone to sell all their shit.
Buy Edie Richter Is Not Alone on paperback!
Rebecca Handler's blog!2023-06-3021 minBreast Cancer Is BoringThe Boobs Are AlrightSpecial guest Rebecca Handler, award winning author of Edie Richter Is Not Alone (novel), One Woman Party (blog) and one hell of a cool woman, is here to talk breast implants, update us on Cancer Jane and tease her next novel. There's laughter, singing and porn metaphors! What's not to love!?
Rebecca Handler iykyk
Perfume ("Ew da Toilet") Joselyn bought in Paris (ships to lots of countries, including US)2023-06-0650 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: Travel Advice From A Woman Who Went Somewhere OnceJoselyn went to France that one time, so here she is to dole out indispensable advice on how to France.2023-06-0117 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: Gen Z Is Coming For Your Workout WearFirst they came for your skinny jeans, now they're here to pry those Lulu leggings right out from under your errand-running ass. It's workout wear, Gen Z style.2023-05-0912 minBreast Cancer Is BoringSomeone Needs A VacationIn our first ever LIVE-ish show, someone needs a vacation and it's not not Lauren.
Vacation Planning Spreadsheet2023-05-0245 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: Here's To All The Women Who Are All The ThingsGinny and Joselyn discuss the finer points of sexual dominance, the structures surrounding the human vagina, and why so many people don't know what (or where) they are.
#findom2023-04-2420 minBreast Cancer Is BoringThe Future Is FlatYou are not prepared for the genius, the hilarity, the sheer enjoyment that is Ginny (@shudlucky), our very special guest on this week's episode. We're talking social media, working out (or not), why the only mastectomy titties you can find online are white and so, so much more.
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Email us (yes, really!) breastcancerisboring@gmail.com2023-04-1847 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: And The Mushrooms Shall Inherit The EarthOne day we will all race through space-time a la Star Trek Discovery, or the mushrooms will end us all. Either way, these magic mushrooms are cool as shit.
Understanding Star Trek Discovery's mycelial network
Paul Stamets' TED Talk on why mushrooms are so damn cool (also watch Fantastic Fungi on Netflix)
An academic article on the morphology of the mycelial network2023-04-1113 minBreast Cancer Is BoringBetter Living Through ChemicalsOne pill to make you larger, one pill to make you small, one pill to stave off a cancer recurrence that would prevent you from going to Paris, and one pill to help with the anxiety you feel about having to take a pill to stave off a cancer recurrence that would prevent you from going to Paris. We're talking drugs, ya'll.2023-04-0459 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: I've Got A Spreadsheet For That (International Trip Planner)Joselyn is going to Paris and she's got a spreadsheet for that; now you can too. Click the link below for an International Trip Planner spreadsheet and follow along to this episode for tips on how to use it.
International Trip Planner!2023-03-2930 minBreast Cancer Is BoringBury Me At SeaNo way around it, this one's about death. If you're not here for it, no prob. If you are, it's going to be fun, sad, difficult and encouraging. No one should have to talk about death alone, so join us.
Some general info on living wills and MPOAs.
Info on donating your body to science.
Human composting is a thing.
Eight hours of peaceful birdsong to calm you after listening to this episode and thinking on the inevitability of your own bodily demise.2023-03-2252 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Side: All Hail Lauren With The Green ThumbIn this B Side, Joselyn and Lauren try a thought experiment where they fantasize about what they would do, what they would wear, how they would live if they were the person they long to be. And then try to rectify why they aren't that person. What fun!2023-03-1424 minBreast Cancer Is BoringDid You Miss Us?Well, did you? Because we missed you. Join us as we kick off this season with an update on what we've been doing the past few months, our hopes and dreams for the rest of the year and a sneak peak at what's coming for BCIB S4.2023-03-0743 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: A New Segment We're Calling "Pep Talks"Lauren and Joselyn try to talk you into (and out of) doing things in this new segment, Pep Talks. First up: exercising.2022-11-2312 minBreast Cancer Is BoringVillain Origin StoryLauren and Joselyn discuss the flawed research studies and empty cancer cure promises that seem to flood our internet feeds, and how these false claims can turn good girls bad. Do you know how to spot shoddy research studies? You will after listening to this.
What is your villain origin story?
Receipts:
FDA Clinical Trial Phases
CDC resource for understanding evidence
Levels of Evidence (US Preventative Services Task Force)
Levels of Evidence for Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence Pyramid2022-10-191h 05Breast Cancer Is BoringYes We Scan!From our breasts to our bones, there's a whole lotta scans to be done for those of us with a history of cancer. But how do you know which scans you need? This episode breaks down the current guidelines, as well as some questionable coping strategies to help manage scanxiety. Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Join us on IG @breastcancerisboring.
References:
Guidelines for breast cancer screenings for people at average risk: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/pdf/breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-508.pdf
Guidelines for breast cancer screening for people at high risk (halfway down page): https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/american-cancer-society-recommendations-for-the-early-detection-of-breast-cancer.html
...2022-09-2149 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Esteemed Members Of My "No Spoilers" Text Group Discuss The Bachelorette(s)Joselyn is joined by Angela (of They Can't All Be Betty fame) and Jess (improv theatre and writers' group legend) to discuss the show they all hate to love to hate: The Bachelorette. Not watching? Good for you. Also, it literally will not matter as they break down the stars, the contestants, the hosts and the rampant patriarchal misogyny inherent in the premise. Good times!
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Check out Angela's podcast They Can't All Be Betty2022-08-271h 14Breast Cancer Is BoringBooks, Boobs, BattlescargalacticaWe discuss the books we're reading, the state of our boobs (and what a state they are), and the many scars that are left behind to remind you "remember that time you had cancer - hahaha!" Hilarious.
Follow us on Instagram?2022-08-1559 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: The Eternal Shame of Netflix RemakesIf you have never seen the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Rebecca starring Judith Anderson, et al., then you are in for an education, an entertainment, and a thorough scolding of remakes that misunderstand the assignment. Let's get mad about movies!!
Receipts:
Take time out of your busy schedule and watch Rebecca (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uvgx3NUR02022-07-2027 minBreast Cancer Is BoringNot Doing Great!Not great, thanks for asking! Things are colossally shitty right now and we're going to talk about it, and by "it" we mean abortion, religion, politics, not showering and our hair falling out. You know, just your basic female hysteria.
Receipts:
Some facts on abortion from actual doctors and shit: https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/come-prepared/abortion-access-fact-sheet
Maternal mortality rates are three times higher for black women: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm
Delaying abortion increases the risk to the pregnant person: https://www.guttmacher.org/evidence-you-can-use/medicaid-coverage-abortion#:~:text=The%20risk%20of%20abortion%20complications,at%2018%20...2022-07-151h 10Breast Cancer Is BoringLauren and Joselyn Do Car TalkHave you tried to buy a new car lately? It's bonkers. There are no new cars, used cars are way more expensive than they should be, and salespeople are children. Let's talk about it.2022-06-2220 minBreast Cancer Is Boringoh my godsIt's the annual god episode everybody, so sit back, relax and prepare to be either offended or elated. Either way, let us know what you think!
Follow us on IG: @breastcancerisboring2022-06-0754 minBreast Cancer Is BoringNurse, Heal ThyselfWhen a nurse gets cancer, it's a whole other thing and no one knows that better than Theresa Brown; she's a nurse, a best-selling author and a person living with a breast cancer diagnosis. She's also our special guest on this episode!
Theresa Brown's website: https://www.theresabrownrn.com/
Theresa Brown's NYT Article on Bullying in Healthcare: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/opinion/08Brown.html2022-05-241h 01Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Joselyn & Angela Have Much Thoughts About Bachelor NationAh, good ol' Bach Nation; so popular and yet so problematic. Joselyn and Angela try to parse out why they can't stop watching this bastion of misogyny couched as "traditional values" and explore whether it has the potential to change.2022-05-1731 minBreast Cancer Is BoringGood With MoneyAre you good with money? Great; us neither. And that’s okay because David and John from The Queer Money Podcast are our special guests on this episode and they’re talking everything from getting out of debt, to planning for retirement, to making sure your skin still looks good when you get there. Tapping in as Honorable Cohost is the amazing Angela from They Can't All Be Betty Podcast! Be excited.
Queer Money Podcast
They Can't All Be Betty Podcast2022-05-101h 07Breast Cancer Is BoringDon't Keep Reading Books You're Not IntoHave you ever started reading a book, realized 30% of the way through that you're not into it, but then kept reading until you were 60% of the way through only to discover that, unsurprisingly, you're still not into it? This is just about that.
The book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas2022-05-0329 minBreast Cancer Is BoringAll By MyselfIt's the Joselyn solo episode that no one was asking for! Just fiftyish minutes of what I'm reading, watching, doing, working, buying and feeling. Enjoy.
Links you might like:
CDC covid guidelines by county: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html
Just three hours of relaxing birdsong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA5THpy0zsg2022-04-2650 minBreast Cancer Is BoringJoselyn and Suzy Talk Nerdy To Each OtherWe've got the nerdiest books, the nerdiest shows, the nerdiest banter of any breast cancer podcast out there.2022-04-1938 minBreast Cancer Is BoringBig Creative EnergySuzy Biddiscombe (@feelingcreatively) is our special guest star on this episode where we talk creativity, pandemic mommyhood, illustrating a bunny with cancer and lazers with a capital Z.
Follow Suzy on IG: @feelingcreatively
Check out her Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FeelingCreatively?ref=profile_header
Check out her digital Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/feelingnerdy2022-04-1255 minBreast Cancer Is BoringThe Patriarchal Tyranny of Filing Your TaxesNobody likes doing them, but when Joselyn and Lauren file their taxes there's a little extra irritation that's always waiting for them: Misogyny.
Also, TurboTax (Intuit) is a garbage company and the reason taxes aren't free and easy:
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/turbotax-h-r-block-spend-millions-lobbying-us-keep-doing-n736386
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-29/the-ftc-sues-turbotax-over-its-efforts-to-keep-you-from-filing-taxes-for-free
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/03/intuit-spends-millions-lobbying-amid-accusations-of-deceptive-turbotax-advertising/2022-04-0509 minBreast Cancer Is BoringHer Original TittiesWe're discussing how we've changed since getting cancer; physically, mentally, emotionally and hormonally. Considering how far we've come, would we give it all up just to avoid having had cancer in the first place?
Absofuckinglutely.2022-03-2954 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Joselyn Shows Lauren How To WordleJoselyn and Lauren solve the Wordle of the day together because sometimes a five-letter word puzzle is the only thing that gets you out of bed in the morning. Think you can solve it before we do? You're on!2022-03-2221 minBreast Cancer Is BoringEmotional Cardboard BoxJoselyn is mad all the time and Lauren feels like a cardboard box. Let's discuss!2022-03-1549 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: We Read Much Adult BooksLauren is resolved to read four adult books this year, so Joselyn describes the books she read in the second half of 2021 to see if anything sounds worthy.
Books discussed:
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Edie Richter Is Not Alone by Rebecca Handler
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst
The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
And I Do Not Forgive You by Amber Sparks2022-03-0813 minBreast Cancer Is BoringAaaaand We're Back!It's Season 3 bay-bee, and in this episode we're looking back at our 2021 projections and setting new ones for 2022 (mostly nail stickers and Call of Duty because it's been a year and we're exhausted from the lack of estrogen).
Are you glad we're back? Comment on our Instagram: @breastcancerisboring2022-03-0148 minBreast Cancer Is BoringSchrodinger's LumpIt's the season finale, so join us as we discuss that thing you found on the side of your throat that never used to be there or that new pain you have in your hip; wherever and whatever it is, math says it's both cancer and not cancer at the same time.2021-12-071h 02Breast Cancer Is BoringCancer, Amiright?Join us for the first annual Breast Cancer Is Boring Comedy Showcase starring Helen Park! We're talking breaking into comedy over Zoom, turning unfunny cancer into hilarious boob coasters and our endless love for Tig Notaro.
Receipts:
Seriously, who doesn't love Tig Notaro: https://youtu.be/WwFiFJn-v5w?t=1762021-11-091h 00Breast Cancer Is BoringWhat Do You Say When You're Triggered By Your HCW?Healthcare workers say the darnedest things, right? A casual comment with no ill intent can be incredibly triggering; so what do you say? Joselyn and Lauren talk it through.2021-10-2408 minBreast Cancer Is BoringPinktober ReturnsYou think religious vampire zealots are scary, wait until you get a load of where your breast cancer charity donations are going. It's downright terrifying!
Receipts:
Susan G.'s most recent financial report: https://www.komen.org/wp-content/uploads/fy19-20-annual-report.pdf
Disparities in breast cancer mortality 2006: https://www.youngsurvival.org/learn/about-breast-cancer/statistics
Disparities in breast cancer mortality 2019: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6941147/
Komen suing other cancer charities: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703700904575390950178142586
Komen cuts funding to PP, restores it after backlash: https://www.cnbc.com/id/100803324
Planned Parenthood providing people with cancer s...2021-10-1757 minBreast Cancer Is BoringImportant UpdatesJoselyn and Lauren just have a lot going on right now and they are talking about it. Tangentially. Chaotically. It's pretty great, actually.2021-10-0350 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Nothing Is Certain Except Death and EyebrowsCancer and dementia are in a dead heat for our demise, but that doesn't mean we're letting these eyebrows slip.2021-09-1208 minBreast Cancer Is BoringGrief ShitRebecca Handler is the author of Edie Richter is Not Alone (perhaps you've heard of it; it's kind of a big deal) and she's joining us to talk about death humor, why "journey" is such a triggering word and horror dolls made with 100% human hair. Oh yeah, and also breast cancer.2021-08-291h 13Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: We're All Not FineI'm fine. This is fine. Everything is fine.2021-08-2206 minBreast Cancer Is BoringForever EverMetastatic breast cancer (MBC) gets very little attention and even less funding. Special guest Emily Powell is here to talk about MBC, TikTok, Canadian healthcare and whether hedgehogs are pokey. Join us!
Follow Emily on socials: @emilytiana (Instagram) and @emilytiana90 (TikTok)
Check out METAvivor, donating 100% to MBC research, support and awareness: https://www.metavivor.org2021-08-1551 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: The Overwhelming Pressure of Instagram LikesIs Joselyn the worst person ever for not liking things she likes on Instagram? It's just a question people are asking...2021-08-0808 minBreast Cancer Is BoringPodcasters Podcasting!It's the first annual Podcasters Podcasting! A podcast episode by podcasters for podcasters, anyone interested in becoming a podcaster and anyone who's just super podcast curious. Joselyn is joined by her fellow podcasters:
Angela Briones of They Can't All Be Betty
Jeremy Reed of The Star Trek Wars Podcast
Julio Olivera of The Contrarians
Check out their shows, their socials and enjoy this episode!2021-08-011h 39Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Joselyn Reviews All the Books She's Read So Far This YearIt's literally just Joselyn reading her Goodreads reviews of the following books (with select commentary):
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Shit, Actually by Lindy West
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton, book 2) by Julia Quinn
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5...?) by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm (S&B #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising (S&B #3) by Leigh Bardugo
The Constant Gardener by John le Carre
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) by Arthur Conan Doyle
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)2021-07-2530 minBreast Cancer Is BoringGood BodyCW: We make brief reference to eating disorders in this episode. We talk about our weight, mostly about gaining it, plus guilt over not working out (okay, mostly Joselyn does). Even though we do not promote the toxic preoccupation with culturally-imposed unattainable beauty standards in this episode, we also acknowledge that discussing the subject at all can be super stressful and triggering. So join us if that's where you're at, and if it's not then you just skip it and go do something nice for yourself. Maybe a bath. Or a face mask. Or listen to some good music.
Receipts...2021-07-181h 09Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: New Requirements for Pride and Breast Cancer Awareness MonthsAll corporations are hereby required to provide sufficient evidence of allyship prior to being cleared for the use of month-specific branding, marketing, social media posting, what-have-you. Tori, Charlie and I are founding members of the committee which will make these determinations and all corporations are currently in violation and subject to much fines. This is definitely a real thing. Put us on a t-shirt.2021-07-0407 minBreast Cancer Is BoringBody BetrayalJoin Joselyn, Tori and Charlie as they discuss the many intersections of the Breast Cancer and Transgender communities, including struggles to fit into established norms, facing backlash for "making it political," and the sense of betrayal when just being in your own body is a danger in itself.
Receipts:
White women are the primary beneficiaries of Affirmative Action: https://www.bustle.com/p/who-does-affirmative-action-benefit-white-women-are-some-of-its-biggest-opponents-74034
All the things you have to prove for insurance to even consider paying for that gender affirming surgery: http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/600_699/0615.html
The inherent privilege in being able to say "I don't...2021-06-271h 02Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Komen and Ketchup Are ProblematicDeleted scene from our Cancer Culture episode, featuring Ira Feinstein. Enjoy.2021-06-1312 minBreast Cancer Is BoringCancer CultureIra Feinstein, author and quality human person, joins us to talk about living with a BRCA gene mutation and how existing outside of established cancer culture norms can leave you feeling cut off. It's a good one, folks.
Links!
Ira Feinstein's website (read the essays, watch the video, it's all gold): https://irafeinstein.com/about/
Get vaccinated: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html
Get both doses (if applicable): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/business/covid-vaccines-second-doses.html
The Illusory Truth Effect: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/features/xge-0000098.pdf
Vaccine misinformation pays big bucks: https://www.npr.org...2021-05-301h 04Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Cold Capping Is Expensive So Let's Get Insurance to Cover ItBecca Jean talks about testifying before a congressional committee in an effort to pass HB 1588 which would require insurance companies to cover the cost of cold capping in the state of Texas, making it an affordable option for women wanting to preserve their hair, their dignity and anonymity, through chemo.
Track the bill's progress here: https://capitol.texas.gov/billlookup/BillStages.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB1588.
You can help by contacting the Insurance Committee (512) 463-0788 and telling them you support HB 1588.2021-05-0915 minBreast Cancer Is BoringGood HairSpecial guest Becca Jean is here to talk cold capping, taking no medical bullshit and being an advocate for yourself and others. Follow Becca Jean on Instagram @beccajean__ (that's two underscores).
More about Becca Jean's cold capping experience: https://theoutline.com/post/6346/saving-cancer-patients-hair-could-be-so-easy?zi=33yfwkil&zd=5
Book: Pretty Sick by Caitlin Kiernan
Article on "job lock" and financial toxicity in cancer survivors: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686183/
Keeping your job after a cancer diagnosis can be difficult (shocker): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6992498/
Women of color talk about hair in the workplace...2021-05-021h 17Breast Cancer Is BoringGood SkinJoselyn and Lauren talk about skincare. That's it. That's the whole thing. Enjoy.2021-04-181h 33Breast Cancer Is BoringMedical MisogynyIt's My Body My Choice versus bros with scalpels, and dudes your days are numbered. Enjoy.
Links from the episode:
Kim Bowles' story in Cosmo: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a22984204/breast-cancer-survivors-mastectomy-sexism/
Serena Williams' story in Vogue: https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-vogue-cover-interview-february-2018
Study showing disparity in mortality rates between black and white breast cancer patients: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603001/
American Cancer Society reporting 40% higher mortality rate in black women with breast cancer: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/cancer-facts-and-figures-for-african-americans/cancer-facts-and-figures-for-african-americans-2019-2021.pdf
Post with link to Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM) study...2021-04-051h 32Breast Cancer Is BoringThe LordPack your bags because it's going to be a long, bumpy trip.
Receipts:
Study on spirituality and coping among Samoan Breast Cancer Survivors: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774055/
Spirituality and Breast Cancer resource page from BreastCancer.org: https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/comp_med/types/spirituality
Huge-ass study about religious service attendance and mortality among women: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2521827
Praise Jibbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_BtZ-5O60
These are not my people: https://apnews.com/article/christian-leaders-trump-supporters-d6db3d71658bfad778f3cc4be1b5f984
The AG stuff you can...2021-03-211h 24Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: The Diva Cup IncidentWhat goes up the vagina must come down...eventually.2021-03-1817 minBreast Cancer Is BoringSex TalkOh yeah; we're going there.
Sexy online resources from this episode:
https://www.breastcancer.org/tips/intimacy/changes
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/living-as-a-breast-cancer-survivor/body-image-and-sexuality-after-breast-cancer.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352520/
https://vajenda.substack.com/p/the-dodge-lets-talk-about-wap2021-03-071h 19Breast Cancer Is BoringThat BitchIf you've ever looked at a pre-cancer photo of yourself and thought "that bitch," then this one's for you.
Bitch 101 articles to get you started:
https://www.feminuity.org/blog/using-bve-as-a-non-black-person-is-appropriation
https://www.vox.com/21365241/19th-amendment-womens-suffrage-backlash2021-02-211h 02Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Diep Thoughts (Part 3)The Tale of Fat Grafting. Here is an episode breakdown to help you navigate:
00:00 Pre-op feelings
15:20 Post-op day 2
33:10 Post-op day 4
42:00 Poop Talk
50:00 Poop Talk over
56:40 Post-op day 8
1:07 Post-op day 11
1:20 Post-op day 3 weeks
1:35 Post-op week 16
Enjoy.2021-02-041h 55Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Rhonda Williams Takes Out The TrashPublic Service Announcement: If a man would rather love you when you're weak than when you're strong, that's not romantic; that's garbage. Take out the trash.2021-01-2406 minBreast Cancer Is BoringTwentyTwenty…OneHappy New Year! Please join us as we look back, forward, sideways a little, but mostly inside our own damn selves.2021-01-021h 12Breast Cancer Is BoringTimelinesSpecial guest Rhonda is here to walk us through her cancer timeline, from getting (professionally) felt up during a flight to all the ways she avoided being murdered. Good times.2020-12-311h 13Breast Cancer Is BoringINSTAedificationThe social medias may be one of the worst places to do research, but can a well curated feed make us better human people?2020-12-0654 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Let’s Read A Research ArticleJonathan walks us through how to read a research article when you only have five minutes, which will be the ultimate party trick for 2021.2020-11-2719 minBreast Cancer Is Boring“Research”Advanced Practice Nurse, PhD student and quality human person Jonathan Hecht is here to help us commoners understand the who, what, where and hows of this thing we call "research."2020-11-151h 02Breast Cancer Is BoringCOVIDCome for the science, stay for the talk of death and preexisting conditions; it's a real light-hearted romp. Enjoy!2020-11-021h 14Breast Cancer Is BoringCostBreast cancer is an expensive club and the membership dues are too. Damn. High.2020-10-1856 minBreast Cancer Is BoringPinktoberOctober got you seeing pink? Us too. Let's talk the empowering, monetizing, infantilizing and ultimately problematic nature of Pink.2020-10-041h 06Breast Cancer Is BoringFireBreak out the clinical strength deodorant because spontaneously bursting into invisible flames is just your life now. Farewell, estrogen!2020-09-201h 06Breast Cancer Is BoringKinshipJoin special guest and occasional caller of emergency board meetings Yolanda (Yoli) Origel as we talk Cancer Kinship, emotional cardboard painting and skydiving/jujitsu enthusiasm. Enjoy!2020-09-051h 10Breast Cancer Is BoringDepressed…?Naps and cake. That is all.
Seriously though, if you even think you're depressed, talk to someone. If you have no one (their loss, obviously), then:
Text NAMI to 741-741(trained crisis counselor available 24/7), or
Call 1-800-950-NAMI (NAMI HelpLine Monday through Friday, 10 am–6 pm, ET), or
Email info@nami.org2020-08-231h 04Breast Cancer Is BoringDIEPHonorary Cohost Shauna Vogt is here to talk about the glory, pain, delight and disappointment that is DIEP Flap reconstructive surgery after mastectomy. Your hair grows back, but your nipples do not; discuss.2020-08-081h 13Breast Cancer Is BoringNowGetting chemo has never been great, but getting chemo now is a whole new level of dumpster fire. Special guest Jaide talks what it's like to go through something that has literally never happened before: getting chemo during a global pandemic.2020-07-2357 minBreast Cancer Is BoringVulvaI read a book, so now we're going to talk about our vaginas (which, most of the time, is actually our vulvas). Say what!?2020-07-0250 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Diep Thoughts (Part 2)It's TMI Time, people! Post-op weeks 3-8 and I'm talking posture, pubic hair and GOT. Prepare for a journey to the center of an existential crisis; let's do this!2020-06-191h 34Breast Cancer Is BoringThenSpecial guest Sharon Henifin, author, radio host, organization builder, 26+ year cancer survivor and all around cool person, is here to talk us through and remind us that it will get better.2020-06-0458 minBreast Cancer Is BoringQuarantiniWe're talking Cancer in the time of Covid with special guest star Lauren F.! Pour yourself a homemade cocktail, slap on a pair of headphones while you hand wash your cloth face masks and enjoy the questionable sound quality of this latest episode.2020-05-161h 08Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Lauren and Joselyn Have A Skype CallBehold, snippets from Lauren and Joselyn's nearly two hour Skype call because this is the world now. Enjoy.2020-04-1420 minBreast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: DIEP Thoughts (Part 1)Joselyn chronicles her first two weeks of recovery from DIEP Flap Reconstructive surgery, captured in real-time.2020-04-051h 04Breast Cancer Is BoringBreastlessMastectomy, lumpectomy, nipplectomy...from choosing what to take to choosing who to take it, we're talking surgeons, hospitals and recovery.2020-03-281h 30Breast Cancer Is BoringChemicalsWe're talking chemo with resident expert and very special guest Lily Jockers! What is chemo, why is chemo and how come we can't just talk our way out of getting it.2020-03-181h 16Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: Fuck You, HemingwaySpecial guest Alana and Joselyn go off on a tangent about preoccupation with death, the everlasting nature of a breast cancer diagnosis and the shattered dreams of writing the next great American novel.2020-02-1913 minBreast Cancer Is BoringRadioactive!The Chernobyl stage of breast cancer: Radiation. Wet the towels, break out the Lanolin and buy those t-shirts in bulk; it's gonna be a ride but it all ends in confetti.2020-02-1658 minBreast Cancer Is BoringVainChemo may take our hair, but it will never take our vanity. Hold on to your brows as we explore being bald and nippleless amid cultural expectations of femininity.2020-02-021h 12Breast Cancer Is BoringTraumaTurn the waterworks up to 11, because big C is the traumatic gift that keeps on giving; come along and have an out-of-body experience over a scab. It'll be fun!2020-01-2159 minBreast Cancer Is BoringFoodFood, glorious food! Oh, powdered potatoes and applesauce.2020-01-041h 03Breast Cancer Is BoringB Sides: What’s Up With This Port-A-Cath Thingy?Sometimes good stuff gets edited out of our episodes for the sake of time. In this first installment of mini episodes we're calling BCI B Sides, Joselyn and Lauren discuss the Port, what it is, what it does, how it should be "accessed" (medical term for shoving a needle in you). Enjoy.2019-12-3015 minBreast Cancer Is BoringShitOh the shits you will shit. Managing chemo symptoms from (yes) shit to folliculitis to fatigue.2019-12-301h 03Breast Cancer Is BoringPeoplePeople are wonderful and kind and there to offer help and support.
People are disappointing and shitty and completely useless and they don't understand and you'r all alone here.2019-12-231h 00Breast Cancer Is BoringSuppliesWe're gonna need a bigger tote bag; from heating pads to industrial strength concealer, some things you may need to make it through chemo.2019-11-1858 minBreast Cancer Is BoringWhyWhat, exactly, did I do to deserve this? A journey to the center of self-pity.2019-11-121h 00Breast Cancer Is BoringCancelledGot plans? Not any more. Cancer is your plans now.2019-11-011h 20Breast Cancer Is BoringPreviewGet a feel for the podcast.2019-11-0107 min