Podcasters Roundtable: Change Your One Thing with Gary Thompson
We don't have to change everything. We just have to change our one thing. And if we each indeed change our one thing, then we will have changed everything. My ideal audience is someone looking for their one thing and realizing that whatever it is, whenever they find it, to just follow their heart, follow their passion, and go for it. We as an individual person have the capacity to create great change. Love is neither big nor small. It's always enough
Symptoms Spotlight: Insomnia with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
One of the things a doctor said early on to me was to think about sleep as one of my medications. Part of my treatment plan was how much sleep I was getting. That's been something that I've tried to think about—that it's not just the thing that you do last, or it's not just the thing that you are irritated about and just get through, maybe drink some extra coffee and push through, which is kind of how I dealt with any times I had disruptions in sleep prior to cancer. But thinking about it as part of my treatment plan has helped me place the right importance on it
Symptoms Spotlight: Constipation with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
Hosts Melanie Sisk and Abigail Johnston have an honest conversation about constipation—a common but often unspoken side effect of cancer treatment. They discuss how to recognize constipation beyond the obvious symptoms, share practical remedies like MiraLax, Colace, and the "prune juice slider," and emphasize the importance of movement for digestive health. The duo also addresses the challenge of swinging between constipation and diarrhea, offering advice on when to troubleshoot on your own and when to seek help from your medical team or a GI specialist.
Our Happy Place: Heated Rivalry Rx
Victoria and Jill discuss their obsession with HBO Max's "Heated Rivalry," exploring why this hockey romance has become the perfect escape from MBC realities. Victoria shares personal insights as a Russian speaker, and the hosts draw parallels between sports teams and their community. Spoilers included!
Symptoms Spotlight: Diarrhea with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
Melanie Sisk and Abigail Johnston discuss managing diarrhea from cancer medications—a common but often embarrassing side effect. Learn practical strategies for treatment, when to seek specialist help, and how to advocate for better quality of life during cancer treatment.
Podcasters Roundtable: Melissa Berry on Fashion Meets Cancer Advocacy
Melissa Berry, founder of Cancer Fashionista and host of "Dear Cancer, I'm Beautiful," joins us to discuss building beauty and wellness resources for cancer patients. From her background as a fashion publicist to creating an evergreen podcast library, Melissa shares why looking like yourself matters, how she selects topics, and what keeps her connected to advocacy. We explore inclusive language for metastatic patients, financial toxicity, intimacy after cancer, and the power of podcasting as a tool for community building.
Symptoms Spotlight: Fatigue with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
Join hosts Melanie Sisk and Abigail Johnston as they shine a light on the real experiences of managing cancer symptoms. In each episode of the Symptoms Spotlight series of short episodes, we explore different symptoms caused by cancer or its treatment, sharing practical insights and hard-won wisdom directly from patients who've been there.
Melanie and Abigail share their experiences managing cancer-related fatigue over 5+ years of treatment. They discuss practical solutions including exercise programs like LiveStrong and Two Unstoppable, Medicare fitness benefits, medication options like Ritalin, and the importance of nutrition, hydration, and monitoring vitamin levels.
MBC Insiders: MBC Awareness Day and More
This is a special episode released Oct 13 for National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. It is the first in our recurring series, we call “MBC Insiders.” We’ll explore the issues that matter most to people with MBC, including how the language clinicians and media use can harm or help, and candid conversations about progression and the idea of “cure.” Stay tuned for an important, honest discussion.