Breast Cancer Conqueror Podcast

Dr. Sherrill Sellman, N.D. is a  Naturopathic Doctor, educator, women's natural health expert, psychotherapist, and journalist in the field of holistic health.  Today she is here with us to share about a problem many women face called vaginal dryness. She is a passionate advocate for regaining hormonal health naturally and reclaiming Feminine Wisdom. For the past 15 years, she has been the host of the podcast, What Women MUST Know.  She now hosts a second weekly podcast called The Love Code, dedicated to interviewing spiritual wisdom keepers and teachers.   Dr. Sherrill is the best-selling author of Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know About Their Hormones,  What Women MUST Know to Protect Their Daughters from Breast Cancer, and Chia: The Return of the Ancient Seed. Her latest book is Hemp Health Revolution: The A-Z Health Benefits of Hemp Extract. Listen in to this episode as Dr. Sherrill discusses a topic many women may be shy to speak about - vaginal dryness (aka vaginal atrophy).  According to Dr. Sherrill women shouldn't have to suffer in silence.  Vaginal atrophy can be treated naturally and successfully. As a solution to this issue, Dr. Sherrill has created a vaginal suppository called Hygeena.  It is the most effective non-hormonal vaginal rejuvenation product in the world.  Above all, vaginal atrophy isn't just uncomfortable it can be detrimental to your overall health.  Chronic vaginal dryness can lead to other issues and diseases like UTIs and STDs.  Importantly, this is something that shouldn't be ignored.  It is important to get the support you need if you have vaginal atrophy.  Additionally, as a free gift to our listeners, you can now get a Buy One Get One Free offer of Hygeena when you visit Dr. Sellman's site HERE.  

Sharon Brock discusses finding equanimity and the benefits for those with cancer.  She herself is a breast cancer survivor and a certified Mindfulness Facilitator. She is also a health and wellness journalist with a master’s degree from Columbia University.  Sharon teaches mindfulness courses online, at corporations and studios, and with private clients as a mindfulness coach.  Listen in as Sharon discusses the power of finding equanimity and how it helped her with the side effects of conventional treatment.  People think it's their circumstances that determine their happiness, but it's actually one's reaction to their circumstances that determine their happiness and wellbeing.  Additionally, Sharon discovered that it was not having cancer that caused her suffering, but the REACTION to having cancer that caused suffering. Full acceptance/releasing resistance to what IS is the key to release suffering, especially when the circumstance is not able to change (such as metastatic cancer). The mindfulness practice of equanimity reduces reactivity; therefore, reducing suffering. Join us as Sharon leads us through an equanimity practice.  And for more meditations, Sharon has offered free audio versions on her site which you can access HERE

We discuss explant surgery and alternatives to implants with Diane Kazer.  Diane is an X-Pro Soccer Player, now Coach to Health Coaches, Ego Slayer, and Functional Nutrition Practitioner with a background in yoga, personal training, and financial planning. Over the years she has struggled with hormone, skin, energy, addiction, mood, gut issues, and has reversed them all. Because of it, she has endless compassion and empathy for women suffering the same. She became motivated to become a root-cause researcher and acquire 6 certifications in wellness.  Diane has worked alongside doctors in India, using Ayurveda, and others in Thailand, using Chinese Medicine.  Today Diane supports women around the world, to not only heal from emotional and hormonal problems but to radically transform their entire life. In this episode, she shares her experience with Breast Implant illness and her explant surgery.  What the alternatives are for those choosing mastectomy.  Additionally, how she chose Fat Transfer instead of Implants.  As well as, the pros and cons of Fat Transfer.

Kenny Perkins a former oncology radiation therapist and now a cancer coach believes that we should be fighting cancer together.  He is the founder and host of All Talk Oncology. A podcast that empowers cancer patients through insightful conversations. As an eyewitness to the daily struggles and a listener to the ongoing concerns of patients and their caregivers, he was inspired to do more. Creating additional value for cancer fighters and their loved ones, he established a platform where firsthand knowledge about cancer could be discussed. As a cancer coach, Kenny takes an in-depth approach to listen with the intent of breaking down barriers and limiting beliefs. It has been an absolute honor for him to help thousands of cancer fighters get past this horrific disease. He believes that every cancer fighter and their loved ones should be supported. No one should feel alone in this journey because we are in this together.  

Charlene Wheeless is teaching women about reclaiming a life of authenticity with her new book, You Are Enough!  Throughout her career, Charlene rose steadily through the ranks. In almost every job, she was the first Black woman to (fill in the blank)—including in her current role, as chairman of the Page Society. When Wheeless became chief communications officer of a global infrastructure company several years ago, she thought she had reached the mountaintop. Then, breast cancer—a long, vicious battle turned her world upside down. Returning to work, she found herself enraged by all the years she’d spent “turning myself inside out” to conform to corporate life. She wondered, “What did I give up for this level of success?” And she started over, as she says in her new memoir You Are Enough! “Reclaiming your career and your life with purpose, passion, and unapologetic authenticity.”  As a Free Gift for our listeners, Charlene is offering the first chapter of her book, You Are Enough!.  For more on Charlene visit, www.charlenewheeless.biz

Tara Coyote has been journeying with late-stage breast cancer for almost five years. She treats it using complementary methods: a blend of conventional and non-toxic medicine.  Also, Tara has been publicly sharing her health journey through her blog page, YouTube channel, and social media. She is very grateful to be alive after being recommended to Hospice in the spring of 2019.  Additionally, Tara is a certified Equine Facilitated Learning teacher and a life coach. During the time of running her retreat center, she guided hundreds of people with private sessions, group workshops, and ‘Grief Rituals with Horses’. As a result, Tara is highly experienced with helping clients with the grief process and is very familiar with issues around illness. Tara released an award-winning environmental 10-minute short film about climate change equating it with her health journey in her film Honor the Earth.  In addition, her newly released memoir, ‘Grace, Grit & Gratitude’ is about overcoming adversity and how her horses have been a key part of her miraculous healing with late-stage cancer.  Above all, she believes it is always possible to find beauty within the greatest tragedy and that every challenge is present to serve us for our highest growth!  Currently, Tara is thriving on her island home living off the grid in a yurt with her animals. As a free gift to our listeners, Tara shares with us the e-book she has written titled Boundaries.  

Susan Wadia-Ells is a long-time cultural change agent. During the 1970’s she organized women at Polaroid, creating the first affirmative action program for women within a Fortune 200 corporation. She soon became Polaroid’s corporate affirmative action manager and a mentor to other national women’s groups fighting for equal pay, training, benefits, and career opportunities.  Afterward, Susan completed her Ph.D. in women’s studies, before teaching over the next decade in Lesley University’s Adult Baccalaureate Program.  Helping women learn to fearlessly write their unspoken ideas and life stories. During this time, while raising her son, she also created national feminist conferences on once-ignored or banned topics.  These included the landmark Women’s Ways of Knowing Study.  Exploring the personal growth dimensions within motherhood; women and money, and understanding the power of women’s menopausal years. Her most recent and controversial, good news book, Busting Breast Cancer: Five Simple Steps to Keep Breast Cancer out of Your Body, is based on the new metabolic theory of cancer.  In this episode, Susan shares why we are living in an epidemic of Breast Cancer.  Her book details the political, economic, and biological reasons for the rise in Breast Cancer and how women could benefit from questioning authority.  Listen in as she explains more about the metabolic theory of cancer and her five simple steps to keeping breast cancer out of your body. If you would like to share Dr. Susan's book with other women in your life, she has offered our listeners a special discount.  Purchase two signed copies of the new book ($19.95) from Dr. Wadia-Ells's website and mention Susan's interview with Dr. V. you can receive a 3rd copy absolutely free!

Megan S. Smith holds an M.S. in biology and currently works as a documentary filmmaker and freelance investigative journalist reporting on health issues. Prior to that, she worked as a screenwriter, a Capitol Hill lobbyist, and a stage performer.  Her first documentary, “bOObs: The War on Women’s Breasts” — which Smith wrote, produced, and directed — looks into the controversial breast cancer screening tool of mammography and the possible new protocol of thermography used in conjunction with ultrasound.  It is being distributed worldwide by L.A.-based Cinema Libre Studio. Listen in as Megan S. Smith explains the issues with mammograms and how the radiation they give off is actually much higher than the doctors tell you.  Additionally, she explains how the alternative of thermography combined with ultrasound has been shown to be much more effective especially for women with dense breasts.  To watch Megan's documentary and to receive 25% off the bOObs DVD use code Virtual25 at checkout.

Katie Rampen is two-time breast cancer “thriver,” mother, and Breast Cancer Recovery Advocate.  She helps women navigate a breast cancer diagnosis, advocate for themselves, and avoid recurrence.  She founded Katie's Healthy Families and Kicking Breast Cancer with Katie to work side by side with women to overcome this disease and prevent it from recurring in the future.   Her mission is to educate and empower women to lead a happy, healthy life free from breast cancer. Despite living what she thought was a healthy lifestyle, Katie was diagnosed with breast cancer twice.  She now realizes she left out several of her “7 Simple Steps to a Healthier You” and Dr. V’s “7 Essentials”.  Katie now teaches these simple steps in her online course/support group “Breast Health Empowerment Circle”  and in private coaching.  For our listeners, she has offered her Three Things You Need to Know to Prevent Breast Cancer and her 7 Simple Steps to a Healthier You. For more on Katie, you can visit her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/KickingCancerWithKatie

As an entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, David Richman uses the lessons learned in his life to enrich and inspire others.  His mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling.  In his first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack he discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. Over the years he has been raising funds and awareness for cancer research and care while sharing these stories of emotion and inspiration. As a former overweight, smoker David took it upon himself to get healthy and fit.  Putting his health first on the priority list.  In this podcast episode, he shares that journey as well as how his sister's battle with brain cancer propelled him to make those changes.  In addition, David discusses his most recent book Cycle of Lives, interconnected stories of people overcoming trauma, and their emotional journeys with cancer.  As a gift to our listeners, David is offering a free download of this book. For a free copy send an email to david@david-richman.com, and reference the Breast Cancer Conquerer podcast.