Cancer, Casually

In this episode, we’re out to normalize boobs in the hopes of creating more conversations around breast cancer awareness. But how exactly do you normalize boobs? For Keep A Breast founder, Shaney jo Darden, you turn them into art, create a self-check app, and bring men into the conversation. This episode is a true exercise in busting taboos, cracking open stereotypes, and creating a new container for breast cancer conversation.

On this week’s episode, Lindsay brings along her boyfriend, Manny Frausto, to co-host as they chat with Michael Kuech and Kristel DeGroot, the founders of superfood powder brand, Your Super. In an inspiring episode for all men, Michael shares his story of being diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 24. It became a life-changing journey that ultimately pushed him towards a powerful path to healing. While on chemo, his girlfriend, Kristel (a self-proclaimed food nut), encouraged him to adopt a healthier approach to eating. The results astounded both of them, and immediately they set to bring their learnings and personal experience to others struggling with health issues. For many years, Michael wasn’t ready to share his story but now he’s in a place to speak about his experience in the hope that his plant-based discoveries can assist others — and we feel lucky to have him on the show!

This week we welcome Farzaneh Noori, the founder of Pasadena’s Yoga House to the show. Farzaneh is a yogi who found great comfort in her practice after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 52. Since then, Farzaneh has gone on to pay it forward, offering free yoga classes for cancer patients at Pasadena’s Yoga House. This episode truly reminds us that the real gift yoga gives is not a perfect yoga booty, but rather a profound sense of healing through mind, body, and spirit.

Lindsay welcomes owner and founder of Odacité, Valerie Grandury to the show. You may be fooled by looking at her, but it wasn’t Valerie’s ability to effortlessly blend Cali-cool with French chic that saw her start up her own clean beauty line... it was breast cancer. Valerie’s healing journey exposed her to the toxins in our beauty regimen. Since then, she’s gone on to beat cancer for over 13 years, and has taken the healing wisdom she’s learned and created a clean beauty line you can truly trust.

In this ep, Lindsay is visited by the fullest’s Editor-in-Chief, Nikki Bostwick (AKA: her boss-lady), and together they break down the moment Lindsay found out she had cancer three years ago. Lindsay shares how she was initially nervous to tell Nikki about her diagnosis, and, in turn, Nikki describes how she felt unsure about the best way to be there for her friend and employee. Turns out, they navigated the journey through a lot of conversations, empathy, and in the end... this very podcast. Thank you, Lindsay, for sharing your ups and downs, tears and laughter, love life and work life, as you’ve bravely navigated the journey that is cancer. We love you so much. That’s all. A special thank you to our sponsors for this episode. Foria (foriawellness.com) has offered Cancer, Casually listeners 20% off products with code Fullest20, and Patchology (patchology.com) has offered 15% with code Pink and is donating $1 from every sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 905200