In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, host Sherri O. sits down with survivor, advocate, and poet Laura Reutter for a deeply moving conversation about resilience, healing, and finding strength through creativity and community.

Laura opens the episode with her original poem “Whispers of Resilience”—a powerful reminder of worthiness and wholeness beyond diagnosis. She shares her personal journey from breast cancer diagnosis to life after treatment, including the heartbreak of reconstruction loss and the empowering choice to reclaim her body with tattoos.

As a patient navigator and community advocate, Laura sheds light on the importance of support systems, the difference between medical and personal guidance, and why flexibility is crucial as treatment information evolves. From dragon boat racing to art bras, her story is a testament to the many ways survivors rise, connect, and thrive.

If you or someone you love has been touched by breast cancer, this conversation is a beacon of hope and a reminder that healing is as much about community and creativity as it is about medicine.

✨ “Rise up with whispers of resilience. You are worthy. You are whole.”

 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why “there’s no such thing as cancer light” and what that means for survivors.

• The role of patient navigators in supporting women through treatment and recovery

• How tattoos, art, and creative expression can be forms of empowerment after loss

• The healing power of community through support groups and dragon boating

• Why resilience means embracing flexibility and rejecting the idea of a “new normal”

💬 Memorable Quotes

• “Rise up with whispers of resilience. You are worthy. You are whole.”

• “I lost my OEM breasts…and then I lost my second set. That brought me to my knees.”

• “Sometimes you don’t need a doctor’s advice—you need someone who’s been there.”

• “Cancer didn’t change; the information changed. Stay flexible.”

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