EPISODE · Mar 13, 2019 · 54 MIN
318: Kristen Carbone: The Shameless Journey Of A Preventative Mastectomy
from Shameless Leadership · host Sara Dean
Kristen is the founder of Brilliantly, a brand that provides the support women need on their journey toward feeling vital and strong in their mind and body after a mastectomy. Motivated by her own personal experience, she is committed to providing solutions that help women deal with long term physical and emotional needs so they can prosper in their post-surgical life. Listen in to hear Kristen share: How losing her mom to metastatic breast cancer at age 23 led her to have a preventative mastectomy How she talked to family, friends, and her kids about her decision What her surgical journey looked like and the unexpected challenges it presented How to be a better self-advocate and how to seek support in advocacy The impacts of surgery and scars on body image Links Mentioned: Join us at Shameless Mom Con on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con Connect with Kristen: Brilliantly Kristen on Instagram - @Brilliantly and @kristen_brilliantly Thank you to our sponsors: Rothy's: Go to Rothys and enter shameless to get your new favorite flats and free shipping Simple Health: Don’t miss your chance to try this service for free - my listeners get the $20 prescription fee waived by going to Simple Health or entering code shameless at checkout. Fabfitfun: Use my code SHAMELESS to get $10.00 off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Kristen is the founder of Brilliantly, a brand that provides the support women need on their journey toward feeling vital and strong in their mind and body after a mastectomy. Motivated by her own personal experience, she is committed to providing solutions that help women deal with long term physical and emotional needs so they can prosper in their post-surgical life. Listen in to hear Kristen share: How losing her mom to metastatic breast cancer at age 23 led her to have a preventative mastectomy How she talked to family, friends, and her kids about her decision What her surgical journey looked like and the unexpected challenges it presented How to be a better self-advocate and how to seek support in advocacy The impacts of surgery and scars on body image Links Mentioned: Join us at Shameless Mom Con on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con Connect with Kristen: Brilliantly Kristen on Instagram - @Brilliantly and @kristen_brilliantly Thank you to our sponsors: Rothy's: Go to Rothys and enter shameless to get your new favorite flats and free shipping Simple Health: Don’t miss your chance to try this service for free - my listeners get the $20 prescription fee waived by going to Simple Health or entering code shameless at checkout. Fabfitfun: Use my code SHAMELESS to get $10.00 off your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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