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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 19 MIN

Episode 101 - The Call Back — My Breast Cancer Scare and What It Taught Me

from Menopause, Melanin & Aging Like A Queen · host Samantha Montpetit-Huynh

Send us Fan MailTwo weeks ago I got a callback after my mammogram. I hung up the phone and cried.In this episode, I'm sharing what those two weeks between my first appointment and my follow-up were really like — the fear, the sleepless nights, and the moment I made a conscious decision to choose peace over panic even when my mind wanted to go somewhere dark.I also take you back 15 years to the first time I found a lump and catastrophized my way through an entire night convinced my life was over. Spoiler: it was nothing then too. But the pattern? That part is worth talking about.Because here's what I know for sure: we pour everything into everyone else and our own health ends up at the bottom of the list. This episode is a reminder — and a gentle push — to book the appointment, make the call, and show up for yourself the way you show up for everyone else.You have so much life ahead of you. Let's make sure we're here for it.In this episode:What a mammogram callback actually feels like and why callbacks are more common than you thinkHow I moved through two weeks of fear without letting it take overThe early detection stat a surgeon shared with me 25 years ago that I've never forgottenWhy midlife is actually the season we start coming into our own — and why that makes showing up for our health more important than everThank you for listening and I would like to remind you that Walk with Sam - Walking Group - is available for anyone to join, ANYWHERE!Click HERE to join the free Whatsapp community!Thank you for listening.

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Send us Fan Mail Two weeks ago I got a callback after my mammogram. I hung up the phone and cried. In this episode, I'm sharing what those two weeks between my first appointment and my follow-up were really like — the fear, the sleepless nights, and the moment I made a conscious decision to choose peace over panic even when my mind wanted to go somewhere dark. I also take you back 15 years to the first time I found a lump and catastrophized my way through an entire night convinced my life was...

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