Episode 23: Overcoming Thyroid Cancer by Speaking Her Voice with Guest Vanessa Steil

In today's episode Gena interviews Vanessa Steil, a fellow thyroid cancer survivor and thriver. Ironically enough we are both celebrating our 10 year cancerversary! Vanessa Steil is a Board-Certified Patient Advocate, thyroid cancer survivor, and a millennial caregiver. She never imagined that her own cancer diagnosis at the age of 26 would introduce her to the world of patient advocacy and lead her to start a blog called Living in Steil, where she has created a community for other patients and survivors. Vanessa has been featured in numerous media outlets for her patient advocacy work and her survivor story appeared in the 2019 book, Tough: Women Who Survived Cancer. After a decade of being a patient and a caregiver, Vanessa noticed two things: people don’t know what they don’t know, and patients need to be their own advocates. This realization led her to co-found The Hospital Bar, a community for caregivers of all kinds. She is also the founder and CEO of In Steil Creative, a boutique communications agency that specializes in social media, public relations, and content creation.  Where you can find Vanessa: livinginsteil.com @livinginsteil