Know Your Body : Julie Martell's Breast Cancer Journey

In today's episode, our guest Julie Martell walks us through her experience with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. We discuss how this rare and aggressive breast cancer differs from others, what the early signs and symptoms were and how she was diagnosed, as well as the journey through her treatments, double mastectomy, and breast reconstruction.  Julie shares all about her mindset throughout and how important it was for her to advocate for herself and safe-guard her joy.Time Stamps0:24 - Intro2:00 - Welcoming Julie to the pod 4:35 - Identifying ourselves as what we do rather than who we are 7:52 - What Julie's life looked like prior to her diagnosis with cancer 8:40 - How Inflammatory Breast Cancer differs from other types of breast cancer and the early signs and symptoms 11:30 - No lump, still cancer 13:45 - Advocating for yourself and your health and KNOWING your body 18:55 - How Julie's mindset allowed her to continue to experience joy through her cancer journey22:02 - Julie explains her decision to undergo a double mastectomy and the feelings that came along with that choice26:42 - Julie takes us through her decision to go forward with breast reconstruction 29:39 - Julie explains her remission and what life looks like now after cancer 33:05 - Thank You and RecapIf you've never known how to properly check your breasts before, click here for a self-examination guide from the National Breast Cancer Foundation.You can find Julie on Instagram: @julesmartell*DISCLAIMER*Just a reminder, that Julie and I are not a medical or psychological professionals. This episode has been inspired by Julie's experience and journey through Inflammatory Breast Cancer and is brought to you through her lens. Any suggestions or advice offered here do not substitute proper conversations with your own healthcare professionals for either your physical or mental wellbeing.Connect with Emily:On The Gram - @thejoyfulflamingo https://www.instagram.com/thejoyfulflamingo/For Collaborations - [email protected] The Joyful Flamingo Podcast is produced by jpvoiceovers. You can find them here : jpvoiceovers *DISCLAIMER*Just a reminder, that I am not a medical or psychological professional. Each one of my episodes has been inspired by my own experience and journey through life and is brought to you through my own opinions and my own lens. Any suggestions or advice offered here do not substitute proper conversations with your own healthcare professionals for either your physical or mental wellbeing.