Episode 217 - Support, Strength & Saying It As It Is - Living with Secondary Cancer

About this episode

Dani Binnington interviews Lisa about living with secondary breast cancer and the emotional realities of menopause.

In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Lisa, founder of Make 2nds Count and The House of Hope charity in Edinburgh, who is living with secondary breast cancer while continuing to support so many others. This is an honest, heartfelt conversation about what it really means to live with ongoing cancer treatment. I ask Lisa if she feels excluded from other menopause conversations and even from the many cancer chats out there. We talk about saying it as it is, the emotional reality of menopause and secondary cancer, and the strategies that help day-to-day, alongside the strength, purpose and perspective that can still exist within it all. Lisa’s work has been a shining light for me personally, especially when I was building Menopause and Cancer and recording this episode while one of our community support sessions was taking place at The House of Hope felt like a real full-circle moment. We also share more about our upcoming Menopause Awareness Day event on the 18th June, which we’ll be marking at The House of Hope. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter here https://menopauseandcancer.org/ , and we will let you know of all of our upcoming events! Episode Highlights: 00:00…

People in this episode

Host: Dani Binnington

Guest: Lisa

Topics covered

• secondary cancer
• menopause
• emotional reality
• support
• treatment options

Keywords

• secondary breast cancer
• menopause
• cancer treatment
• support center
• Make 2nds Count

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Make 2nds Count, The House of Hope

Places: Edinburgh

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