About this episode

Steve Jones reflects on his journey five years post prostate cancer treatment, discussing the emotional and physical challenges he faced and how he found purpose through poetry and advocacy.

What started as one man trying to make sense of prostate cancer became poetry, advocacy, and a way of helping other men feel less alone. In this episode of The Penis Project, Melissa is joined again by Steve Jones, known to many listeners as the poet who didn’t know it. Steve is now five years on from prostate cancer treatment and he reflects on PSA anxiety, recovery, poetry, weight loss, peer support, and finding purpose in the aftermath of a life-changing diagnosis. This is an honest, moving, and hopeful conversation for men, partners, and anyone navigating life after treatment. Steve shares his experience of being diagnosed during COVID, having a radical robotic prostatectomy, and then feeling like he was left to work out the rest on his own. He speaks honestly about PSA anxiety, the emotional toll of survivorship, and the reality that even years later, follow-up testing can still stir up fear. But this episode is not just about cancer. It is also about what can grow in the aftermath of a hard diagnosis. Steve talks about how prostate cancer unexpectedly opened the door to poetry, advocacy, deeper connection, better health, and a renewed sense of purpose. He also shares his…

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Hadley Barrett

Guest: Steve Jones

Topics covered

• prostate cancer
• poetry
• advocacy
• mental health
• peer support
• survivorship

Keywords

• prostate cancer
• PSA anxiety
• poetry
• survivorship
• peer support
• health
• men's health

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