So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer

How do you cope with the fear of recurrence? What do you do when scanxiety hits? Can you make your family understand what you’re going through? This episode is all about how to cope with anxiety with Dr Suzanne Cruickshank, a breast cancer nurse who now leads research  at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London about  how to help people cope with the fear of recurrence.   ******   Susanne spoke about the Ruth Strauss Foundation -https://ruthstraussfoundation.com/ [https://ruthstraussfoundation.com/] Maggies also offer counselling services -  https://www.maggies.org/ [https://www.maggies.org/]  And if you’ve got children then also check out Fruit Fly Collective - https://www.fruitflycollective.com/ [https://www.fruitflycollective.com/]   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave [https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Donna-Ashworth/Growing-Brave-Words-to-soothe-fear-and-let-in-more-life--/30433154]’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website [https://donnaashworth.com/], or follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/donnaashworthwords/?hl=en] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/donnaashworthwords/?locale=en_GB]   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk [http://www.breastfriends.co.uk] to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk [hello@oriordan.co.uk].    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/oriordanliz/], X [https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552316873196]. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_t0jGeR8M4vCPSb68itjRQ] to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here [https://oriordan.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=40cf98e6faafcd1f35faa1f46&id=6d7251604a] to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap [https://lnk.to/TheCancerRoadmap]’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control [https://tinyurl.com/Breast-Cancer-Book]’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Knife-Lessons-Operating-Theatre/dp/1800182414/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=]’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/lizoriordan]   This is the last episode of Season 3! Thanks so much for listening and I'll see you in 2025.

Breast cancer can be really scary, especially when your oncologist rattles off a list of treatments and side effects. I can’t think of anyone better to help me explain what they are and why you have them than Dr Eleonora Teplinsky. She’s the Head of Breast and Gynecologic Medical Oncology at Valley Health System and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She dedicates her free time to creating videos on YouTube and Instagram to explain breast cancer treatment and I’m a huge fan.   In this episode we get quite technical about treatments, so if you’re very newly diagnosed you might first want to listen to my interview with Rachel Clifton about chemotherapy  from Season 2  which you can find HERE [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-now-ive-got-breast-cancer/id1588554895?i=1000649806395]   ******   You can follow Eleonora on Instagram @drteplinsky:  https://www.instagram.com/drteplinsky/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/drteplinsky/?hl=en] And Youtube @drteplinsky:  https://www.youtube.com/@drteplinsky [https://www.youtube.com/@drteplinsky] She also has her own podcast! INTERLUDE: Cancer Stories with Dr Teplinsky  [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/interlude-cancer-stories-with-dr-teplinsky/id1451816690]   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave [https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Donna-Ashworth/Growing-Brave-Words-to-soothe-fear-and-let-in-more-life--/30433154]’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website [https://donnaashworth.com/], or follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/donnaashworthwords/?hl=en] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/donnaashworthwords/?locale=en_GB]   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk [http://www.breastfriends.co.uk] to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk [hello@oriordan.co.uk].    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/oriordanliz/], X [https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552316873196]. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_t0jGeR8M4vCPSb68itjRQ] to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here [https://oriordan.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=40cf98e6faafcd1f35faa1f46&id=6d7251604a] to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap [https://lnk.to/TheCancerRoadmap]’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control [https://tinyurl.com/Breast-Cancer-Book]’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Knife-Lessons-Operating-Theatre/dp/1800182414/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=]’ - is also available in all good bookshops.   Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/lizoriordan]

How do you style your new body shape after breast cancer ? Where do you get the confidence to try something new? What do you do when your grey chemo curls mean that the colours in your wardrobe don’t suit you anymore? This episode is all about how to find your style again with Alyson Walsh, journalist, author and founder of ‘That’s Not My Age’   ******   You can find Alyson’s site That's Not My Age here: https://thatsnotmyage.com/ [https://thatsnotmyage.com/]   You can also find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotmyage/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotmyage/?hl=en]   And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatsnotmyage/ [https://www.facebook.com/thatsnotmyage/]   Here are some of the brands Alyson mentioned to give you inspiration:  * Smartworks  - interview outfits   - https://smartworks.org.uk/ * Nrby - lovely blouses, velvet tops,floaty dresses - https://nrbyclothing.com/ * Me & Em - https://www.meandem.com/ * Navy Grey - jumpers - https://navygrey.co/ * Kemi Telford -https://kemitelford.com/ [https://kemitelford.com/] * Justine Tabak - https://www.justinetabak.co.uk/ * Boden - https://www.boden.co.uk/ * John Lewis - and/or denim - https://www.johnlewis.com/brand/and/or/_/N-1z04dn1 [https://www.johnlewis.com/brand/and/or/_/N-1z04dn1] * Albaray - https://www.albaray.co.uk/ * Community Clothing - https://communityclothing.co.uk/ * Cos - voluminous tops - https://www.cos.com/en_gbp/women/tops.html * Uno bras - https://www.unobra.co.uk/ [https://www.unobra.co.uk/] * Kate Ibbotson - A Tidy Mind decluttering - https://www.atidymind.co.uk [https://www.atidymind.co.uk/the-story/]   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave [https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Donna-Ashworth/Growing-Brave-Words-to-soothe-fear-and-let-in-more-life--/30433154]’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website [https://donnaashworth.com/], or follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/donnaashworthwords/?hl=en] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/donnaashworthwords/?locale=en_GB]   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk [http://www.breastfriends.co.uk] to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk [hello@oriordan.co.uk].    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/oriordanliz/], X [https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552316873196]. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_t0jGeR8M4vCPSb68itjRQ] to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here [https://oriordan.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=40cf98e6faafcd1f35faa1f46&id=6d7251604a] to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap [https://lnk.to/TheCancerRoadmap]’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control [https://tinyurl.com/Breast-Cancer-Book]’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Knife-Lessons-Operating-Theatre/dp/1800182414/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=]’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/lizoriordan]

Do you struggle to get a good nights’ sleep? Is the fear of recurrence keeping you awake? Can you ever get rid of insomnia? On this episode I'll be finding out how we can improve our sleep with Alison Gardiner - behavioural psychologist and CEO and Founder of Sleepstation, the UK’s leading online sleep support programme for insomnia. There’s also a discount code below so you can try it for free.   ****** To find out more about Sleepstation just visit https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/ [https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/]   You can also follow them on social media Twitter/X: https://x.com/_sleepstation [https://x.com/_sleepstation?lang=en] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_sleepstation/ [https://www.instagram.com/_sleepstation/] Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/SleepstationApp/ [https://en-gb.facebook.com/SleepstationApp/] LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/sleepstation [https://uk.linkedin.com/company/sleepstation] Alison’s LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-gardiner-74377916/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-gardiner-74377916/]   The thought blocking techniques Alison mentioned can be found here- https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/thought-blocking/ [https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/thought-blocking/]   For UK listeners, Sleepstation is available for free with a GP referral in certain parts of England. There’s a helpful postcode checker on their website to check availability in your area: https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/start-now/ [https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/start-now/]. It's also available as part of some company health and wellbeing/benefits packages.   If this doesn’t apply to you, Sleepstation have very kindly offered my listeners an exclusive discount code! Just add LR24164 at the checkout for a 50% discount on their CBTi therapy programme until 20th December 2024, and 25% discount on therapy thereafter.    You might also qualify for a grant, or the Sleepstation team also have other support available for those experiencing financial difficulties, so do reach out to them to find out more. You can contact them at support@sleepstation.org.uk   If you just want to ask a few questions before you decide if it’s right for you, for a limited time you can also sign up for a free Sleepstation account at the Sleepstation Hub. This means you can log into their confidential chat system and get your questions answered by experts and access free self-help resources. Just go to https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/ [https://www.sleepstation.org.uk/] to find out more.   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave [https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Donna-Ashworth/Growing-Brave-Words-to-soothe-fear-and-let-in-more-life--/30433154]’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website [https://donnaashworth.com/], or follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/donnaashworthwords/?hl=en] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/donnaashworthwords/?locale=en_GB]   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk [http://www.breastfriends.co.uk] to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk [hello@oriordan.co.uk].    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/oriordanliz/], X [https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552316873196]. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_t0jGeR8M4vCPSb68itjRQ] to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here [https://oriordan.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=40cf98e6faafcd1f35faa1f46&id=6d7251604a] to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap [https://lnk.to/TheCancerRoadmap]’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control [https://tinyurl.com/Breast-Cancer-Book]’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Knife-Lessons-Operating-Theatre/dp/1800182414/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=]’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/lizoriordan]

Do you know what your legal rights are when returning to work after cancer? What should your employer do to help you get back to work? Do you have to say you’ve got cancer in a job interview? This episode is all about getting back to work with Barbara Wilson, the founder of the social enterprise Working with Cancer.   ******   You can find Working with Cancer on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer [https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer]   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workingwithcanceruk [https://www.instagram.com/workingwithcanceruk]   Or head straight to their website: www.workingwithcancer.co.uk [http://www.workingwithcancer.co.uk]   You can also email them at: admin@workingwithcancer.co.uk [admin@workingwithcancer.co.uk]   My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave [https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Donna-Ashworth/Growing-Brave-Words-to-soothe-fear-and-let-in-more-life--/30433154]’  - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website [https://donnaashworth.com/], or follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/donnaashworthwords/?hl=en] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/donnaashworthwords/?locale=en_GB]   Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk [http://www.breastfriends.co.uk] to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at hello@oriordan.co.uk [hello@oriordan.co.uk].    If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note.  You can find me on social media  -  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/oriordanliz/], X [https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552316873196]. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.   You can also watch this episode! Head to my Youtube channel @DrLizORiordan [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_t0jGeR8M4vCPSb68itjRQ] to see this season’s episodes as they are released and lots of other useful videos full of reliable information.    Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here [https://oriordan.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=40cf98e6faafcd1f35faa1f46&id=6d7251604a] to find out what I’ve been up to and what I’m recommending each month.    And you can now pre-order my third book ‘The Cancer Roadmap [https://lnk.to/TheCancerRoadmap]’ (out January 2025), or buy the updated edition of my first book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control [https://tinyurl.com/Breast-Cancer-Book]’. Plus, if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Knife-Lessons-Operating-Theatre/dp/1800182414/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=]’ - is also available in all good bookshops. Finally, if you loved the show and want to help other women like you find it, you can leave a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts, or you can show your support to help keep the show going and buy me a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/lizoriordan]