Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie
Laughing through chemo, crying through scans & cancer conversation where nothing is off limits.About the Podcast:Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie is a bold, light and honest breast cancer podcast sharing real breast cancer stories and cancer survivor interviews that don’t sugarcoat the journey.Hosted by young women with breast cancer, this show dives into the chemo journey, medically induced menopause, body changes, anger, identity shifts, friendships, relationships, sex and the messy in-between moments no one prepares you for.This isn’t just about surviving. It’s about navigating life after cancer — the good, the hard, and the darkly f...
Episode 12 - Breast Cancer during Pregnancy - part 2 - 'Grief and Gratitude can Co-Exist'
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In this episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie, we get brutally honest about what happens after the big moments — after chemo, after surgery, after radiation… when the adrenaline wears off and reality hits.
Because no one really talks about this part.
We dive into the physical and emotional aftermath of breast cancer treatment — from mastectomies and reconstruction choices, to living flat, navigating recovery with young kids, and the mental load that comes with it all.
We talk about:
The difference between lumpectomy, mastectomy, and re...
Episode 11 - Breast Cancer during Pregnancy - Part 2 - 'This was so not part of my Birthing Plan...'
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In part 2 of this powerful pregnancy and breast cancer series, we hear the raw, chaotic and deeply moving reality of what happens when motherhood, cancer treatment and survival all collide at once.
Jess and Eloise share what it was like to navigate rare and aggressive breast cancer diagnoses while pregnant, including inflammatory breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer, hormone positive disease, chemo during pregnancy, terrifying scans, NICU stays, premature birth and the impossible decisions no woman ever expects to face.
From being told not to Google your pathology, to...
Episode 10 - Breast Cancer during Pregnancy - Part 1 - '2 Heart Beats, 1 Diagnosis, 0 Surrender'
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Two Heartbeats. One Diagnosis. Zero Surrender.
What happens when the moment that’s meant to be one of the happiest of your life suddenly collides with one of the most terrifying sentences you can hear: “You have breast cancer.”
In this powerful episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie, we sit down with two extraordinary women whose pregnancies took an unexpected and life-altering turn.
Eloise was 13 weeks pregnant when she discovered a lump she initially believed was harmless — something she had been told years earlier was just a f...
Episode 9 - A Series with my Baddies - Part 4 - 'Vasectomies, Valium and Very Expensive Teeth'
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In this episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie — a breast cancer podcast sharing real, unfiltered breast cancer stories — we’re diving into the parts of the chemo journey and life after diagnosis that no one really prepares you for.
From pre-surgery “champagne” (aka that blissful liquid Valium before you go under) to the emotional shift from “my body has betrayed me” to “my body is unbelievably resilient,” this episode captures the full arc of what it feels like to move through breast cancer treatment as a young woman.
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Episode 8 - A Series with my Baddies - Part 3 - 'Late Nights, Loud Thoughts'
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This episode goes where the thoughts get loud — the middle of the night, when no one’s around and your brain refuses to switch off.
We talk about the things that made us angry (misinformation, mixed messages, and being told what we can’t do), the frustration of navigating cancer in a world drowning in advice, and the quiet grief of wondering “what if?” — especially around missed diagnoses and being told you’re “too young.”
We unpack the things people say with the best intentions… and why some of them still sting. Fr...
Episode 7 - A Series with my Baddies - Part 2 - ' Cold Caps and No Chill'
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In Part 2 of 'A Series with My Baddies', we hand the mic to Anne and dive into what her treatment plan was supposed to look like… and what it actually became.
Anne talks us through her lumpectomy and lymph node surgery, the curveball of not having a complete pathological response, and how that changed her treatment timeline — extending things further than expected (because cancer loves a plot twist).
We also get into cold capping: what it is, what it’s like, and whether we’d do it again — plus the v...
Episode 6 - A Series with my Baddies - Part 1 - 'The OG Baddies: Zero F*&K's, Full Strength'
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In this episode, part 1 of our next series 'The OG Baddies: Zero F*&K's, Full Strength', I sit down with my three baddie besties — Anne, Emilie, and Irene — the women who walked this breast cancer road right alongside me. We met during treatment, bonded through chaos, dark humour, port scars, and a whole lot of “WTF is happening right now?”.
We introduce each woman properly —
💖 their breast cancer diagnosis
💖 the treatment plans they were handed
💖 surgeries, chemo, radiation: the full menu no one asks for
Then we get real abo...
Episode 5 - Through My Daughter’s Eyes
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What’s it really like when your mum gets breast cancer… from a 6-year-old’s point of view?
In this very special mini episode, I sit down with my daughter for a raw, funny, unexpectedly hopeful chat about what it was like for her when I was diagnosed and going through treatment.
We talk about:
What she thought cancer meant Seeing mum sick, bald, tired — and still being mumThe scary bits… and the strangely normal onesHow kids cope in their own quiet, beautiful waysAnd what helped her feel sa...Episode 4 - A Series with Irene - Part 3. 'Sex Shops, Snacks & Sisterhood'
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Episode 4: Chemo, Confidence & Finding Your Irene
In this episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie, Louisa sits down with one of her closest chemo cottage besties, Irene — a fellow breast cancer warrior who went through treatment alongside her.
From the moment they met at a Look Good Feel Better workshop (bonding over Chanel makeup), this episode dives deep into the realities of breast cancer that don’t get talked about enough — with honesty, humour and zero sugar-coating.
Together, Louisa and Irene unpack:
Hair loss...Episode 3 - A Series with Irene - Part 2. 'Chemo Cocktails at the Cottage!'
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In this episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie, Lu sits down with Irene to talk about the one thing everyone dreads but no one really explains properly: chemo.
They take you inside the Patricia Ritchie Centre – lovingly renamed the Chemo Cottage – where treatment looked less like a cold hospital ward and more like an old heritage home full of nurses, support people and patients talking absolute nonsense for hours in recliner chairs. Lu shares how she counted her life in rounds (16 over 20 weeks), how...
Episode 2 - A Series with Irene - Part 1. 'My Breastie Bestie'
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In episode 2, the first in 'A Series with Irene', I sit down with one of my closest breast cancer baddies — the glamorous, hilarious, unfiltered queen herself: Irene.
We met in the most iconic way possible… fighting over Chanel at a Look Good, Feel Better workshop. One shared glance, two matching foundation shades, and boom — a friendship forged in chemo, chaos, and questionable eyebrows.
Irene opens up about her shock diagnosis, discovering not one but two breast lumps, and the whirlwind that followed: gruelling tests, 6 rounds of chemo, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, a bila...
Episode 1 - "From Breast Cancer Muggle, to Breast Cancer Baddie!'
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In the very first episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie, Louisa (AKA Lu) takes you right back to the moment that changed everything: the phone call no one is ever ready for.
At 34, with two young kids, a busy career and a full life, Lu thought she was doing all the “right” things. Then, out of nowhere, came those three words: You have breast cancer. This episode is her unfiltered, unglossed, no-pink-sparkle retelling of what happened next — from the shock, the disbelief, and the wild medical guessing games, to the da...
