Relationships and Intimacy

Welcome to the Season 3 Premiere episode! We missed you all!

To start this season off right we have real conversations about something we don't talk much about - relationships and intimacy while living with MBC. Co-hosts Lisa Laudico and Natalia Green speak with fellow Co-host, Deltra James about how she is looking for something new, with Tim & Dione who navigated their early dating when Dione was diagnosed with MBC, and with Brittney Beadle who was diagnosed with MBC at 18 and who now at 26 is in a loving relationship of her own. Lisa & Natalia then speak with Dr. Kelly Shanahan, ObGyn & leading MBC advocate, along with Dr. Don Dizon, Professor of Medicine at Brown University and a medical oncologist specializing in breast and pelvic malignancies, and survivorship as it pertains to sexual health. This episode also has a very informative session with Dr. Jordan Rullo, PhD, AFPP is a Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT) & adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Utah.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Oligometastatic: A More Treatable Kind of Metastatic Cancer from National Cancer Institute

• Little Pink Houses of Hope

• Dr. Joe Dispenza

• Thriver: A Survivor Story - A Feature Length Documentary about Brittney Beadle and her journey through the ups and downs of her diagnosis. Follow the film on Instagram Watch the trailer here

• The Misunderstood Science of Sexual Desire clinical sex therapist Dr. Rosemary Basson’s new model of sexual interest from The Cut

• Pelvic physical therapy: Another potential treatment option

• Find a Pelvic Rehab Practitioner near you

• ASCO Connection Evaluating Risks, Benefits of Hormone Therapy for Women at High Risk for or with a History of Breast Cancer

• Dr. Jordan Rullo’s website

• AASECT: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from Mayo Clinic

• How does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work? from Medical News Today

• What is Sensate Focus and How Does It Work?

  Books that are mentioned

• Dr. Lori Brotto book Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire

• Emily Nagoski Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

• Suleika Jaouad Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

  Organizations with sexual health and cancer programs as mentioned

• Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine for Women & Girls with Cancer (PRISM) at University of Chicago Medicine

• Women’s Integrative Sexual Health (WISH) at University of Wisconsin Health

• Female Sexual Medicine & Women’s Health Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK)

  • Sexual Health FAQ

• Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  

Meet the Guests of this Episode

Brittney Beadle

Don Dizon, MD

Deltra James

Jordan Rullo, PhD

Kelly Shanahan, MD

Dione Sroka & Tim Hanley

MORE ON OUR GUESTS

• Brittney Beadle, 23, Hits Re-Set Button on Metastatic Mindset from SurvivorNet

• A Passion for Mental and Emotional Wellness and Creative Expression Helps Her Cope - Deltra James

• Local cancer doctor educates through TikTok videos -Follow Dr. Don Dizon on TikTok