Cups & Courage The Podcast

In this episode of Cups & Courage, Sam talks to Tamsin about being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 after previously being treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma in her twenties. Tamsin shares her experience of being told...

Toni was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2020, on her 60th birthday. In this gentle and honest conversation, Toni shares her experience of having a lumpectomy, radiotherapy during Covid, and the emotional...

<p>Lisa is the face — and unmistakable pink hair — behind the Pink Ribbon Foundation, a small but mighty grant-making charity supporting breast cancer charities across the UK.</p><p>In this episode, Lisa talks about...

<p>In this episode of Cups & Courage, Sam sits down with Emma — physiotherapist, speaker, host of When Life Gives You Lemons, and breast cancer survivor.<br/><br/>Emma shares how a tiny symptom after a run led to her...

<p>In this episode of Cups & Courage, Sam speaks with Viktoria, an award-winning breast cancer nurse specialist and global leader in breast cancer care.</p><p>With over two decades working alongside people affected by...

<p>Helena is a three-time breast cancer survivor whose story opens up a powerful conversation about treatment, trauma, identity and self-advocacy. In this episode, she shares what it was like navigating three diagnoses...

<p>In this episode of Cups & Courage, Sam speaks with acupuncturist, researcher and author Beverley de Valois about the role acupuncture can play in cancer care and survivorship. They explore how it can support people...

<p>Shirley was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, before facing a recurrence five years later in 2020. In this honest conversation, she reflects on reconstruction, body image, family support, living with...

<p>Juliet was diagnosed with breast cancer ten years ago — a routine mammogram that changed everything. After a mastectomy and chemotherapy, she made a decision that surprised her medical team: she chose not to...

<p>In this episode of Cups & Courage, we sit down with Charlayne — clinical nurse specialist, breast care nurse, and co-founder of a charity supporting young women with breast cancer. With over 40 years in nursing...

<p>When Carly was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at 37, it wasn’t her first encounter with cancer. With a family history of breast cancer and an unexpected discovery of the BRCA1 gene mutation, her...

<p>In this episode of Cups & Courage, we sit down with Emma, who was diagnosed with <b>de novo stage four metastatic breast cancer</b> after what she thought would be a routine mammogram.</p><p>Emma shares what it’s...

<p>In this deeply honest conversation, Sam sits down with Sophie — diagnosed in 2020 with stage 3 breast cancer. Sophie shares her story with raw clarity: from a mammogram that missed her cancer, to the shock of finding...

<p>In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Jacqui — a Black Women Rising ambassador whose breast cancer diagnosis arrived just six weeks into a brand-new chapter of her life. Jacqui shares how shock, dismissal...

<p>When lifelong friends Anna and Katie were both diagnosed with the same rare type of breast cancer within two years, their worlds turned upside down.</p><p>In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, they talk...