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Besties with Breasties PodcastAuthor: Besties with Breasties Podcast
Besties with Breasties is for anyone facing breast cancer who feels isolated, overwhelmed, or simply in need of a friend who understands. Hosted by Beth Wilmes, founder of Faith Through Fire, along with survivors Jess Anderson and Jamie Grieshaber, this podcast offers honest conversations, heartfelt validation, and a healthy dose of humor. Together, the hosts share their personal experiences with breast cancer, motherhood, and life after treatment reminding listeners theyre not alone and that thriving after diagnosis is possible. Whether youre newly diagnosed or years into survivorship, youll find connection, hope, and the kind of friendship that heals. Podcast Website: https://www.bestieswithbreastiespodcast.com Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, How To, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S6E20: What Breast Cancer Taught Me About Grief, Loss, and Finding Hope
Episode 20
Wednesday, 28 October, 2026
In this deeply personal episode, the Besties with Breasties team explores what it really means to suffer — not the dictionary definition, but the guttural, life-shattering kind that leaves you without words. Jes opens up publicly for the first time about the staggering losses her family endured before she ever heard the words "breast cancer": her sister-in-law's passing from gastric cancer, the sudden death of her brother Justin from a heart attack at a young age, and the loss of her nephew — all within a span of eight years.What unfolds is an honest conversation about the things we don't talk about enough — the phone call in the middle of the night that changes everything, the guilt of laughing when someone you love is gone, the way grief lives in your body long after you think you've moved on, and the slow, non-linear process of choosing to keep living. Jes shares how she coped (or didn't) — retreating into a shell for months, fixating on health metrics as a way to regain control, and eventually finding her way back through small goals, a pull-up, a Spartan race, and the quiet belief that her brother was still looking out for her.Beth and Jes also explore the harder questions: Does suffering have a purpose? Can unprocessed grief make you physically sick? And when the world feels overwhelmingly dark — how do we choose to be a light instead of sinking further?Whether you've experienced profound loss, are navigating life after cancer, or are simply trying to understand how to show up for someone who is grieving, this episode is a reminder that you're not alone — and that sometimes the people who've been through the deepest darkness are the ones who can guide us through it.Learn more or support Faith Through Fire at faiththroughfire.orgCompanies mentioned in this episode:Faith Through FireThrivent Gateway Financial Group
