Well, hey, my friends.  I did a recent webinar on Weight Gain after Cancer treatment, and people loved it, so I thought I might do a little recap as a podcast in case you missed it.  I am kicking off my next Cancer Weight Loss group in June, and if you are interested in learning more about it, you can get more information in the link in the shownotes or request a minisession on my website, www.bestlifeaftercancer.com to schedule a time to meet with me and discuss if it might be helpful. 

Weight gain is really common after cancer treatment.  There are so many reasons – changes in metabolism, hormonal changes, maybe being less active, or eating to feel better (either physically or emotionally).  Why is weight so important?  There is no fat shaming going on here.  All human bodies are beautiful – we are all created perfectly imperfect.  This is important because obesity increases risk in many cancers.  First, this is...

Well, hey, folks!  This is a big week!  It is the anniversary of my first podcast a year ago.  So exciting!  I can’t believe I have done 48 episodes – at the start, I couldn’t imagine doing the first four, and now I am done 12 times that!  I know many of you feel like we are old friends at this point, but for the people who are new, I want to tell you how this all came to be.  As most of you know, I am a radiation oncologist, and I have been in practice for more than 20 years.  About 5 years ago, I was struggling in my life.  After having years of fertility treatments, and then ultimately, 4 kids, I was slowly gaining weight.  I thought this was from not exercising and really loving food.  I was fighting with my kids, and always irritated with my spouse.  I was feeling burnt out at work.  I blamed most of this on being too busy and feeling sluggish from my weight.  I knew I needed a change, but...

Hello, and welcome back! This is episode 7.

This has been a rough week. I thought last week was rough with kidney stones, but that was just pain in my body. This is pain in my heart. Before we start today, I want to acknowledge what has gone on in the US this last week. This week, as a country, we experienced, up close and personal, the death of George Floyd. All of the country is reeling from this, and I have been just so sad for us as Americans. Because we all are – whatever color, we are one people, and as a society, it is like we have a cancer, where part of our own cells are damaging and destroying other parts of us. As a doctor, I really feel that I took a Hippocratic oath to do no harm. Right now, I feel like being silent makes me complicit. It is doing harm. It makes me part of the problem of white privilege. I am part of a female podcasting group, and they challenged all of us to make a statement on our podcasts this week, and I accept their challenge. I am continuing...