Love, Her will: Recent Episodes
Shanice Johnson
This podcast will shed light on the moment of arrival when willpower appears in the midst of life's hardest battles. This platform will reflect the unheard voice of young adult women of color who have unique journeys battling breast cancer and other life challenges. We’ll navigate our discussions on how willpower can take the lead in refocusing your mind and life to activate self-determination. You can look forward to hearing my personal story along with special guest appearances. We are going to dig deep to learn how to connect to our willpower.
This episode I had the honor of interviewing Ronellyn Junius. Ronellyn is a single mother of two who was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 38.
This episode's special guest is Ms. Twinkle Daniels. She shares her story of battling breast cancer and other life battles. She is a loving mother and believer that God had brought her through.
Keneene Jacobs Lewis shares her journey and what it means to be a breast cancer thriver. She is a mother and advocate to the breast cancer community.
Latonya Roberts is a young thriver of metatstatic breast cancer at the age of 38.She is a newlywed and mother of two.
Music By: David Sin Mercurius
This episode we will be talking with Ms. Shatina Morgan. Shatina had to undergo open heart surgery only at the age of 27 years old. She took all the courage and willpower she had and recovered in less than two months. Outside of teaching she is motivating others to be fit through her weekly challenges and daily morning workouts. Her platform is: you can enjoy life while losing weight naturally. She has lost over 100lbs and is getting closer to her goal. Shatina is an inspiration.
In this episode we are going to discuss how to love yourself during and after cancer. How to treat the physical changes that happen and what to do just to feel pretty. Cancer can change the way you see yourself and actually change the way you look. I have with me Ms. Sherry White, to help me share with you tips and regimens to help you feel like you again by sharing her personal journey and to do a natural makeup tutorial. Sherry is a 10 year survivor and mother to a young boy. Sherry is nothing short of gorgeous. So ladies, grab your makeup and journal with a fresh face.
In this episode, we discuss how to stay encouraged during and after cancer. One of the main side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss. Imagine catching a chill because you don’t have hair on your head. Hair loss is also directly linked to womanhood and beauty. So, you may feel less beautiful without your hair. Today, I am excited to introduce Mrs. Alicia Ford. Alicia is a wife, a mother and enjoys wearing her beauty with head wraps. She was diagnosed last August with an aggressive Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. Alicia believes that screenings should start in the 20s so that more women can find their cancer early on. So friends, grab your scarves and journal for this episode because Alicia is here to share her own personal journey with breast cancer and to do a head wrapping tutorial.
This episode is full of inspiration. In this episode, I have a thriver here to help us navigate the discussion on a holistic approach to Metastatic breast cancer. I am pleased to introduce Mrs. Sarah Thomas. Sarah is married and has 3 beautiful sons. She was initially diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33 and it has been a long continuous battle since then. Sarah exercises that healing the body can be done naturally and has had success with holistic methods in addition to treatments. Sarah believes that cancer sucks, but life is beautiful!
Having faith during breast cancer can bring on healing and joy. In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Author Na’Tasha Moore. Na’Tasha is a devoted mother, author and 4 year breast cancer survivor. She shares her story of how her strong faith in God healed her body and brought her joy. Na’Tasha believes in speaking and praying what you need and want into existence so, never give up.
A cancer diagnosis and treatments can put your life and goals on hold. The surgeries, treatments and side effects to those treatments can make it difficult to maintain your normal routine. Therefore, survivors yearn for a sense of normalcy when battling breast cancer.
In this episode we hear from a special guest, Nicki Galloway on the topic, the art of balancing health and going to school. She overcame and pushed herself to complete educational goals during and after breast cancer. Nicki is a 32-year-old, 6 year breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed at the age of 26 with stage 2 breast cancer.
She is a 2010 graduate magna cum laude from Winston Salem State University with a BS in Marketing and Human Resource Management, holds a PHR certification, and recently graduated with her Masters in Organization Development from Queens University. Beyond her professional career, Nicki has a strong passion towards youth; girls in particular; where she strives to offer guidance, provide a positive image and encourage continued learning and educational development. She has most notably devoted efforts towards the promotion of education and advocacy for African Americans and minorities for breast cancer awareness. Her passion was inspired from her own personal journey and her desire to educate, encourage and provide resources for minorities and underserved areas as well as providing a focus on the challenges and journeys for survivors post treatment and support for younger women of color experiencing breast cancer.
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When was your last mental health check? In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking a mental health expert, Lauren Jones. Lauren is a licensed clinical social worker and Director of a non-profit, Propel Productions Center. Propel Productions Center specializes in Art-Based Mental Health Programs. They promote social, emotional, and behavioral wellness and connection.
This episode is the definition of resilience. Hear how our special guest, Martina Gaines, was able to go from grief to grace after her breast cancer diagnosis.
African American women under age 35 have rates of breast cancer two times higher than Caucasian women under age 35. Diagnosing breast cancer in younger women, under 40 years old, is more difficult because routine screening is not recommended. So, it is important for young women, more so African American young women, to do self-examinations. This episode we will talk to a young woman of color who discovered her breast cancer while doing a self-examination.
This episode, I speak on when I was diagnosed at 24 and then a second time at age 32. I was full of emotions but was still able to connect to my willpower.