Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie
Laughing through chemo, crying through scans & cancer conversation where nothing is off limits.
About the Podcast:
Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie is a bold, light and honest breast cancer podcast sharing real breast cancer stories and cancer survivor interviews that don’t sugarcoat the journey.
Hosted by young women with breast cancer, this show dives into the chemo journey, medically induced menopause, body changes, anger, identity shifts, friendships, relationships, sex and the messy in-between moments no one prepares you for.
This isn’t just about surviving. It’s about navigating life after cancer — the good, the hard, and the darkly funny.
We talk about what not to say to someone with cancer.
We talk about losing hair, losing patience, and sometimes losing our minds.
We talk about womanhood, community, and rebuilding confidence when your body feels unfamiliar.
If you’re looking for raw breast cancer stories, honest cancer survivor interviews, and a real cancer community that understands what young women with breast cancer actually go through — you’re in the right place.
This is for the baddies.
The brave.
The blunt.
And anyone figuring out life after cancer one day at a time.
About your host:
November, 2025
It was just 17 months ago. l was fit, busy in my career, and exhausted chasing two young kids under the age of 5 — and then one day, I got that phone call.
This podcast isn’t about being inspirational.
It’s simply about telling it how it is, about telling you how it happens.
It’s about the ridiculous, the emotional, the “what the hell is happening” moments. It’s about the roller coaster of this beast, and it’s about how it is absolutely not a linear process.
Because cancer isn’t just one thing. Its terrifying and can be isolating, but it’s also strangely funny sometimes. Like the time a Mum from school told me she didn’t realise I had cancer, she just thought I was really trendy by shaving off all my hair and rocking headscarves. Seriously? I have definitely shared that one with my fellow baddies and besties, and we have eye rolled and laughed about it.
So this is me — talking honestly about what it’s like to go through the journey of breast cancer, without the pink sparkle filter we all know and love.
And if I can find ways to laugh about it, I reckon you can too.
DISCLAIMER: The views shared on this podcast are based on personal experience and are not intended as medical advice. We are not healthcare professionals. Please consult your medical team with any health-related questions
Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie
Episode 1 - "From Breast Cancer Muggle, to Breast Cancer Baddie!'
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In the very first episode of Diaries of a Breast Cancer Baddie, Louisa (AKA Lu) takes you right back to the moment that changed everything: the phone call no one is ever ready for.
At 34, with two young kids, a busy career and a full life, Lu thought she was doing all the “right” things. Then, out of nowhere, came those three words: You have breast cancer. This episode is her unfiltered, unglossed, no-pink-sparkle retelling of what happened next — from the shock, the disbelief, and the wild medical guessing games, to the dark humour and chaos that somehow kept her afloat.
Lu shares:
✨ The misdiagnosed lump that “wasn’t anything” — until it absolutely was
✨ The surreal weeks of tests, biopsies, and life-or-death decisions
✨ The emotional whiplash of planning chemo one minute and a tropical family holiday the next
✨ The story of “chemo bird,” unsolicited advice from strangers, and why gallows humour saved her sanity
✨ How a young mum, mid-career woman, and self-proclaimed sarcastic queen learned to navigate the fear, fight and absurdity of early breast cancer
This isn’t an inspirational highlight reel — it’s real, raw and ridiculously human. If you’ve ever googled symptoms while holding it together for your kids, if you’ve ever been hit sideways by life, or if you’re craving honesty without the doom and gloom… this episode is for you.
Welcome to the diaries.
Welcome to the chaos.
Welcome to the baddie side of breast cancer 💗🔥