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 2 - A Series with Irene - Part 1. 'My Breastie Bestie'
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In episode 2, the first in 'A Series with Irene', I sit down with one of my closest breast cancer baddies — the glamorous, hilarious, unfiltered queen herself: Irene.
We met in the most iconic way possible… fighting over Chanel at a Look Good, Feel Better workshop. One shared glance, two matching foundation shades, and boom — a friendship forged in chemo, chaos, and questionable eyebrows.
Irene opens up about her shock diagnosis, discovering not one but two breast lumps, and the whirlwind that followed: gruelling tests, 6 rounds of chemo, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and her 10-hour DIEP reconstruction that she somehow tackled like a boss.
We dive into:
-How Irene found her cancer and how quickly her world changed
-The grief of losing your hair when it feels like your identity
-Some chaos, comedy, and unhinged moments that kept us going
-Why a good button-up shirt and a Hermes scarf can cure (almost) anything