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Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. *************************** (Don’t miss the special offer provided to you by our podcast guest below). There is no doubt that every woman will experience changes to her sexual health after a breast cancer diagnosis to varying levels. Perhaps you've gone through medically induced menopause unexpectedly and are no longer sure of how to navigate your intimate life. Were your breasts important for your arousal or orgasm? Has your libido has disappeared without notice? Are you having painful intercourse and don't understand how to fix it? (HINT: It might NOT be about lube!) You need to know you're not alone! In 2017, I couldn't understand why I hadn't been "warned" about the intimacy issues I would face after a breast cancer diagnosis, but I knew there MUST be answers! Because of the personal issues I faced in my intimate life, I started the private Facebook support group, Sex After Breast Cancer. Since that time, I've developed a Contributing Expert Team to provide us with the information we need. Thousands of women have been helped through our beautiful support group. Recently I had a very frank discussion about sexual health with one of our Contributing Experts, Dr. Lyndsey Harper, OB/GYN. Dr. Harper is the founder and CEO of Rosy, an award-winning women’s health technology company that connects women who have sexual health concerns with hope, community, and research-backed solutions. Our conversation covered a wide range of issues from lack of libido to painful sex to the use of vaginal estrogen and much more. I think you'll enjoy our discussion. After listening, I want to encourage you to download the Rosy - Sexual Health for Women app on your mobile device. We are grateful that Dr. Harper has provided our Hope After Breast Cancer community with a special offer. Use the promo code HOPE at meetrosy.com/promo to redeem a 1-Month Subscription to the Rosy Silver Membership! The offer is only good for new subscribers and is only available in the US and Canada. THANK YOU, Rosy!

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Buying me a cup of coffee will help keep our content coming! If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ===== We had another great Q&A session with Dr. Lyndsey Harper, OB/GYN who is also the founder of the Rosy Wellness app. See the description below for a special offer from Rosy (https://meetrosy.com). Dr. Lyndsey suggested that we check out the body image course on the Rosy app! Per Dr. Lyndsey, an astonishing 43% of ALL women have sexual concerns! And lack of libido affects 38% of the general population! You are NOT alone, friend! Topics discussed— • Lack of libido • Painful intercourse with deep penetration solutions • Dilation protocol • Quality of life issues • How depression can affect libido, arousal and orgasm • “Vaginas have ridges!” Rosy App Offer— • Code: AFTERBC • Good for a FREE 1-Month Silver Membership to the Rosy App • Link: https://bit.ly/3KV61dt Links for products mentioned in this episode by Dr. Harper— • https://cherryblossomintimates.com/ • https://www.anaono.com/ • https://milliforher.com/ • https://ohnut.co/collections/all-products

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ********************* Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer? The "Change of Life" and the Quality of Life Matters of the Heart Breaking Bad Losing and Using Our Minds Can Breast Cancer Survivors Take Estrogen? Progesterone and the Pill Debates, Decisions, and Final Lessons in the Case for HRT That is a list of chapter titles in the book, Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives—Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer by medical oncologist Avrum Bluming, MD, and social psychologist, Carol Tavris, PhD. I was introduced to the book by my former PCP, Dr. Melody Rodarte, DO. It reads like a thriller. The introduction is even called, "Who Killed HRT?" The authors tell a riveting story. Over 20 years ago, they indicate that a poorly conceived and misinformed study from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) swept through the medical community, indicating a causal connection of estrogen and breast cancer and demonizing the use of estrogen to treat menopausal women. "... We will show in a close examination of the WHI studies, some of those claims were exaggerated, some were misleading, and some were just wrong—and several of the WHI investigators themselves eventually backed away from them." The book delivers the goods, names names, and provides more than 50 pages of referenced articles and studies to back up their claims that "estrogen matters." "But wait, Jan! My oncologist has told me ... " Yes, I totally understand. Mine has told me the same things. You'll hear my story in the interview. Now that I've read the book, I'm sending my onc a copy and begging her to look into it. You might consider doing the same thing. This quote in the book says it all. "All scientific work is incomplete—whether it be observational or experimental. All scientific work is liable to be upset or modified by advancing knowledge. That does not confer upon us a freedom to ignore the knowledge we already have, or to postpone the action that it appears to demand at a given time." —Austin Bradford Hill, 1965 (Hill is the British biostatistician who pioneered the randomized clinical trial) Why should we even consider using estrogen as women who have gone through breast cancer treatment? Here are a few reasons from the book's back cover. "There is no current way to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia—except estrogen." "Seven times as many women die of heart disease as die of breast cancer annually. In fact, heart disease, not cancer, is the leading cause of death among breast cancer survivors, and HRT can decrease that risk by 30 to 50 percent." "The same number of women die annually following osteoporotic hip fracture as die of breast cancer, and HRT can cut this risk in half." "There is no evidence to support the current medical advice to take HRT at the lowest dose for the shortest period of time." "HRT is the most effective treatment for all menopausal symptoms, not only the familiar hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia—which can last seven years or longer—but also heart palpitations, joint and muscle aches, headaches, bladder problems, sexual discomforts, and depression, which many women do not realize are often signs of menopause as well." "Women taking HRT live, on average, several years longer than those not taking it." "Estrogen does not increase the risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer is not a disease, as some professionals believe, 'of having too much estrogen in your body.' Even breast cancer survivors may safely take HRT under a doctor's supervision, and it will not increase their risk of recurrence." Please read it yourself. Do your own research. Discuss it with your providers. Be your own advocate. Find out more about the book on their website at Estrogen Matters. https://estrogenmatters.com/

If you would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). Thank you! Christian Healthcare Ministries is an affordable non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Join our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist). Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Major topics covered— Caring for your sexual body • Caring for your sexual body does not require a partner! That is something that you have ownership of. You are a sexual woman whether or not you are sharing sex with a partner. • It is so much easier to maintain vaginal health than it is to recover vaginal health. Maybe just start with some proactive vaginal hydration every week. This is about health in your body. • Our urinary system, our vulva (outside), our vagina (inside), and the pelvic floor muscles are all impacted by the loss of estrogen in our systems. • Using a full-sized vibrator with penetration at least twice a week to promote blood flow to the vagina will help maintain vaginal health, in the flexibility, in the length of its accommodation, and in the circumference of the accommodation. • Listen to your body and be proactive! If you have painful intercourse, hydrate for at least two weeks, then move to dilation. Vaginal moisturizing/hydration (hydrates the tissue and promotes vaginal health) • Vaginal estrogen • Oral estrogen • Oral estrogen combined with a non-hormonal gel • Non-hormonal (hyaluronic acid products Traci recommends: o Hyalo Gen o Revaree o Gynatrof Dilation (work) / Vibrators (fun) • If sex is painful, go for a dilator o Traci likes the Dr. Laura Berman Intimate Basics - Dilator Set • Vibrators can be used to promote blood flow, to relax the muscles, and for pleasure o Start simple until you can figure out what you like. o https://www.rosetoy-official.com/ is the website mentioned, but it’s certainly not the only one! Lubricants (reduces friction) - Traci recommends the following lubes • Water-based lubes: Good Clean Love, Enchanted Rose, Velvet Rose • Silicone-based lubes aren’t recommended—they can degrade a vibrator so don’t use together. • Hybrid lubes: Naked Silk, Wet Gold Vaginal pH • Prevention (these things will maintain a healthy environment in the vagina): Probiotics (research the biome’s relationship to the vagina), vaginal estrogen, hyaluronic acid • When you have recurrent bacterial infections in your vagina, Traci prescribes boric acid. • Please don’t use products that have fragrances! Urethral prolapse • Can be caused by a combination of loss of estrogen, chronic constipation, overweight, pregnancy, childbirth, weak pelvic floor muscles, pelvic trauma. • Typical treatment plan o Vaginal estrogen o Hydration of vaginal walls with dilation o Pelvic floor therapy to strengthen muscles Use of Cialis in women • FDA hasn’t been approved for women. • Option is to use cuddle cream / scream cream. It’s easy. Put it where you want it without systemic effect. Vaginal exams • Pediatric speculums are available if you are concerned about adult-sized speculums • Feel free to ask if you can remain clothed to have a conversation with your gynecologist before your exam. Great idea! Advocate for yourself! Women’s Healthcare Provider Worksheet • Download here – https://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ Medications and sex • All the meds that impact the central nervous system may impact you sexually. • SSRIs have a pretty high impact on desire (diminished or inability to orgasm OR persistent genital arousal). SSRIs approved to treat depression are Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Pexeva, Zoloft. • Play with the timing of your meds • See if you can lower the dosage • Some anti-depressants that have fewer sexual side effects: Wellbutrin, Remeron, Viibryd, Trintellix NOTE: Links shown are informational only and are not indicative of the only pricing available. Please rely on your own research.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. Friends, I am so very excited to bring you this training about “Mindful Eating.” Our Contributing Expert Dawn Hopkins is, among other things, a Licensed Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Facilitator. “Mindful eating”? What the heck is THAT? From the Am I Hungry? website: You were born with a natural, instinctive relationship with food. As a young child, you knew when you were hungry and when you were full. You ate what you loved without guilt. And when you were done eating, food was no longer your focus. You turned your attention to playing, exploring, and growing while your body used the fuel for energy. Along the way, you probably picked up messages about food and your body from family, friends, healthcare, and the media. For example, you were told that certain foods are “bad,” and when you eat them, you are “bad” too. Instead of play, exercise became punishment for eating or for earning the right to eat. Your body was somehow wrong, creating an intense longing to change it to earn acceptance and approval. This set you up for a life-long pattern we call the eat-repent-repeat cycle. It’s time to heal your relationship with food. When you stop obsessing about food and your body and heal your relationship with food, you free your energy to live the big, vibrant life you crave! Dawn is a world-class “trainer of trainers” in the yoga community. But she’s also passionate about the way the Am I Hungry? Program helped her change her relationship with food and heal deep-seated issues from an eating disorder. As a breast cancer survivor herself, she wants to bring what she’s learned to our community! Please join us—we’re waiting for you!

Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Sexuality Counselor and Contributing Expert Traci Owen discusses "the conversation we should have had" when we were diagnosed with breast cancer. Sexuality issues should have been discussed, as well as ways to minimize the effects treatment has on your lady bits. Traci discusses vaginal hydration which can mitigate the loss of estrogen most of us experience. There are also solutions for lack of libido, and she discusses the pros and cons of each. There is no one-size-fits all way to go, friends. As Traci tells us, "You're trying to find what will work for YOU—you have to find YOUR solution." Download the Women’s Healthcare Provider Worksheet here – https://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ NOTE: Links shown are informational only and are not indicative of the only pricing available. Please rely on your own research. ABOUT Sex After Breast Cancer LIVE! Our largest private breast cancer support group is our Sex After Breast Cancer community on Facebook. Every month, our community of thousands grows, each woman searching for solutions to the issues they are experiencing after a breast cancer diagnosis. And we have answers! Dozens of professionals have joined our Contributing Experts team to educate the women in our community. Our current Contributing Experts have impressive credentials— • Board-Certified Urologist and Sexual Medicine Specialist • Medical Doctor—OB/GYN, Rosy Wellness Founder • Certified Sexuality Counselor, Practice Clinician, RN • Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Christian Sex Therapist • Occupational Therapist, Somatic Sexologist, Clinical Sexuality and Intimacy Educator • Family Nurse Practitioner, Pelvic Health Specialist • Holistic Therapist, Certified Grief Facilitator • Medical Doctor—OB/GYN • Family Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Specialist • Life Coach/Relationship Expert • Board-Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Internal and Obesity Medicine Specialist • Naturopathic Doctor, Homeopath • E-RYT 500 Master Yoga Instructor, Yoga Teacher Trainer, Yoga Therapist, Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner, Reiki Practitioner • Certified Lymphatic Therapist • Clinical Thermographer • Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Cancer Exercise Specialist • Board Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach • Doctor of Pharmacy, Healthcare Cost Consultant • Clinical Sleep Educator • Licensed Acupuncturist • Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor • Grief Recovery Specialist, Certified Professional Coach, RN Each week one or more of our experts joins us for Sex After Breast Cancer LIVE! inside the private Facebook group (. If you can't join us live, you can always catch each episode on our podcast. Find out more on our Sex After Breast Cancer website.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. *************************** In this candid and personal discussion about vaginal health, I share the following golden nuggets. NEWS FLASH #1: There ARE answers to reclaiming your sex life after a breast cancer diagnosis. You just need help in knowing how to go get them. NEWSFLASH #2: BODY BEFORE BRAIN. You’ve GOT to fix your body before your brain can get back in the game. NEWSFLASH #3: THIS ISN’T ABOUT LUBE. You may be experiencing issues that lubes can’t fix. Get to the bottom of it with a diagnosis instead of trying to fix it with a bandaid. NEWSFLASH #4: There are typically no quick solutions for our vaginal issues. Be patient and kind to yourself. NEWSFLASH #5 – There is a growing body of work that indicates that vaginal estrogen is not harmful to women who have had breast cancer. It’s always a personal choice. Your Two-Step Action Plan STEP 1 — Set up an appt with your gynecologist. Don’t forget to download the Healthcare Provider Worksheet on http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/, and use it as a tool for your appointments. STEP 2 — Go to http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/. Join our community. Get into the discussion. Meet our Contributing Experts. Read the articles and videos we’ve provided for you on our website and inside the groups. Listen to our podcast which has brand new content every week. Resources Discussed Book - Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer: Bluming, Avrum, Tavris, Carol: 9780316481205: AmazonSmile: Books. https://smile.amazon.com/Estrogen-Matters-Hormones-Menopause-Well-Being/dp/0316481203/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OH0IZ6MUZMOZ&keywords=estrogen+matters&qid=1659307770&sprefix=estrogen+matters%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-1 Podcast - Is Estrogen the Enemy of Women Who Have Had Breast Cancer? A Conversation with Dr. Melody Rodarte, DO https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast Article/Video - Is Estrogen the Enemy of Women Who Have Had Breast Cancer? A Conversation with Dr. Melody Rodarte, DO https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/blog/a-conversation-about-the-book-estrogen-matters

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a paid membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee. And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames Find out more about our private Facebook support groups (Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, Booby Buddies en español) here. https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups Joining our Newsletter List will give you a monthly recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist Subscribe to our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast on your favorite podcast platform! https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. ************************* Major topics covered— Urinary tract infection Vaginal hydration Dilation and vibration Solo pleasure vs partnered pleasure An open conversation about porn and sex toys New ways to look at how your diagnosis may have impacted your partner/husband Info shared in this Q&A— Intimate Rose Probiotics to help fight UTIs https://www.intimaterose.com/.../womens-health-probiotic... Ellura - high concentrate cranberry for UTIs https://www.webmd.com/.../2/drug-162713/ellura-oral/details Lube Talk - Traci's opinion is that Replens "is like Chapstick" and does penetrate the tissue to heal it. Also she cautions against using coconut oil if you have recurrent yeast infections or any diabetic concerns. Hyluaronic acid brands Traci recommends: Hylaogen, Revaree, Gynatrof An Open Letter on Porn - https://www.gottman.com/blog/an-open-letter-on-porn/ Go to our website at http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ to get Traci Owen's Healthcare Provider Worksheet to use as a tool to talk with your women's healthcare provider about your concerns. Traci's website: https://intimatepathways.org/ - Traci provides telehealth services in 34 states. ABOUT Sex After Breast Cancer LIVE! Our largest breast cancer support group is our Sex After Breast Cancer community on Facebook. Every month, our community of thousands from across the world grows, each woman searching for solutions to the issues they are experiencing after a breast cancer diagnosis. And we have answers! Dozens of professionals have joined our Contributing Experts team, including several who can help the women in our Sex After Breast Cancer community. Three Medical Doctors: Two OB/GYNs and a Board-Certified Urologist/Sexual Medicine Specialist Family Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Specialist Family Nurse Practitioner, Pelvic Health Specialist Somatic Sexologist, Clinical Sexuality and Intimacy Educator Certified Sexuality Counselor, Practice Clinician Marriage & Family Therapist, Christian Sex Therapist Certified Grief Facilitator Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist Each week one or more of our experts joins us for Sex After Breast Cancer LIVE! inside the private Facebook group. If you can't join us live, you can always catch each episode on our podcast. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ******************** Many brilliant and passionate Experts have joined the Hope After Breast Cancer team to help our women heal their unseen wounds. Our Contributing Expert, Beth Leonard, is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who specializes in sex therapy. She's excited to share her expertise with our community, including details about the "Female Desire Rocket!" You're sure to be inspired by Beth's video. Beth shares, “My life motto is ‘Don’t waste your pain.’ In life, pain is inevitable. The many ways we try to push it away, anesthetize it, or avoid it can further wound us and cause damage to us and our relationships. But when we allow it, pain can be a powerful tool in the Father’s hand for change and growth. Specific sex therapy issues I address include trauma, sexual /physical abuse, desire disorders, mismatched desire in couples, female sexual pain, and recovery from the impact of sexual addiction/betrayal.” Beth is a member of the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (AAMFT) and the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists (ABCST) and is in training to become an AAMFT approved supervisor. She is also trained in EMDR, Sand Tray, and Trauma-Focused Art Therapy. Thank you for your contribution to our community, Beth!

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Buying me a cup of coffee will help keep our content coming! If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ===== More and more success stories are being told in our private Sex After Breast Cancer support group! Our women are learning about solutions that are available to them to treat painful intercourse and lack of libido from our incredible group of Contributing Experts. Today’s podcast features one of our women and a newlywed, Erin, who was struggling with both painful intercourse and lack of libido early in her marriage. Through the encouragement of the women in our support group and the education she was able to get through our team of Contributing Experts, Erin felt empowered to talk to her providers about potential solutions to her issues. As she tried options along the way (including vaginal laser treatment and pelvic floor therapy), her gynecologist suggested that Erin see a different gynecologist who worked more often with women who take hormone blockers. Erin tells the story of how that new gyny was able to specifically identify why intercourse was painful and how just a tiny bit of topical hormone cream applied a couple of times a week restored her tissue and took away her pain quickly! And on the libido front, it was recommended that Erin try using a prescription medication Addyi that works in pre-menopausal women to treat decreased sexual desire. Her gyny said 70% of the women she prescribes it to had great results, and Erin was one of those. Although her gyny said it would take three months to have results, Erin experienced increase desire in the first month! (Note that there is one other prescription medication given by injection for pre-menopausal women who have low sexual desire called Vyleesi). As it is with all of us, friends, painful intercourse and lack of libido is most likely caused by a combination of medical conditions that can be treated. Take Erin’s advice and ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF with your providers to find the answers you need. THERE IS HOPE.

From Karin Del Maestro, Integrative Nutrition/Health Coach: You may have this little voice in your head whispering “you really need to take better care of yourself you know” But that little whisper is most often followed by, yeah right!! • With what time? Give me another 5 hours in the day! • How am I supposed to juggle everything I’m already trying to do and add something else? • Where do I find the energy to take better care of me? • Isn’t that selfish? What about everyone else? It can be hard to make the shift to focusing on your own needs first…especially when we’ve grown up just automatically taking care of everyone else. In this episode, you’ll learn: 1. The link between lack of self-care and breast cancer, that you DO NOT want to miss! 2. Why it’s NOT selfish to take better care of yourself! 3. How to change the habit of a lifetime, so that you can have more energy for everyone around you and massively improve your quality of life…Every. Single. Day! ===== Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast) on Rumble (https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos) Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ********************* There is a tremendous amount of loss that we experience after a breast cancer diagnosis. We are stripped of so many things that have been foundational in our lives. They’re there—and then, all of a sudden— They’re not. Breast cancer is a THIEF.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ************************* Different hormones may impact your chance of recurrence. Learn how the hormones estrogen, testosterone and DHEA all play a role in your ongoing health. Visit us at - www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com Welcome to Hope After Breast Cancer! • FREE – Get the “Best of Our Sex After Breast Cancer Videos and Articles” here - https://bit.ly/3ohH53C • Pink Sisters, I wrote you a letter! - https://bit.ly/2X8er9l • Workshops with a Mission - https://bit.ly/38ZXeV9 • Online Support Groups - https://bit.ly/3hUgpnr

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ************************ I believe it's rare that a woman who has had breast cancer really tackles the wounds that grief and loss leave after a life-altering diagnosis. After all, there are tons of physical issues that need to be handled as quickly as possible with cancer—most of us don't have enough bandwidth to work on emotional issues at the same time. But in order to live a thriving life, it's important that we don't brush grief and loss under the rug. At Hope After Breast Cancer, we've added a few new experts to our team to help women discuss, recognize, and heal their unseen wounds from the losses they've experienced. Meet our Contributing Expert, Carla Mannes. Carla is a Holistic Therapist who specializes in grief and loss counseling with adults, teens, and families. And Carla is a two-time breast cancer thriver. She's actually walked the road you've been on. We're so grateful for all the knowledge and expertise that Carla is bringing to our community, both in recorded interviews on our website and live interviews inside our THRIVER NATION membership group. THANK YOU, Carla!

From Karin Del Maestro, Integrative Nutrition/Health Coach: Have you ever looked around and wondered why you can’t seem to get your act together, when everyone else seems to be able to? First … know that they don’t have their act together! Second … there’s nothing wrong with you! After 20+ years of working in health and wellness I’ve discovered the secret to staying on track with healthy habits…even when life gets rough, and we know it will! I’ve witnessed what has worked…and I’ve seen what doesn’t (did you know that diets don’t work?) In this episode, you’ll learn: 1. Why diets (and an all or nothing approach) don’t work! 2. My proven approach to staying on track! 3. Your best next steps, so that you can copy my proven approach step-by-step! ===== Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast) on Rumble (https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos) Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. *********************** Before breast cancer, I had no idea there was a long list of conditions that are associated with the disease. Many of us are thrown into medically-induced menopause, while others go through chronological menopause. Either way, we need to be aware of a condition called vaginal atrophy. Mayo Clinic says, "Vaginal atrophy (atrophic vaginitis) is thinning, drying and inflammation of the vaginal walls that may occur when your body has less estrogen. Vaginal atrophy occurs most often after menopause. For many women, vaginal atrophy not only makes intercourse painful but also leads to distressing urinary symptoms." This video will help you determine if you may be fighting vaginal atrophy and give you information to discuss with your personal provider.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ****************** If you are considering using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy pellets, please see our video to learn what to discuss with your provider to stay healthy. Welcome to Hope After Breast Cancer! • FREE – Get the “Best of Our Sex After Breast Cancer Videos and Articles” here - https://bit.ly/3ohH53C • Pink Sisters, I wrote you a letter! - https://bit.ly/2X8er9l • Workshops with a Mission - https://bit.ly/38ZXeV9 • Online Support Groups - https://bit.ly/3hUgpnr

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Buying me a cup of coffee will help keep our content coming! If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ===== What a DELIGHT and HONOR to talk with urologist, intimacy expert, top international podcaster, and bestselling author Dr. Kelly Casperson! We had a wide-ranging discussion about sex after breast cancer and had some fun, too! Main Topics: • YOU ARE NOT BROKEN – This is the name of Kelly’s podcast and book. From her website: “The thing I say all the time, you are not broken! There is absolutely zero upside to telling ourselves that we are deficient or lesser than. Why would we want to tell our bodies that? They’re wonderful as they are. They are good enough and lovable as they are. You might have a medical condition, and you are not broken.” • Limiting beliefs about our sexuality • Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) • What you should know about VET (Vaginal Estrogen Therapy) and MHT (Menopausal Hormone Therapy) • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Find out more and connect with Dr. Kelly through her website at https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ************************** One breast cancer survivor's story of breast cancer reconstruction, the dreaded expander and the exciting send-off she gave it after her swap surgery. Welcome to Hope After Breast Cancer! • FREE – Get the “Best of Our Sex After Breast Cancer Videos and Articles” here - https://bit.ly/3ohH53C • Pink Sisters, I wrote you a letter! - https://bit.ly/2X8er9l • Workshops with a Mission - https://bit.ly/38ZXeV9 • Online Support Groups - https://bit.ly/3hUgpnr

From Karin Del Maestro, Integrative Nutrition/Health Coach: Did you know that the air in your home is up to 500 times more toxic than the air outside? And yet, we are rarely told by our doctors that this EASY action of reducing toxins in our homes can have a HUGE impact on our health, including, yes…our breast health! This, for me, is one of the easiest shifts we can make…after all, we are all buying products already to: • Clean our homes • Do laundry • Wash our faces and hair • Make-up • Brush our teeth • Store our food So wouldn’t it make sense that if we are buying something anyway, why not make a safer choice, that could help boost your energy, minimize side-effects from medications and lower your risk of recurrence? But it can feel overwhelming and knowing where to even start … can feel like a lot! In this episode, I’ll be sharing: 1. The impact that these toxins can have on your health 2. Where to find these harmful chemicals 3. PLUS, the best next step to begin making the shift to safer…effortlessly!!! ===== Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast) on Rumble (https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos) Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ***************************** Urologist and Sexual Medicube Specialist, Dr. Rachel Rubin, MD, BRINGS THE GOODS in encouraging us about sexuality after breast cancer! This will be the most encouraging 20 minutes you'll see this week, friends! Be sure to follow Dr. Rachel on Instagram to help her reach 10,000 followers—I told her we could help her do it! 🙂 https://www.instagram.com/drrachelrubin/ Dr. Rachel mentioned that the UK has now made vaginal estrogen available WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION in pharmacies! 🔥🔥 🔥 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/easier-access-to-locally-applied-hrt-to-treat-postmenopausal-vaginal-symptoms-in-landmark-mhra-reclassification

From Karin Del Maestro, Integrative Nutrition/Health Coach: Have you ever wondered if stress causes cancer? You may have even asked Dr. Google … with the answer being a resounding NO. But I didn’t stop at that answer…because what I know from my extensive background in hormone health…I know what happens in our body when we get stressed. Now, this episode is especially for you, if you experienced a big stressful time (not traffic on the way home from work…but the kind of stress that keeps you up at night!) 12-48 months prior to your breast cancer diagnosis. And…if you were diagnosed with hormone receptive breast cancer. You see, what you’ll learn in this episode is: 1. How STRESS impacts our body 2. How we cope with stress and how that can affect our risk factors 3. PLUS, what you can do differently, so that you don’t keep repeating the same things and expect a different outcome. ===== Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast) on Rumble (https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos) Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Our largest breast cancer support group is our Sex After Breast Cancer community on Facebook. Every month, hundreds of new women from across the world join our community of thousands, searching for solutions to the issues they are experiencing after a breast cancer diagnosis. And we have answers! Dozens of professionals have joined our Contributing Experts team, including several who can help the women in our Sex After Breast Cancer community. • Three Medical Doctors: Two OB/GYNs and a Board-Certified Urologist and Sexual Medicine Specialist • Family Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Specialist • Somatic Sexologist, Clinical Sexuality and Intimacy Educator • Marriage & Family Therapist, Christian Sex Therapist • Certified Grief Facilitator • Family Nurse Practitioner, Pelvic Health Specialist • Certified Sexuality Counselor, Practice Clinician • Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist Subscribe to our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast on your favorite podcast platform! Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ************************* Info from this recording— The importance of vaginal health, whether you have a partner or not Hyluaronic acid brands - Hylaogen, Revaree, Gynatrof Book: Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire by Lori A. Brotto Book: Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski Ph.D. Go to our new website, http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/, to get Traci Owen's Healthcare Provider Worksheet to use as a tool to talk with your women's healthcare provider about your concerns. Traci's website: https://intimatepathways.org/ - Traci provides telehealth services in 34 states. About Sex After Breast Cancer LIVE!

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Would you consider buying me a coffee? If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. ****************** Once you've been diagnosed with cancer, it's very important to understand the role hormones have in your health. Exposure to different hormones may impact your risk of recurrence. Family Nurse Practitioner Kristina Calligan shares her expertise with us in discussing estrogen, progesterone and DHEA.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer Buying me a cup of coffee will help keep our content coming! If you value the information I provide, the time I put into serving our community, and would like to support my work, please consider subscribing with a membership to TEAM HOPE for just $5 a month at Buy Me A Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janjames). And please pray for my efforts to have significance in the lives of the women we serve! Thank you! Do you wish there was an affordable solution to rising healthcare costs? There IS! Greg and I use Christian Healthcare Ministries, a non-profit health cost sharing ministry, not insurance. Christian Healthcare Ministries members have shared billions of dollars for medical bills while also keeping participation costs low for over 40 YEARS. Find out more here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/chm) Subscribe and watch our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/podcast). Rumble at https://rumble.com/user/hopeafterbreastcancer. YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj6JPrjx0vVFpOeE-bdymA/videos. Check out http://sexafterbreastcancer.com/ for quick access to our Sex After Breast Cancer community, experts, and resources. Be sure to download the SABC Toolbox! Find out more about our private Facebook support groups—Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Booby Buddies en español. (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/support-groups ) Meet our Contributing Expert team (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/meet-our-experts) Joining our Newsletter List (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/waitlist) will give you an intermittent recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support. Disclaimer: While professional experts and the Company address health issues and the information provided on this Website and its components relates to medical and/or health issues, the information provided is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. Our Contributing Expert and Lymphatic Therapist, Deborah Kellogg, is passionate about helping our women learn how to prevent lymphedema. But if you are ever diagnosed with lymphedema, Deborah's coaching will also empower you to get the correct care and minimize the impact it has on your quality of life. In this new Q&A about the lymphatic system, Deborah teaches us the mission of the lymphatic system, lymphedema prevention techniques, and signs that we may be experiencing lymphedema symptoms. We are incredibly grateful for her expertise! To download the resources about lymphedema Deborah discussed in this recording, click here (https://www.hopeafterbreastcancer.com/opt-in-afcff3d1-b091-4224-9406-3e84d4817414)