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Adventures with Scars
Join Lauren Huffmaster, a nine-year metastatic breast cancer survivor, in this insightful podcast series for those impacted by cancer.
Each episode walks listeners through the transformative journey outlined in her book, "Cancering: Exploring the Seasons of Emotional Healing." Lauren offers deep reflections on the emotional seasons of healing that accompany a cancer diagnosis. With a blend of personal experience and irrational optimism, she guides you through the heart of cancering, which is the act of living fully while impacted by cancer.
This podcast uniquely inspires, comforts, and provides a sense of community to those navigating their own healing path.
Episodes
38 episodes
Conversations: Stephanie Abbott
Lauren's guest in this episode is Stephanie S. Abbott. Stephanie is a cancer survivor, a former healthcare executive, and author of "Buried or Planted - 100+ Expert Insights from a Healthcare Executives' Journey as a Cancer Patient". S...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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Conversations: Nancy Ferro
In this episode, Lauren has a wonderful conversation with Nancy Ferro. Nancy founded Epic Experience after her oldest son Michael was diagnosed with testicular cancer. 5 years after Michaels diagnosis she had witnessed what the outdoors a...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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39:09
Conversations: Brigitte Cutshall
Lauren welcomes Brigitte Cutshall to the podcast in this episode. Brigitte is a health advocate and speaker who is passionate about encouraging others to lead their happiest, healthiest lives. After dealing with breast cancer twice, melanoma an...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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33:03
Conversations with Terri Curtis
On this episode of Adventures with Scars Lauren welcomes guest Terri Curtis. Terri is the C-suite of the Curtis family. She has been an amazing human for 47 years, a pediatric occupational therapist for 25 years and a mother ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:09
Conversations: Judith Fitzgerald
On this episode Lauren welcomes guest Judith Fitzgerald.Judy was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in 2009. Her year of treatment included a double mastectomy and reconstruction. Since her diagnosis, she has been an active advocate for...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Conversations: Tania Streete
In this episode, Lauren welcomes Tania Streete to the podcast.Tania is a single mother of two sons with disabilities. Her youngest son is now 19 years old and has Down syndrome. Her oldest son is 28 years old with Brain Damage, Epilepsy...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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Conversations: Mahwish Syed
On this episode of Adventures with Scars Lauren is pleased to welcome guest Mahwish Syed.Mahwish Syed is an award winning fashion and interior designer, celebrated author, cancer survivor, and devoted mother. Her creations have adorned ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Lauren Huffmaster- Broken Identity
In this episode Lauren shares her insight about the difficulties with a broken identity that comes with a cancer diagnosis and how that identity is rebuilt. Take a listen and let us know what you think or if you would like to share your own exp...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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23:56
Conversations: Amanda Medina
We are so pleased to welcome to the podcast in this episode Amanda Medina! Amanda is 39 years old and from Texas. She is a mother to a 21-year-old son and has a wonderfully supportive boyfriend. She was diagnosed July 17th 2018 with Stage 4 Met...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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42:17
Conversations: Audrey Graves
This episode features a conversation with Lauren and Audrey Graves, a mom and educator who was first diagnosed with Breast Cancer after the birth of her son in 2006 and currently is living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Audrey shar...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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Conversations: Lori Ponce
On this episode of Adventures with Scars Lauren welcomes Lori Ponce! Lori is a wife and mother of three girls. She homeschools her daughters and teaches adults with disabilities. She is passionate about exercise and has a personal training cert...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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Conversations: Melanie Anderson
On this episode of Adventures with Scars, Lauren welcomes guest Melanie Anderson. Melanie has supported and led organizations serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 30 years. As a driven human service pro...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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Conversations: Kandy Salby
On this episode of Adventures with Scars Lauren welcomes guest Kandy Salby! Kandy is a retired high school English teacher, mother of 2 college kids and stepmom to 2 younger kids, living with stage 4 colon cancer for the last 3 and a half years...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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50:58
Conversations: Mandy Johnson Bryant
Lauren's guest today is Mandy and we are going to let her introduce herself."My name is Mandy Johnson Bryant and I have a fabulous husband Daniel and two wonderful boys, Jonah, age 13, and Jesse, age 10. Most days I appreciate how ble...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:04
Conversations: Josh Tidwell
In this episode Lauren welcomes guest Josh Tidwell, a cancer co-survivor who lost his wife Cassie Tidwell to cancer. Cassie and Josh were one of the first families Adventure Therapy was able to help send on a retreat to the Tiny Home in Tenness...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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Conversations: Krista Kusuma
In this episode Lauren welcomes guest Krista Kusuma, Krista is President at Experience First Consulting, which she founded to divine and nurture the potential of leaders of all levels within museums and cultural organizations, creating purposef...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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50:08
Conversations: Clifton Huffmaster
Lauren's guest for this episode is her husband Dr. Clifton Huffmaster! They discuss all the things that are involved with being a family that has been impacted by cancer and specifically being a co-survivor. This discussion is a glimpse into th...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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51:50
Conversations: Shana Baughman Carroll
In this episode, Lauren welcomes Shana, mother of four, who is also living with breast cancer. Shana shares her cancer story and how she parents while cancering. Lots of inspiring stories and funny moments in this episode, Shana even shar...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:19:37
Conversations: Robert Parti
Author, Speaker, and Life Coach Robert Parti joins Lauren on the podcast to talk about his wife, Desiree, who passed away from metastatic breast cancer and the life lessons he learned from her and from being a caregiver. He is inspiration...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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Conversations: Louise Marvulli
In this episode Lauren welcomes Louise Marvulli.Louise candidly shares about her "cancering" journey for the past 11 years. She shares about what she has learned, how she has grown and all the in-betweens. It is a conversation full of encou...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:23:15
Conversations: Rachelle Jenio
On today's episode, Lauren sits down with mom, wife, and hula dancer Rachelle Jenio. Listen as Rachelle shares her story of living with Metastatic Breast Cancer for the last 6 years and how she is dealing with the fear, isolation and broken ide...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:16:10
Conversations: Christina McAmis
Lauren's guest for this episode is Christina McAmis. Christina had just had a daughter, was enrolled in law school and about to be married when she found out she had Stage 4 breast cancer. That was nine years ago, her story is a miracle, take a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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55:27
Season Two Intro
We are so excited to begin our second season of Adventures with Scars! This season Lauren will be interviewing AMAZING guests and digging into their stories of the cancering life and their experiences with the emotional side effects of cancer. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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