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.
Adventures with Scars
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 professional and active single parent to two amazing young adults (ages 19 and 22), she knows how to help and support others. At age 50, after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, she had to work on the concept of letting go of fear and control and lean into the concept of interdependence.