Staying Mum, Surviving Breast Cancer

07/05/2025 37 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
Staying Mum, Surviving Breast Cancer

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In this powerful and honest chat, I sit down with Esther Shaw as she opens up about being a mum with breast cancer, after being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at 41.We talk about the raw reality of motherhood during treatment, trying to keep life going for your children while your own world feels like it’s falling apart. Esther shares how parenting didn’t pause, even when the chemo started, and how she found strength in the everyday moments, from turning up to appointments to simply getting through the next hour.Our conversation explores the deep emotional impact of surviving breast cancer, the loneliness of treatment during lockdown, and the toll it’s taken on her mental health. Esther also reflects on the long-term healing, physically and emotionally, that continues, even five years on. Her story is a moving reminder of the resilience within motherhood, and the importance of speaking openly about the mental and emotional side of cancer.If anything discussed in the episode has got you needing to find further help please visit www.supermumma.co.uk where I have lots of places that offer supportI would love for you to carry on the conversation with other mums by sharing this episode . Please Like, Follow/Subscribe and I can't wait to talk to you again soon!And remember... you are a SUPER MUMMA!Come say hi @supermummas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.