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Navigating Life After Breast Cancer with Brilliantly

Kristen Carbone speaks with CURE Talks Cancer to discuss her history with cancer and her experiences that ultimately led to the founding ...

How to Ask for Help (Trust Us, You Can)

Kristen talks with Mama Bear Dares about asking for help and how she reframes her story in a more positive light.

Learning to Become Your Own Best Advocate

Following her mother’s lead, Kristen learned how to advocate for her health. Her goal? To pay it forward as a role model for her own chil...

How to Ask For What You Need

It’s critical to feel confident and supported in your decision-making. Kristen and Kendra Hennessy discuss how scary life can feel when y...

A Conversation with Breast Friends

In an interview with Becky Olson and Sharon Henifin of Breast Friends, Kristen explores the paradox between feeling lucky to be alive and...

Dating after a Mastectomy: The Can Survivor Podcast, Episode 34

After undergoing a preventative mastectomy, and began dating, Kristen still had a subconscious fear of early death. Consequently, she did...

How to Find Hope and Healing

Kristen attributes her post-mastectomy attitude and mindset to three things: gratitude, patience, and amazing caretakers.

Why I Chose to Have a Double Mastectomy

Kristen talks with Jackie Shea about getting used to her new body, advocating for her health, and the power of humor during hard times.

Overcoming Body Image Issues After Reconstruction

Among the multitude of physical and emotional preparations you need to handle before having a mastectomy, it can be difficult to ask the ...

Confronting the Loneliness of Early Parenting and Motherless Mothering

After her mother’s early death, Kristen feared she may also have a short life. She talks with Extraordinary Moms’ Jessica Dahlquist abou...

Building Community After a Transformative Experience

Kristen’s vision for Brilliantly is that it becomes the place where women go when they are ready to move on and feel empowered. She share...

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