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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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