48 episodes

Award winning breast cancer survivor & community activist Leanne Pero set up the Black Women Rising cancer project in 2017, aimed at raising vital cancer awareness within the Black community & provide support for Black cancer patients/ survivors whilst they undergo cancer treatment & experience difficulty in remission. With cancer mortality rates within the BAME community being at an all time high- join Leanne & her inspirational guests explore healthy conversation about the myths, taboos & hardships that surround our community as well as share inspirational stories of hope & transformation.

Black Women Rising- The Untold Cancer Stories Podcast Leanne Pero

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Award winning breast cancer survivor & community activist Leanne Pero set up the Black Women Rising cancer project in 2017, aimed at raising vital cancer awareness within the Black community & provide support for Black cancer patients/ survivors whilst they undergo cancer treatment & experience difficulty in remission. With cancer mortality rates within the BAME community being at an all time high- join Leanne & her inspirational guests explore healthy conversation about the myths, taboos & hardships that surround our community as well as share inspirational stories of hope & transformation.

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 12 Survivorship

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 12 Survivorship

    For our final episode of the series our host Charlotte Crowl is joined by our founder Leanne Pero.

    Leanne is a multi award winning entrepreneur and has been a businesswoman since she was 15 yrs old. Leanne's experience with breast cancer led her to start 'The Leanne Pero Foundation'.

    Leanne shared a bit about her personal experience and spoke openly with Charlotte about survivorship.



    After podcast notes:

    Host & production - Charlotte Crowl

    Guest @Leanneperoofficial

    Mixed by @willlevison

    Sponsored by @palmersuk

    • 30 min
    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 11 Living With Cancer

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 11 Living With Cancer

    In this episode our host Charlotte Crowl is joined by Mary Huckle, a health and fitness coach, speaker and blogger. Mary is also a stage 4 cancer Thriver and advocate.

    Mary shares with us her experience of living with cancer. Touching on clinical trials, support systems, how everyday life looks and much more



    After podcast notes:

    Host & production - Charlotte Crowl

    Guest @maryhuckle

    Mixed by @willlevison

    Sponsored by @palmersuk

    • 43 min
    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 10 Nutrition

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 10 Nutrition

    In this episode our host Charlotte Crowl is joined by Toral Shah, founder of @theurbankitchen.

    Toral is a nutritional scientist and functional medicine practitioner. A three times breast cancer survivor, Toral does a lot of work and research surrounding the risk reduction of breast cancer and recurrence and looking into healthcare inequalities.

    Toral shares her personal experience with nutrition and breast cancer, research, tips and more. Toral also has scholarships and bursaries for BIPOC folk for the course:

    https://www.theurbankitchen.co.uk/collections/supper-clubs/products/integrative-medicine-6-week-course-for-breast-cancer-patients





    After podcast notes:

    Host & production - Charlotte Crowl

    Guest: @theurbankitchen www.theurbankitchen.co.uk

    Mixed by @willlevison

    Sponsored by @palmersuk

    • 36 min
    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 9 Scanxiety

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 9 Scanxiety

    In this episode our host Charlotte Crowl was joined by Claire Francis, a counsellor who specialises in many different techniques.

    As well as having her own private practice, Claire has 4 years of volunteering experience for Macmillan.

    Claire speaks about scanxiety, anxiety and some tips to help which are very much based on thoughts and feelings.



    After podcast notes:

    Host & production - Charlotte Crowl

    Guests: Claire www.counsellingwithcancer.co.uk

    Mixed by @willlevison

    Sponsored by @palmersuk

    • 41 min
    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 8 Breast Surgery

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 8 Breast Surgery

    In this episode host Charlotte Crowl is joined by Georgette Oni, who is one of a handful of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons in the UK who is dual-qualified in breast surgical oncology.

    Georgette covers information surrounding the different types of breast surgery, preparing for surgery, aftercare, changes over time and much more.



    After podcast notes:

    Host & production - Charlotte Crowl

    Guest: Georgette Oni

    Mixed by @willlevison

    Sponsored by @palmersuk

    • 33 min
    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 7 Sex and Intimacy

    Black Women Rising - The Untold Cancer: S3 Ep 7 Sex and Intimacy

    Sex and Intimacy EP 7

    This week our host Charlotte Crowl is joined by two guests.

    Dr Isabel White, a licensed psychosexual therapist who previously worked as an oncology nurse. Isabel also led the Royal Marsden Hospital (London) psychosexual therapy service until 2019.

    Charlene Douglas who is one of the UK's leading sex therapists and Intimacy relationship coaches. Charlene has been featured on E4's Married at First Sight UK and The Sex Clinic.

    This extended episode covers some of the common physical and emotional problems that arise. Plus plenty of tips surrounding confidence, sexual desire, menopause and more.

    After podcast notes:

    Host & production - Charlotte Crowl

    Guest 1: DR Isabel White 

    Twitter: @DrWhiteIsabel1

    Book - Living well through the menopause

    www.Cort.org

    Percihealth: https://www.percihealth.com/doctor/dr-isabel-white



    Guest 2: Charlene Douglas

    Website - www.theintimacycoachuk.com

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/charlenedouglasofficial

    Facebook - www.facebook.com/theintimacycoachuk

    Twitter - www.twitter.com/intimacy_coach1

    Mixed by @willlevison

    Sponsored by @palmersuk

    • 1 hr 6 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Nevolicious ,

A fantastic episode

It is so good to hear men talking about their experiences, especially Afro-Caribbean men! Thank you for sharing, and for you campaign, Errol. Congratulations on your MBE too!🙏🏿💃🏿🕺🏾💪🏾🥳🙌🏾😁 🥇

Chericheri40 ,

Black Women Rising Podcasts

*Update* Episode 4- Black Men Rising

Awesome! It was so good to hear the stories directly from the men going through cancer. Well done guys, it was enlightening and also inspiring to hear you speak your truths. This is powerful and is the beginning of more to come. Thank you.

This is an amazing set of podcasts reflecting on the BAME experience of being diagnosed and living with Cancer.

Cancer does not have a preference, it affects anyone, anytime, anywhere. Listen to the podcasts each week as they cover many topics, especially the secrecy and cultural experiences that make it that much harder to circumnavigate living with and being treated for Cancer.

This is my go-to every week! Well done BWR and guests to date.

Kiera O'Hana ,

Mrs

Honestly, such a great listen, unlike any other podcast out there - I was blown away and brought to tears by the stories and experiences shared by these incredibly brave women, not to mention Leanne herself. Such important messages in survival, positivity, energy, love, friendships, family and perspective. Black Women Rising is a beautiful and much needed platform supporting black women who have had or are currently going through cancer and being in neither of those categories, I still thoroughly enjoyed this podcast and have taken a lot of life lessons from it. Keep going girl, you rock.

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