Living Life with Leora

Leoracoca

Living Life with Leora is a wellness-focused podcast dedicated to women who are navigating healing, recovery, and reinvention—at any stage of life. Hosted by Leora Acoca Goldberg, a former Miss Israel, Survivor finalist, exercise physiologist, holistic nutritionist, and patient advocate, this podcast is rooted in lived experience, deep compassion, and science-informed holistic care. After her own explant surgery and healing journey, Leora made it her mission to support women who are recovering from breast implant illness, surgery, chronic inflammation, hormonal imbalance, and life-altering he

Episodes

  1. Mar 27

    Breast Implants Nearly Destroyed Her Life… Here’s What Happened

    In this emotional and eye-opening episode of Living Life with Leora, Tamara shares her powerful 20-year journey through breast cancer, breast reconstruction, and the devastating reality of breast implant illness.After surviving cancer, Tamara believed the hardest part was behind her. But over the next 14 years, she began experiencing severe and unexplained symptoms—chronic pain, rashes, vertigo, brain fog, and eventually complete hair loss. Despite countless doctor visits, she was repeatedly told nothing was wrong.It wasn’t until years later that she discovered the truth: her breast implants were slowly poisoning her body.In this raw and honest conversation, Tamara opens up about:• The hidden symptoms of breast implant illness• Losing her hair, identity, and sense of self• Being dismissed by doctors while suffering• The emotional toll of explant surgery and healing• Faith, resilience, and rebuilding her life from rock bottomToday, Tamara is on a journey of healing—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—and is using her story to help other women feel seen, heard, and informed.This is more than a health story—it’s a story about survival, identity, and finding strength when everything is taken away.👉 If you or someone you love has breast implants or unexplained health symptoms, this episode is a must-watch.If this story impacted you, please like, comment, and subscribe to help spread awareness and support more women going through similar journeys.

    40 min
  2. Mar 6

    Ep 3: Breast Implant Illness, Explant Surgery & Healing: Stacy’s Powerful Journey

    In this deeply personal episode of Living Life with Leora, host Leora Acoca-Golberg sits down with Stacy Trapanese to talk about breast implant illness, explant surgery, reconstruction, and the emotional journey of true healing.Stacy shares her story of undergoing breast reconstruction at a young age due to a congenital chest wall condition, living through multiple breast surgeries, years of unexplained symptoms, autoimmune struggles, implant rupture, and ultimately finding healing after explant and revision surgery.This conversation explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual side of recovery — from feeling dismissed by doctors, to learning how to advocate for your health, to rebuilding self-love and confidence after implants are removed.In this episode, they discuss: • Stacy’s long journey with breast implants and chronic symptoms • The connection between breast implant illness, fatigue, inflammation, and autoimmune issues • What happened after her ruptured implant • Why choosing the right explant and reconstruction surgeon matters • Healing after surgery, including detox, minerals, sauna, and recovery support • The emotional impact of seeing your body after explant • How adversity can become purpose, empowerment, and self-loveThis is an honest and empowering conversation for women navigating breast implant illness, considering explant surgery, or searching for answers about unexplained symptoms and healing.✨ You are not alone, and this episode is a reminder that healing is possible.#LivingLifeWithLeora #BreastImplantIllness #ExplantSurgery #BreastReconstruction #HealingJourney #WomensHealth #AutoimmuneHealing #SelfLove #FunctionalHealth #BreastImplantRecovery

    39 min
  3. Feb 20

    Ep 1: Living Life with Leora: From Miss Israel to Healing Advocate, Leora's Journey

    In this deeply personal and inspiring episode of Living Life with Leora, Leora shares her extraordinary journey — from being crowned Miss Israel and modeling in Hong Kong and Japan, to quietly battling an eating disorder, navigating medical challenges, and ultimately discovering her life’s mission: helping women heal.Leora opens up about her early struggles with chronic sinus infections, antibiotics, and feeling disconnected from traditional medicine. Her time in Asia introduced her to Chinese medicine, macrobiotics, yin and yang philosophy, and whole-food healing — long before holistic wellness became mainstream.She shares how studying macrobiotics transformed how she raised her children, how detox programs and raw food healing reshaped her health, and how pioneers like Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. David Perlmutter helped validate the connection between nutrition and chronic disease.Fast forward to 2020 — Leora faced a major health turning point when she discovered the impact of breast implant illness. After removing her implants and embracing a layered healing protocol that includes nutrition, supplementation, infrared therapy, meditation, and mindset work, she found clarity in her mission: empowering women with accurate information and supportive community.She also discusses: • The power of detoxification and whole-food healing • Navigating misinformation around inflammation and breast implant illness • Working with creative, solution-oriented physicians • The role of meditation and visualization • How resilience helped her become a finalist on Survivor at 49 • Why healing is never meant to be done aloneThis episode is a powerful reminder that healing is layered, collective, and deeply personal — and that women deserve support, truth, and community on their journey.You are not alone. Together, we heal. 💛

    12 min

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Living Life with Leora is a wellness-focused podcast dedicated to women who are navigating healing, recovery, and reinvention—at any stage of life. Hosted by Leora Acoca Goldberg, a former Miss Israel, Survivor finalist, exercise physiologist, holistic nutritionist, and patient advocate, this podcast is rooted in lived experience, deep compassion, and science-informed holistic care. After her own explant surgery and healing journey, Leora made it her mission to support women who are recovering from breast implant illness, surgery, chronic inflammation, hormonal imbalance, and life-altering he