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The Burn April Stearns
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4.9 • 22 Ratings
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Each week, April Stearns and the writers of Wildfire Magazine share their experiences of being diagnosed with breast cancer under 50. The Burn is about telling cancer stories like you’ve never read - or heard - before. We go way deeper than the medical facts to the transformation of survivorship, and in the process, we talk about the healing power of writing. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with cancer or not, you'll be inspired to write the stories in you that need to be shared. Come for the stories, stay to discover how to write your way back to yourself. #WeAreWildfire
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ITFW: Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester with Tamira Jubber
Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!
This episode features Tamira Jubber reading her essay “Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester.” Tamira is retired. Diagnosed at 29. IDC, Stage III, Triple Positive. Colorado Springs, CO.
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
More about Tamira: https://www.instagram.com/meandher2neu/
Hear Tamira’s story followed by a conversation with April Stearns on The Burn: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/cd54b590-654e-493b-ab39-3fdddcf76f2c
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Tamira Jubber Show Notes
Release date: Jun 2, 2023
Title: ITFW: Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester with Tamira Jubber
Episode: E04 (Burn E99)
Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!
This episode features Tamira Jubber reading her essay “Linda: My Hero, My Tamoxifen Tester.” Tamira is retired. Diagnosed at 29. IDC, Stage III, Triple Positive. Colorado Springs, CO.
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
More about Tamira: https://www.instagram.com/meandher2neu/
Hear Tamira’s story followed by a conversation with April Stearns on The Burn: a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/cd54b590-654e-493b-ab39-3fdddcf76f2c" rel="noopener noreferrer"... -
This Is Cancer with Meghan McCallum
Meghan McCallum is a freelance writer and French to English translator living in Wisconsin. She was diagnosed with Stage III Triple Negative breast cancer at 32. In this episode Meghan reads her essay “This Is Cancer” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2022 “Cancer Culture” issue. Her piece is about the surrealness of suddenly finding yourself traveling in the weird world of breast cancer – and discovering that the trappings of a “regular” breast cancer experience doesn’t feel quite right. April and Erin will discuss the power of vulnerable storytelling, the outlet sharing life’s difficulties provides to sustain one’s sense of self, and regulating yourself when sharing stories while standing in your truth. They will also discuss the topic of performative breast cancer, and where writing is taking Meghan today. Meghan’s essay also appears in Wildfire’s book “Igniting the Fire Within.”
More about Meghan: https://www.instagram.com/thriverwriter/
https://www.thriverwriter.com/
Read another story written by Erin in the “Love & Intimacy” issue of Wildfire: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/love23
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Buy the “Cancer Culture” issue here: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/printcc22
Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org
Learn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops
Shop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop
*Free* The Burn Writing Companion: Guided Prompt Journal (Vol. 1): https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/the-burn -
ITFW: Dynamite for the Dinner Table with Denise Archer
Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!
This episode features Denise Archer reading her essay “Dynamite for the Dinner Table.” Denise is a sewist, writer, and part-time school bus driver. Diagnosed at 45. IDC, Stage IIB, Triple Negative. Portland, OR.
This episode contains explicit language.
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
More about Denise: https://www.instagram.com/h.o.m.u.n.c.u.l.u.s/
Hear Denise’s stories followed by a conversation with April Stearns on The Burn: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/77ec508a-de6d-47cd-ac05-858e1ea34525
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/18c7e32b-7574-42ed-a7ea-804710a39abf
Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org
Learn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops
Shop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop
Send your voice recording testimonial to editor@wildfirecommunity.org
*Free* *Free* Get Wildfire and The Burn freebies here: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free
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A Guest Room for MBC with Erin Weiss (Explicit)
This week we are sharing a favorite episode from the archives as we take a break from our regular podcast schedule for the Memorial Day holiday. Wildfire team member Angela Firman selected this episode from April 2022 to re-share. Enjoy!
This episode’s guest Erin Weiss returns to The Burn again to read her essay “A Guest Room for MBC” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2021 “MBC: Stage IV Survivorship” issue. Erin is a mom and psychotherapist who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer following her very first mammogram at 42. She’s been living with breast cancer since August 2019. Her piece is about making space for metastatic breast cancer in her life and establishing boundaries for its coexistence. Erin found a way to contain this diagnosis in her life so she can live her life. April and Erin will discuss the therapeutic writing technique of anthropomorphization, anticipatory grief, and what it’s like moving into a new house with metastatic breast cancer in the back of your mind. Erin’s essay also appears in Wildfire’s book “Igniting the Fire Within.” Please note, this episode contains explicit language.
More about Erin: https://www.instagram.com/emweiss/
Listen to another episode of The Burn featuring Erin: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0facf0f6-8529-4634-bd65-5bed0ce76546
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Buy issues of Wildfire centered on MBC lives here:
https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/digital-mbc21
https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/mbc22
https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/digital-download-mbc2020
https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/digital-download-mbc2019
https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/mbc2017
Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org
Learn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops
Shop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop
*Free* Get Wildfire and The Burn freebies here: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free -
ITFW: Permanent with Stephanie Kinkel
Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we’ve curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy!
This episode features Stephanie Kinkel reading her essay “Permanent.” Stephanie is a middle school academic dean. Diagnosed at 39. Stage I, IDC, Triple Positive, DCIS, ATM+.
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
More about Stephanie: https://www.instagram.com/skinkelstudios/
Hear Stephanie’s story followed by a conversation with April Stearns on The Burn: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b7d01912-1bd1-47c4-9f2a-2c547ed328b9
Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org
Learn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops
Shop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop
Send your voice recording testimonial to editor@wildfirecommunity.org
*Free* The Burn Writing Companion: Guided Prompt Journal (Vol. 1): https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/the-burn -
Healing Ink Cancer Changemaker with Tara Dunsmore
Tara Dunsmore Williamson of North Carolina was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago. She was one of the earliest breast cancer changemakers featured in Wildfire. April wrote a piece spotlighting Tara’s work in the breast cancer community called “Rising From the Ashes: Healing Ink” from the very first “Body” issue of Wildfire Magazine in 2017. In this episode April will read her essay, and Tara will read an update about her work as a nipple and areola tattoo artist. April and Tara will discuss the decision to stay in Cancerland through career choice, how Tara came to do this type of work, and dealing with loss in the cancer community. April and Tara will take a deeper dive on why getting a Pink Ink tattoo is a different and healing experience.
More about Tara: https://pinkinktattoo.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pink_ink_tattoo/
https://twitter.com/pinkinktattoo1
https://www.facebook.com/PinkInkTattooLLC/
Hear more episodes about breast cancer survivors finding their place within the breast cancer community: 10 Years Learning to Love a New Body with Dana Donofree https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8fd6bcec-e7a4-4137-b280-ff60c02cde5e
Where Do You Go When You Don’t Belong Anywhere? with Laurie Ratliff
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0b9b88ee-02ee-4a40-9ee0-c5510e986ea0
Read the “Changemakers” issue of Wildfire: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/digital-cm21
Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today’s Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org
Learn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops
Shop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop
*Free* The Burn Writing Companion: Guided Prompt Journal (Vol. 1): https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/the-burn
Customer Reviews
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Love how conversational the podcast is.
Wonderful resource!
This podcast feels like sitting down with old friends who really understand you.
A calming source
This podcast provides both a source of enlightening views on a cancer diagnosis and also a look into the experiences of others through an entertaining medium. I highly recommend!