Podcasts by Life Well-Lived with Regina Topelson

Giving Back with Carrie Madrid from 2022-02-10T00:00

A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming enough when you are the one going through it, but all the more so when you are privy to the struggles others are having going through it too.

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Celebrate Your Femininity with Jen Rozenbaum from 2022-01-27T00:00

Part of the cancer treatment experience for many of us is the loss of our femininity. It can come from losing your female body parts, being sent into artificial menopause, or losing your hair, e...

Making the Holidays Meaningful with Melissa Rosen from 2021-12-23T00:00

In this episode, I'm talking to two-time cancer survivor, Melissa Rosen, about how a cancer diagnosis can affect you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. And how complete hea...

Reconstructing Life After Breast Cancer with Kim Harms from 2021-12-09T00:00

For my guest Kim Harms, relationships played a big role in reconstructing her life after breast cancer. The relationships with her husband, three boys, parents and inlaws, friends, and community...

Life Lessons from Koby Gruenwald and Brody Huber from 2021-11-25T00:00

This Thanksgiving episode is a little different in that I couldn't interview my guests, though I have thought of them often this year. This episode is about the life lessons I learned from ...

Clean Skincare Secrets with Brandy Searcy from 2021-11-11T00:00

Your skin is your largest organ and first line of defense against microbes. It also has its own microbiome separate from the microbiome in your digestive tract. In this episode we are talking ab...

Men Get Breast Cancer Too with Bill Harris from 2021-10-28T02:00

I always knew that men were one percent of diagnosed breast cancer cases each year, but I had never met one. And then there was Bill Harris. He opened my eyes to the struggles men face as they n...

Winning the Day with Tim R. Tinnin from 2021-10-14T00:00

Tim could never understand why women love shoes so much and why we have so many pairs until his wife Angie explained to him that we could look like a virtual train wreck but putting on a pair of...

Getting Strong After Cancer with Sherri Silverman Goldstein from 2021-09-23T00:00

There are things along our journey that teach us what who we are and what we need. For Sherri it was a moment of physical weakness that made her realize that she needed to regain the physical st...

Regaining Strength After Illness from 2021-09-09T00:00

Recovering from an illness is hard work. In this episode I'm talking with Korin Sutton about being plant-based, being a vegan athlete, and how our habits, before and after the illness, can ...

Being a Caregiver with Stephanie Saffer from 2021-08-26T00:00

If you're a cancer survivor you know what it means to walk the walk, but there are loved ones walking with us, beside us, who see the experience from a different perspective - the caregiver...

Food Rules vs Food Values from 2021-08-12T00:00

Being in lock down and unable to travel has obscured the importance of paying attention to your food values. Two recent trips brought my food values front and center for me. 

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Making Fearless Food Decisions with Cathy Leman from 2021-07-22T04:00

Many cancer survivors use food as a coping mechanism and something to control when everything else is out of control. But doing so only leads to fear, anxiety, and stress when trying to figure o...

Riding for Research with Bernie Gehris from 2021-07-08T05:00

Bernie Gehris is a father of three who lost his son to cancer. He learned about the Courage Classic benefiting Children's Hospital of Colorado from their family's pediatrician and has ...

Healing Through Art with Nerissa Balland from 2021-06-23T23:00

You don't have to be a professional artist to reap the benefits of tapping into your creativity. Programs exist all over the country helping people cope with illness through art therapy. Ne...

Write Your Life with April Stearns from 2021-06-10T03:00

This month I'm devoting the episodes to creativity. One of the silver linings of cancer is that many people find themselves rediscovering their passions.  Writing, even if it's just fo...

The AntiCancer Lifestyle with Meg Hirshberg and Nancy Kane from 2021-05-26T23:00

The Anti Cancer Lifestyle started out as a book written by Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, MD.  It was one of the first books I read on my road to recovery. In this episode I speak with Meg Hirshber...

Advocating for Young Women with Courtney Shihabuddin from 2021-05-12T23:00

Young women represent 20% of breast cancer cases diagnosed each year. Yet the resources allocated to research and finding new therapies is lacking. Courtney Shihabuddin has dedicated herself to ...

Lessons Learned from a Year of Podcasting from 2021-04-21T23:00

One of my favorite things to do is to interview people. I love hearing stories about their lives and learning from their experiences. This past year I started a podcast thinking I was going to b...

First Anniversary Episode! from 2021-04-07T23:00

Oh my goodness what a year it has been! As much as it dragged on in some ways, it also flew by in others. In the blink of an eye, my podcast turns one year old! To pay homage to all the beautifu...

Estate Planning with Stephanie Freeman from 2021-03-24T23:00

One thing no one ever wants to think about is getting their legal affairs in order - creating wills, power of attorneys, medical directives, and the like. We want to live our lives, be healthy, ...

Estate Planning with Stephanie Freeman from 2021-03-24T23:00

One thing no one ever wants to think about is getting their legal affairs in order - creating wills, power of attorneys, medical directives, and the like. We want to live our lives, be healthy, ...

Complementary Healing Practices with Sandy Priester from 2021-03-10T23:00

Reiki and Healing Touch are two complementary healing therapies that are non-invasive yet buttress you mentally, emotionally, and physically. They balance your energy and help you sleep better. ...

Fighting Pretty with Kara Skaflestad from 2021-02-24T23:00

Kara Skaflestad is on a mission to help women going through cancer treatment feel as good about themselves as they can. Kara sends care packages containing a scarf, socks, makeup, and pink boxin...

Bring Your Sexy Back with Dana Donofree from 2021-02-10T23:00

Finding your strength and living to tell about it with Lianne Saffer from 2021-01-27T23:00

Life is definitely made up of good times and challenging times. No one knows this better than Lianne Saffer. Author of the newly released book, Please, Don't Send Me Flowers, she w...

Going After Your BHAGs with Devora Peterson from 2021-01-13T23:00

Devora Peterson didn't know that learning to mountain bike would help her overcome cancer, but it did. Her Big Hairy Audacious Goal related to biking helped her focus her energy on somethin...

Celebrating Holiday Traditions with Malena Perdomo from 2020-12-23T23:00

Celebrating the holidays can be difficult in good years, but especially challenging after experiencing a loss. This year, 2020, has been particularly challenging as many families have lost loved...

No One Else Knows Like the Ones Who've Been There from 2020-12-09T23:00

As a cancer patient and survivor, lots of people want to give you advice - and they want the best for you! But no one knows what you're going through like someone who's already been th...

Feeling Grateful for the Important Things in Life from 2020-11-25T23:00

This year has presented many challenges, but there is still so much to be grateful for. In this episode, I share the things I'm grateful for including my favorite cancer-fighting foods. Ral...

Lifelines to Cancer Survival with Mark Roby, PA-C, ND from 2020-11-11T23:00

A cancer diagnosis is difficult no matter what kind it is, but even more so when your doctor tells you they have nothing for you. That was the experience Mark Roby had to work through to survive...

Embracing and Evolving Along the Cancer Journey with Shari Fox from 2020-10-21T23:00

Shari C. Fox is a daughter, sister, auntie, friend, physician, and competitive ballroom dancer! The first time this doctor-turned-patient was diagnosed with cancer there was loss, sadness, disco...

Finding Resilience Through Faith with Rabbi Jamie Arnold from 2020-10-07T23:00

It's important to be resilient to weather life's storms. Faith is one aspect of cultivating resilience. Our rituals can bolster our faith and in turn, our capacity to be resilient. Rab...

Ain't Nobody Got Time for Cancer with Nadine Shapera from 2020-09-23T23:00

My guest today, Nadine Shapera, didn't think she had time to deal with cancer. She was a busy mom and business owner. She had also recently learned her second sister had been diagnosed with...

Finding the Right Medical Team with Scherri Woodard from 2020-09-09T23:00

Scherri Woodard was diagnosed with breast cancer and had gone through 10 months of treatment without knowing what kind of cancer she had. When she finally found out, it was like being diagnosed ...

Cancer and Hair Care with Angie Defrancis-Cox from 2020-08-26T23:00

Losing your hair during cancer treatment can be traumatic, but working with what comes back can be a challenge too. In this episode, we talk about embracing what you've got and continue our...

Clean Beauty with Salty Girl Beauty from 2020-08-12T23:00

It's hard to feel beautiful on an average day sometimes, even more so while going through cancer treatments and losing your hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and everything society tells you makes...

Relationship Remedies with Tracey Coates from 2020-07-22T23:00

Tracey Coates is a family law attorney who's been helping couples in the D.C. area get divorced for 15 years. In this episode we talk about lessons learned about relationships, marriage (an...

Staying Resilient with Dalia Topelson Ritvo from 2020-07-08T23:00

Dalia Topelson Ritvo shares her story of resilience. Her story begins with cancer stealing the lives of her grandfather, aunt, and mother. When she was diagnosed at 31 years old on her birth...