Find Your Lady Tribe
Find Your Lady Tribe
Brenda Billings Ridgley
Midlife After Cancer Reset
42 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2026 at 8:00 am.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
The Messy Middle And Stacked Trauma
The Strong One Identity
Breast Cancer Diagnosis And BRCA Shock
Surgeries Body Changes And Implant Illness
The Post Treatment Crash And PTSD
Releasing The Parking Brake
Rest Without Guilt And Letting Go
Subscribe Break
Building A Survivor Community That Fits
Pause Check Choose For Better Boundaries
Boundaries As A Yes To Peace
Where To Find Karen And Closing
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The moment you’re labeled “strong,” the world starts handing you more to carry and you learn to smile while you do it. Today we sit down with Karin Del Maestro, a breast cancer survivor and trauma-aware health coach, to talk about the real cost of being the capable one for decades and what it takes to rebuild after your body and nervous system finally say “no more.” Her story moves through stacked trauma, grief, and the shock of a breast cancer diagnosis plus a BRCA genetic mutation, then int...