Brainy Blonde Podcast Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:32:27 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2384238 en-us © 2026 Brainy Blonde Podcast yes Support this Podcast 7923e690-3e2b-5a27-9a3d-3b403cfeb735 Rebecca Devine episodic false Cancer saved my life. Sometimes the worst news can make you look at life in a whole new way. I've been both a caregiver and now a survivor, actually an outlier, having beaten one of the deadliest cancers, so I'm here to provide hope and inspiration to all of you. We'll talk to experts, share survivor stories, reflect on the meaning of life...and have fun doing it!

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Rebecca Devine https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1lopgd5lj2thpib7atkoo72iz9ud?.jpg Brainy Blonde Podcast The Olympic Games of Battling Glioblastoma: An Interview with Dr. Stefaan Van Gool of IOZK The Olympic Games of Battling Glioblastoma: An Interview with Dr. Stefaan Van Gool of IOZK Dr. Steffan Van Gool is a physician and cancer immunotherapy specialist and the founder of the Immun-Oncological Center Cologne, or IOZK, in Germany. For decades, he has worked alongside patients and families facing some of the most challenging cancer diagnoses, focusing on personalized, multi-faceted treatment approaches designed to activate the body’s own immune system while supporting the whole person. 

And by multi-faceted I mean MULTI faceted. There is standard of care, dendritic cell vaccine, oncolytic, metabolic approach and repurposed drugs. He’ll talk about the how and the why of his approach. He’ll also give us a little insight into why Germany for these personalized vaccines and a glimpse at the hurtles doctors face when treating these dynamic cancers. You may be surprised to know it’s not that the medical world doesn’t recognize that personalized care and immunotherapy are the best hope for difficult cancers it’s just getting the support and the funding to be able to offer it to their patients.

It is a lot of information and it can be confusing and overwhelming. I encourage you to share this podcast with your medical team and your support system - and  with anyone you know fighting glioblastoma. Information is power. We are in this together and we will keep fighting for better care and better outcomes. Like Dr Van Gool says, “If you do nothing you gain nothing.” Let’s do this. Together. 

Publications and Website:

https://www.iozk.de/en/2023/11/new-iozk-publication-on-liquid-biopsy/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2023/01/stefaan-van-gool-editor-of-the-special-issue-of-the-journal-of-molecular-sciences/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2020/06/iozk-analysis-demonstrates-good-tolerability-of-iozk-immunotherapy-in-diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma-dipg/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2020/03/prof-dr-volker-schirrmacher-publishes-two-groundbreaking-review-articles-on-immunotherapy/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2018/12/from-chemotherapy-to-biological-therapy-a-review-of-novel-concepts-to-reduce-side-effects-in-systemic-cancer-treatmentpublication-by-prof-dr-volker-sc/

More:

https://www.iozk.de/en/iozk-publications/


TimeStamp Publications:

  • 0:39 2005 Publica

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]]> Dr. Steffan Van Gool is a physician and cancer immunotherapy specialist and the founder of the Immun-Oncological Center Cologne, or IOZK, in Germany. For decades, he has worked alongside patients and families facing some of the most challenging cancer diagnoses, focusing on personalized, multi-faceted treatment approaches designed to activate the body’s own immune system while supporting the whole person. 

And by multi-faceted I mean MULTI faceted. There is standard of care, dendritic cell vaccine, oncolytic, metabolic approach and repurposed drugs. He’ll talk about the how and the why of his approach. He’ll also give us a little insight into why Germany for these personalized vaccines and a glimpse at the hurtles doctors face when treating these dynamic cancers. You may be surprised to know it’s not that the medical world doesn’t recognize that personalized care and immunotherapy are the best hope for difficult cancers it’s just getting the support and the funding to be able to offer it to their patients.

It is a lot of information and it can be confusing and overwhelming. I encourage you to share this podcast with your medical team and your support system - and  with anyone you know fighting glioblastoma. Information is power. We are in this together and we will keep fighting for better care and better outcomes. Like Dr Van Gool says, “If you do nothing you gain nothing.” Let’s do this. Together. 

Publications and Website:

https://www.iozk.de/en/2023/11/new-iozk-publication-on-liquid-biopsy/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2023/01/stefaan-van-gool-editor-of-the-special-issue-of-the-journal-of-molecular-sciences/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2020/06/iozk-analysis-demonstrates-good-tolerability-of-iozk-immunotherapy-in-diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma-dipg/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2020/03/prof-dr-volker-schirrmacher-publishes-two-groundbreaking-review-articles-on-immunotherapy/

https://www.iozk.de/en/2018/12/from-chemotherapy-to-biological-therapy-a-review-of-novel-concepts-to-reduce-side-effects-in-systemic-cancer-treatmentpublication-by-prof-dr-volker-sc/

More:

https://www.iozk.de/en/iozk-publications/


TimeStamp Publications:

  • 0:39 2005 Publica

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-18651382 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0600 3305 2 7 full false Special Holiday Episode with Keto Queen Maria Emmerich Special Holiday Episode with Keto Queen Maria Emmerich It is almost the holidays, which is absolutely my favorite time of the year. We just go all out for Christmas around here and it is so fun! The reason I wanted to bring today’s guest on was for all of you today too realize that even if you have a diagnosis which limits what you normally would eat during the holidays, there are options for you so you can stay on track. 

I’m a huge food as medicine person, as you know - and medicine as medicine, which is why I have talked to so many experts - but today I want to introduce you to Maria Emmerich. I think of her as the Keto Queen.

 Now full disclaimer Maria Emma Emmerich is not on the show as a cancer expert. She started the ketogenic diet for very different reasons of her own, but I think I think her story is so important as it emphasizes the power of food to heal. And her story is the perfect example of life, when you allow it to be what it is, not what you thought it was going to be, can be so much more beautiful and meaningful.

Also, for any of you considering a ketogenic diet for cancer, you will be so glad to be connected with Maria. She has been creating keto recipes for decades - before it was trendy weight loss diet and certainly before I ever heard of the ketogenic diet as a way to beat brain cancer.  Maria  has thousands and thousands of free recipes available for you .

I just want all of you to be able to celebrate the holidays with your friends and families eat food that you enjoy food that feels familiar and warm and fuzzy - but that won’t mess up your goals if you’re really trying to stay on a keto path for your brain cancer 

I hope you find this helpful and I hope you all have a wonderful safe holiday holidays. I just love all of you and I’m so grateful for all the connections I’ve made this year.

Maria's Website

https://mariamindbodyhealth.com


Buy Maria’s books here (and support GBM):

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Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
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]]> It is almost the holidays, which is absolutely my favorite time of the year. We just go all out for Christmas around here and it is so fun! The reason I wanted to bring today’s guest on was for all of you today too realize that even if you have a diagnosis which limits what you normally would eat during the holidays, there are options for you so you can stay on track. 

I’m a huge food as medicine person, as you know - and medicine as medicine, which is why I have talked to so many experts - but today I want to introduce you to Maria Emmerich. I think of her as the Keto Queen.

 Now full disclaimer Maria Emma Emmerich is not on the show as a cancer expert. She started the ketogenic diet for very different reasons of her own, but I think I think her story is so important as it emphasizes the power of food to heal. And her story is the perfect example of life, when you allow it to be what it is, not what you thought it was going to be, can be so much more beautiful and meaningful.

Also, for any of you considering a ketogenic diet for cancer, you will be so glad to be connected with Maria. She has been creating keto recipes for decades - before it was trendy weight loss diet and certainly before I ever heard of the ketogenic diet as a way to beat brain cancer.  Maria  has thousands and thousands of free recipes available for you .

I just want all of you to be able to celebrate the holidays with your friends and families eat food that you enjoy food that feels familiar and warm and fuzzy - but that won’t mess up your goals if you’re really trying to stay on a keto path for your brain cancer 

I hope you find this helpful and I hope you all have a wonderful safe holiday holidays. I just love all of you and I’m so grateful for all the connections I’ve made this year.

Maria's Website

https://mariamindbodyhealth.com


Buy Maria’s books here (and support GBM):

https://www.amazon.com/shop/thatbrainyblonde/list/FU821IVU34MV?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_SHZD1BJTX892R57FKB1Z

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-18381840 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:00 -0600 2155 bonus false Main Character Moment: Emmy Winning Documentary Filmmaker Justin Johnson Shares his Story about Documenting His Mom's Cancer Journey Right before Getting Diagnosed with Brain Cancer Himself Main Character Moment: Emmy Winning Documentary Filmmaker Justin Johnson Shares his Story about Documenting His Mom's Cancer Journey Right before Getting Diagnosed with Brain Cancer Himself Survivor Series Continues with a story inside a story. Today I’m talking with Justin Johnson. You all know I believe that things happen for a reason - even if the reason isn’t something we understand or fully appreciate at the time. And I’m pretty sure Justin feels the same way. As an Emmy winning documentary filmmaker, Justin lived across the country from his family and got pretty busy with his career, so busy he barely felt connected them, only being pulled back in when his mom was diagnosed with cancer. I bet he never thought he’d be filming a documentary about his own family! But that time together ended up being such a gift. Even more surprising was that shortly after wrapping up his film, Justin was diagnosed with a brain tumor himself. His attitude, his bravery in trying a new treatment, and his remarkable story are so inspiring. I can’t wait for you to listen to Justin’s story. Will we be getting a documentary on Justin’s brain cancer journey? I guess we’ll have to see….

Justin's Film about his parents:

https://www.nipplefactoryfilm.com/

Justin's Treatment:

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/voranigo

"The Bean Queen"

https://www.karenhurd.com

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]]> Survivor Series Continues with a story inside a story. Today I’m talking with Justin Johnson. You all know I believe that things happen for a reason - even if the reason isn’t something we understand or fully appreciate at the time. And I’m pretty sure Justin feels the same way. As an Emmy winning documentary filmmaker, Justin lived across the country from his family and got pretty busy with his career, so busy he barely felt connected them, only being pulled back in when his mom was diagnosed with cancer. I bet he never thought he’d be filming a documentary about his own family! But that time together ended up being such a gift. Even more surprising was that shortly after wrapping up his film, Justin was diagnosed with a brain tumor himself. His attitude, his bravery in trying a new treatment, and his remarkable story are so inspiring. I can’t wait for you to listen to Justin’s story. Will we be getting a documentary on Justin’s brain cancer journey? I guess we’ll have to see….

Justin's Film about his parents:

https://www.nipplefactoryfilm.com/

Justin's Treatment:

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/voranigo

"The Bean Queen"

https://www.karenhurd.com

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-18348735 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0600 2192 2 6 full false A Rocky Start to Adulthood: Janice Armbrust Climbs Mountains, Battles Cancer and has Written a Practical Guide to Supporting Young Adults with Cancer A Rocky Start to Adulthood: Janice Armbrust Climbs Mountains, Battles Cancer and has Written a Practical Guide to Supporting Young Adults with Cancer Continuing our Survivor Series with inspiration for young people with cancer and anyone who knows someone facing a scary diagnosis. I used to say I avoided the “tilted head” friends, the ones who looked at me with big eyes and a sad face because they just didn’t know how to act when they saw me. And years later I have much more compassion for that and even recognize my own struggles with knowing exactly what to do and say sometimes when someone you know is going through a hard time. 

So today’s episode is going to be so helpful for all of us . Four-year survivor Janice Armbrust was only 25 when diagnosed with GBM and felt very much alone as a younger adult with a terminal illness. While most of her friends considering where they wanted to live, getting settled in their careers, thinking about marriage and starting a family she was unsure of how to move forward. She wrote a book specifically for younger cancer warriors and their friends with clear advice on how best to support someone in this unique situation and I know it will be helpful to so many of you. 

Buy Janice's Book

https://amzn.to/4nST9qg

Follow Janice on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/janicearmbrust?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Continuing our Survivor Series with inspiration for young people with cancer and anyone who knows someone facing a scary diagnosis. I used to say I avoided the “tilted head” friends, the ones who looked at me with big eyes and a sad face because they just didn’t know how to act when they saw me. And years later I have much more compassion for that and even recognize my own struggles with knowing exactly what to do and say sometimes when someone you know is going through a hard time. 

So today’s episode is going to be so helpful for all of us . Four-year survivor Janice Armbrust was only 25 when diagnosed with GBM and felt very much alone as a younger adult with a terminal illness. While most of her friends considering where they wanted to live, getting settled in their careers, thinking about marriage and starting a family she was unsure of how to move forward. She wrote a book specifically for younger cancer warriors and their friends with clear advice on how best to support someone in this unique situation and I know it will be helpful to so many of you. 

Buy Janice's Book

https://amzn.to/4nST9qg

Follow Janice on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/janicearmbrust?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-18146487 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:00:00 -0600 1633 2 5 full false Hard Evidence for Hope: Jennifer's Story of Being a 14 year GBM Survivor as a Former Top Attorney and the Spiritual Wake Up Call that Saved her Life Hard Evidence for Hope: Jennifer's Story of Being a 14 year GBM Survivor as a Former Top Attorney and the Spiritual Wake Up Call that Saved her Life Continuing our Survivor series with a story that will blow your minds. You know I like to say that before cancer I lived on caffeine and cortisol. I may have avoided the bad foods and looked really healthy, but as I got closer to my GBM diagnosis (looking back) I realize just how stressed out I was and what a toll that took on my body, especially my immune system. Jennifer Dickenson was living a similar way - probably times ten - when she was diagnosed with glioblastoma. The good news is she's now a 14 year survivor, living her best life and is here to help all of us chase that same dream, to not only survive cancer but to live even better after diagnosis. Author, Speaker, Cancer Survivor and Outlier, Jennifer Dickenson is an inspiration and I know you'll love her story as much as I do. Please check out her book, A Case for Hope. Because she lost her ability to read and had to relearn it took Jennifer 7 years to write this book, and I cannot wait to read it.

https://www.amazon.com/shop/thatbrainyblonde/list/29B1GJ1R6EVEF?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_2X2H989MK6BZZAPV8MQJ


https://www.instagram.com/jenniferldickenson/

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Continuing our Survivor series with a story that will blow your minds. You know I like to say that before cancer I lived on caffeine and cortisol. I may have avoided the bad foods and looked really healthy, but as I got closer to my GBM diagnosis (looking back) I realize just how stressed out I was and what a toll that took on my body, especially my immune system. Jennifer Dickenson was living a similar way - probably times ten - when she was diagnosed with glioblastoma. The good news is she's now a 14 year survivor, living her best life and is here to help all of us chase that same dream, to not only survive cancer but to live even better after diagnosis. Author, Speaker, Cancer Survivor and Outlier, Jennifer Dickenson is an inspiration and I know you'll love her story as much as I do. Please check out her book, A Case for Hope. Because she lost her ability to read and had to relearn it took Jennifer 7 years to write this book, and I cannot wait to read it.

https://www.amazon.com/shop/thatbrainyblonde/list/29B1GJ1R6EVEF?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_2X2H989MK6BZZAPV8MQJ


https://www.instagram.com/jenniferldickenson/

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17932123 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0500 3262 2 4 full false Breaking News with Dr. Saskia Biskup Breaking News with Dr. Saskia Biskup Dr. Saskia Biskup is my hero, the doctor I attribute to my success in beating Glioblastoma for nearly eight years. Many of you know her as the innovator behind the "CeGat vaccine" or the vaccine in Germany. Dr. Biskup will explain in detail how the vaccine works, why she is specializing in GBM now but how she dreams this technology will one day help with many cancers. And she shares the news about the vaccine coming to the US in clinical trial in 2026. Please listen and share and let me know what questions you have afterwards. I will work on getting this into video format with captions as well.

Saskia Biskup, MD/PhD, is co-founder and managing director of Cecava. After inventing the neoepitope vaccine technology, she applied it to patients suffering from tumors of various origins in her doctor’s office in the setting of individual treatment attempts. Building on this experience, she co-founded cecava with her husband, Dirk Biskup (PhD), to conduct clinical trials to ultimately prove the efficacy of this novel therapy and to enable its approval for the benefit of cancer patients.

As a specialist in human genetics, Saskia is head of her own Center for Human Genetics and founder of the Medical Care Center for Diagnostics, Prevention, Oncology, and Gastroenterology (both in Tübingen, Germany). She is also co-founder and managing director of CeGaT GmbH, a leading global provider of genetic analyses for a wide range of demands in medical practice, research, and the pharmaceutical industry. In 2011, she was recognized as one of the ‘100 Women of Tomorrow’ by Germany’s Federal President, and in 2014, she received the Women Innovators Prize from the European Commission.

Between 2012 and 2014, she was medical director at the Institute of Clinical Genetics at the Olgahospital (Klinikum Stuttgart).

Saskia holds an MD and a PhD in genetics from the University of Würzburg.

https://cecava.com

https://rebeccadevine.wixsite.com/thatbrainyblonde/why-germany

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Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
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]]> Dr. Saskia Biskup is my hero, the doctor I attribute to my success in beating Glioblastoma for nearly eight years. Many of you know her as the innovator behind the "CeGat vaccine" or the vaccine in Germany. Dr. Biskup will explain in detail how the vaccine works, why she is specializing in GBM now but how she dreams this technology will one day help with many cancers. And she shares the news about the vaccine coming to the US in clinical trial in 2026. Please listen and share and let me know what questions you have afterwards. I will work on getting this into video format with captions as well.

Saskia Biskup, MD/PhD, is co-founder and managing director of Cecava. After inventing the neoepitope vaccine technology, she applied it to patients suffering from tumors of various origins in her doctor’s office in the setting of individual treatment attempts. Building on this experience, she co-founded cecava with her husband, Dirk Biskup (PhD), to conduct clinical trials to ultimately prove the efficacy of this novel therapy and to enable its approval for the benefit of cancer patients.

As a specialist in human genetics, Saskia is head of her own Center for Human Genetics and founder of the Medical Care Center for Diagnostics, Prevention, Oncology, and Gastroenterology (both in Tübingen, Germany). She is also co-founder and managing director of CeGaT GmbH, a leading global provider of genetic analyses for a wide range of demands in medical practice, research, and the pharmaceutical industry. In 2011, she was recognized as one of the ‘100 Women of Tomorrow’ by Germany’s Federal President, and in 2014, she received the Women Innovators Prize from the European Commission.

Between 2012 and 2014, she was medical director at the Institute of Clinical Genetics at the Olgahospital (Klinikum Stuttgart).

Saskia holds an MD and a PhD in genetics from the University of Würzburg.

https://cecava.com

https://rebeccadevine.wixsite.com/thatbrainyblonde/why-germany

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Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17984584 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0500 3198 2 5 full false Climbing the Mountain: Amanda's Story of Being an Ultra Endurance Athlete and Getting Back to Distance Running with no Sensation on the Right Side of Her Body Climbing the Mountain: Amanda's Story of Being an Ultra Endurance Athlete and Getting Back to Distance Running with no Sensation on the Right Side of Her Body Welcome back to the Brainy Blonde Podcast! Wow, you guys it has been quite a week. I am recovering from surgery and it’s a planned surgery as part of my protocol to prevent cancer because I now know my inherited cancer risk. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m sitting here thinking about how incredible the human body is once again and how fragile it can be. 

Last week I was doing push-ups with a 15 pound weight between my legs and a few days ago I could barely walk from my bedroom to the bathroom, which is about 15 steps. On the flipside we are so darn strong. It’s amazing how we can come back from something really difficult and thrive!

 Today on the podcast I am continuing the Survivor series with Amanda Melby. You are going to fall in love with Amanda. I’m telling you right now. She is sunshine. She is so funny, so warm and so kind. I am so excited to have made a new friend in her. Amanda is an ultra athlete and endurance athlete and while she was training for the most incredible intense endurance event that I’ve probably ever heard of called 29029 Everlasting she found out she had glioblastoma. 16 months later she is coming back and coming back strong.

 What is incredible is not only how Amanda could be at the top of her fitness game and still get this horrible diagnosis (because that is how it goes with GBM), but on the flipside how this woman who has limited sensation in half of her body - half of her whole body - she has to tell you the story! - is still running. I’m so inspired by her I just love her to bits and I know you were going to be just as inspired.

Amanda wanted me to note the surgeon she talks about is Dr. Cheng and you can listen to him on Peter Atilla's podcast. I'll link it.

Amanda supports the Outlier Fund if you are looking for a place to donate in her honor as she continues to train.

https://peterattiamd.com/edwardchang/

https://www.theoutlierfund.org/

https://www.instagram.com/theamandamelby/?hl=en

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Welcome back to the Brainy Blonde Podcast! Wow, you guys it has been quite a week. I am recovering from surgery and it’s a planned surgery as part of my protocol to prevent cancer because I now know my inherited cancer risk. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m sitting here thinking about how incredible the human body is once again and how fragile it can be. 

Last week I was doing push-ups with a 15 pound weight between my legs and a few days ago I could barely walk from my bedroom to the bathroom, which is about 15 steps. On the flipside we are so darn strong. It’s amazing how we can come back from something really difficult and thrive!

 Today on the podcast I am continuing the Survivor series with Amanda Melby. You are going to fall in love with Amanda. I’m telling you right now. She is sunshine. She is so funny, so warm and so kind. I am so excited to have made a new friend in her. Amanda is an ultra athlete and endurance athlete and while she was training for the most incredible intense endurance event that I’ve probably ever heard of called 29029 Everlasting she found out she had glioblastoma. 16 months later she is coming back and coming back strong.

 What is incredible is not only how Amanda could be at the top of her fitness game and still get this horrible diagnosis (because that is how it goes with GBM), but on the flipside how this woman who has limited sensation in half of her body - half of her whole body - she has to tell you the story! - is still running. I’m so inspired by her I just love her to bits and I know you were going to be just as inspired.

Amanda wanted me to note the surgeon she talks about is Dr. Cheng and you can listen to him on Peter Atilla's podcast. I'll link it.

Amanda supports the Outlier Fund if you are looking for a place to donate in her honor as she continues to train.

https://peterattiamd.com/edwardchang/

https://www.theoutlierfund.org/

https://www.instagram.com/theamandamelby/?hl=en

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17911564 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0500 3440 2 3 full false Mom Brain: Laurie's Story of Surviving a Grade 4 Brain Cancer Diagnosis while 8 Months Pregnant Mom Brain: Laurie's Story of Surviving a Grade 4 Brain Cancer Diagnosis while 8 Months Pregnant As you know, in season 2 we are shining a light on survivors. And today’s guest is someone you will not forget! She is the most lovely, radiant human. And she exudes gratitude and hope. I just know she’s going to have the same effect on you that she did on me.

First of all…I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve so often heard that it’s weird that I got glioblastoma because it’s “an old man’s disease.” Well, not only am I living proof that is not the case, I have met so many young women who’ve gotten diagnosed over the years - and many who are young mothers who get diagnosed during pregnancy or soon after giving birth. A little dive into the scientific research does not show that women get GBM as often as men or that pregnancy or hormones are related to the diagnosis, but this is an understudied disease and we all deserve better support. 

Today I’m excited to introduce you to the lovely Laurie Bing Lopez. Laurie is an extraordinary survivor. What she initially laughed off as “mom brain” during pregnancy turned out to be something quite different. She was hospitalized while 8 months pregnant when doctors discovered an orange sized tumor in her brain. She had brain surgery mere days after an emergency c-section. Laurie credits her survival to faith, family and a decision to support her body’s healing with healthy food, supplements and other wellness tools, some I haven’t even heard of!

Here are some notes from Laurie:

here is the link for “Joani” my chosen navigator 🤍

https://healnavigator.com 

This is the link for Dr. Leupnitz
https://www.n4hresearchinc.com

https://cancercenterforhealing.com

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> As you know, in season 2 we are shining a light on survivors. And today’s guest is someone you will not forget! She is the most lovely, radiant human. And she exudes gratitude and hope. I just know she’s going to have the same effect on you that she did on me.

First of all…I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve so often heard that it’s weird that I got glioblastoma because it’s “an old man’s disease.” Well, not only am I living proof that is not the case, I have met so many young women who’ve gotten diagnosed over the years - and many who are young mothers who get diagnosed during pregnancy or soon after giving birth. A little dive into the scientific research does not show that women get GBM as often as men or that pregnancy or hormones are related to the diagnosis, but this is an understudied disease and we all deserve better support. 

Today I’m excited to introduce you to the lovely Laurie Bing Lopez. Laurie is an extraordinary survivor. What she initially laughed off as “mom brain” during pregnancy turned out to be something quite different. She was hospitalized while 8 months pregnant when doctors discovered an orange sized tumor in her brain. She had brain surgery mere days after an emergency c-section. Laurie credits her survival to faith, family and a decision to support her body’s healing with healthy food, supplements and other wellness tools, some I haven’t even heard of!

Here are some notes from Laurie:

here is the link for “Joani” my chosen navigator 🤍

https://healnavigator.com 

This is the link for Dr. Leupnitz
https://www.n4hresearchinc.com

https://cancercenterforhealing.com

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17711795 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0500 1408 2 2 full false Pedaling Through Adversity: Lou's 1000-Mile Journey to Celebrate Surviving 5 Years with Glioblastoma and to Raise Awareness for All of us on this Road Pedaling Through Adversity: Lou's 1000-Mile Journey to Celebrate Surviving 5 Years with Glioblastoma and to Raise Awareness for All of us on this Road Welcome to Season 2 of The Brainy Blonde Podcast. This season is all about YOU, the survivors. The warriors. You inspire me every single day.


I created the Brainy Blonde Podcast to spread hope -  and to empower you with the tools I’ve been learning so that you too will be an outlier and beat the odds. In season 1 I connected you with experts on the future of not only medicine but true wellness. I shared my best secrets, some of my favorite humans. I connected you with research, new clinical trials, resources and experts to back it up.


In season 2 I’m going to connect you with some incredible survivors. You’re going to be so inspired listening to these stories. The thing about Brain cancer is it not only tries to steal your health but who you are as a person in the process. I’m obsessed with being the main character in my own life story 0 even if that story looks nothing like I thought it would before getting cancer.  And I hope all of you feel the same way. You get to tell the story of your life, the way you want it told, whether or not someone already ruined the ending. None of us knows how long we get to be here, but we all want to live our fullest most authentic lives while we’re alive!


Today we are going to talk to Lou Starzl. Five years ago Lou got an unexpected and unwelcome surprise for Christmas: doctors found a tumor in his brain. And, yes, it was glioblastoma. But Lou was able to process the grief and fear that came with that devastating diagnosis and use to steer him in a new direction, one that not only changed the course of his health, but his life. And now he is helping and inspiring others with cancer. Lou is pedaling 1000 miles to celebrate his strength and raise awareness for Glioblastoma. Follow along on social media and mark your calendars for September 14th when he hits his final mile. We’re all rooting for you, Lou!


https://www.facebook.com/lou.starzl


https://www.facebook.com/breakthroughPHL


https://www.facebook.com/RAGBRAI


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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Welcome to Season 2 of The Brainy Blonde Podcast. This season is all about YOU, the survivors. The warriors. You inspire me every single day.


I created the Brainy Blonde Podcast to spread hope -  and to empower you with the tools I’ve been learning so that you too will be an outlier and beat the odds. In season 1 I connected you with experts on the future of not only medicine but true wellness. I shared my best secrets, some of my favorite humans. I connected you with research, new clinical trials, resources and experts to back it up.


In season 2 I’m going to connect you with some incredible survivors. You’re going to be so inspired listening to these stories. The thing about Brain cancer is it not only tries to steal your health but who you are as a person in the process. I’m obsessed with being the main character in my own life story 0 even if that story looks nothing like I thought it would before getting cancer.  And I hope all of you feel the same way. You get to tell the story of your life, the way you want it told, whether or not someone already ruined the ending. None of us knows how long we get to be here, but we all want to live our fullest most authentic lives while we’re alive!


Today we are going to talk to Lou Starzl. Five years ago Lou got an unexpected and unwelcome surprise for Christmas: doctors found a tumor in his brain. And, yes, it was glioblastoma. But Lou was able to process the grief and fear that came with that devastating diagnosis and use to steer him in a new direction, one that not only changed the course of his health, but his life. And now he is helping and inspiring others with cancer. Lou is pedaling 1000 miles to celebrate his strength and raise awareness for Glioblastoma. Follow along on social media and mark your calendars for September 14th when he hits his final mile. We’re all rooting for you, Lou!


https://www.facebook.com/lou.starzl


https://www.facebook.com/breakthroughPHL


https://www.facebook.com/RAGBRAI


Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17631975 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0500 1263 2 1 full false Is (Methylene) Blue the New Black? Today's Expert is Patrice Surley, Integrative Oncology Nutritionist, Patient Advocate with over 25 Years of Experience Helping Patients Navigate their Path to Healing Glioblastoma, Cancer and Autoimmune Conditions Is (Methylene) Blue the New Black? Today's Expert is Patrice Surley, Integrative Oncology Nutritionist, Patient Advocate with over 25 Years of Experience Helping Patients Navigate their Path to Healing Glioblastoma, Cancer and Autoimmune Conditions If you're here, you're likely worried about cancer, how not to get it, how to heal from it or how to save someone you love. I believe we can all beat cancer. Your genes are not your destiny. Your prognosis is not your fate. You do have the power to change your story. What you do does matter.

So, now you want to know exactly what to do. And this conversation is going to help you figure that out. How knowing the specifics, not just about your cancer or cancer risk, but about how your body’s functioning right now, will tell you exactly what you need to support it.

Today’s guest is someone who has profoundly changed my life and helped guide me towards the right way to continue to prevent cancer recurrence. Patrice Surley is a functional nutritionist with over 25 years of clinical experience. Many of my GBM warriors know Patrice because she meets with patients who’ve gotten the toughest diagnoses. And it never scares her. Like a detective, she’s determined to find the secrets of your body, what’s getting in the way of your body’s ability to fight cancer, and how to decode the mystery, remove the obstacles, so your immune system can do it’s job. 

She’s also part of your medical team, advocating for YOU as an individual, and appreciates that success is highest when nutrition, supplementation and medicine are used appropriately according to your personal needs.

Have you worried about cell phones and technology causing cancer, chemicals in your home or environment? Today we’re going to ease those worries a bit. Our bodies are stronger than we think.

If you have cancer, have you wondered if there are secret drugs your medical team isn’t sharing with you that could be the answer to your prayers? Things like Ivermectin, Metformin, Methylene Blue? THC? Nicotine? These are all being thrown around on social media and the Cure for cancer that your doctor’s not telling you. Is it real? Is it dangerous? We’re going to talk about all of these topics today. 

 I’m going to ask something of you. What’s the most important question you have about how to treat cancer beyond what your doctors are telling you? Or preventing it? Diet, supplement, repurposed drug…I want to know your questions. We’re going to do a follow up with mini deep dive sessions into each topic so you can hear the science, the research, and how to know if this is right for you. Also please let me know if you’d like to do an Instagram Live. I’m here to help YOU!

Please follow us on Social media, follow and subscribe to this podcast and share with someone you love. I want to keep connecting you with all of the experts who have helped me become an outlier so you too can beat the odds. But I need your support to keep creating this free content.

Patrice Surley, Integrative Oncology Nutritionist, Patient Advocate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrice-surley-43a5a15a

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
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]]> If you're here, you're likely worried about cancer, how not to get it, how to heal from it or how to save someone you love. I believe we can all beat cancer. Your genes are not your destiny. Your prognosis is not your fate. You do have the power to change your story. What you do does matter.

So, now you want to know exactly what to do. And this conversation is going to help you figure that out. How knowing the specifics, not just about your cancer or cancer risk, but about how your body’s functioning right now, will tell you exactly what you need to support it.

Today’s guest is someone who has profoundly changed my life and helped guide me towards the right way to continue to prevent cancer recurrence. Patrice Surley is a functional nutritionist with over 25 years of clinical experience. Many of my GBM warriors know Patrice because she meets with patients who’ve gotten the toughest diagnoses. And it never scares her. Like a detective, she’s determined to find the secrets of your body, what’s getting in the way of your body’s ability to fight cancer, and how to decode the mystery, remove the obstacles, so your immune system can do it’s job. 

She’s also part of your medical team, advocating for YOU as an individual, and appreciates that success is highest when nutrition, supplementation and medicine are used appropriately according to your personal needs.

Have you worried about cell phones and technology causing cancer, chemicals in your home or environment? Today we’re going to ease those worries a bit. Our bodies are stronger than we think.

If you have cancer, have you wondered if there are secret drugs your medical team isn’t sharing with you that could be the answer to your prayers? Things like Ivermectin, Metformin, Methylene Blue? THC? Nicotine? These are all being thrown around on social media and the Cure for cancer that your doctor’s not telling you. Is it real? Is it dangerous? We’re going to talk about all of these topics today. 

 I’m going to ask something of you. What’s the most important question you have about how to treat cancer beyond what your doctors are telling you? Or preventing it? Diet, supplement, repurposed drug…I want to know your questions. We’re going to do a follow up with mini deep dive sessions into each topic so you can hear the science, the research, and how to know if this is right for you. Also please let me know if you’d like to do an Instagram Live. I’m here to help YOU!

Please follow us on Social media, follow and subscribe to this podcast and share with someone you love. I want to keep connecting you with all of the experts who have helped me become an outlier so you too can beat the odds. But I need your support to keep creating this free content.

Patrice Surley, Integrative Oncology Nutritionist, Patient Advocate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrice-surley-43a5a15a

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17382498 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500 4025 full false Genes are Not One Size Fits All: Our Expert Natalie Samson is a Genetic Counselor Here to Explain why We shouldn't be Afraid of Our Genes, Why it's Empowering to get Genetic Testing and What the Heck is Nutrigenomics Genes are Not One Size Fits All: Our Expert Natalie Samson is a Genetic Counselor Here to Explain why We shouldn't be Afraid of Our Genes, Why it's Empowering to get Genetic Testing and What the Heck is Nutrigenomics If cancer runs in your family should you get tested? Do you want to? Why would you even want to know? What about other inherited diseases?

Today, I'm interviewing genetic expert Natalie Samson. You may have seen her on social media as the founder of Golden Genetics. And she is bringing all the good feels to the field of genetic testing and counseling.

We talk about what types of inherited mutations you can test for, from Alzheimers and dementia to cancer and autism. We differentiate somatic gene testing (testing of tumor tissue) from germline testing (inherited genes). We talk about how knowing your genetic makeup can inform everything from early detection to what treatments might be more effective based on your biology. Also, Natalie is an expert in nutrigenomics which inform lifestyle choices like nutrition, supplements and movement. We dive into the ketogenic diet for cancer and when it's not a good choice. And my favorite thing Natalie says is "there is no perfect genome." Indeed there is not. We are all unique and understanding our body's makeup will help us live better, healthier, longer lives.

Natalie Samson is a dedicated Board-Certified Genetic Counselor devoted to transforming healthcare through personalized, integrative, and preventative approaches. She also obtained her Integrative Health Coach Certification and is completing her Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certification. She established her own practice, Golden Genetics to introduce an integrative approach to genetic counseling and testing, combining it with nutrition and nutrigenomics. She focuses on cancer, neurology and nutrigenomics and her aim is to provide unparalleled, personalized care in genetic counseling and testing.

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor (she/her)

 natalie@goldengeneticshealth.com│ Direct (858) 330-0317

@goldengeneticshealth on instagram

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> If cancer runs in your family should you get tested? Do you want to? Why would you even want to know? What about other inherited diseases?

Today, I'm interviewing genetic expert Natalie Samson. You may have seen her on social media as the founder of Golden Genetics. And she is bringing all the good feels to the field of genetic testing and counseling.

We talk about what types of inherited mutations you can test for, from Alzheimers and dementia to cancer and autism. We differentiate somatic gene testing (testing of tumor tissue) from germline testing (inherited genes). We talk about how knowing your genetic makeup can inform everything from early detection to what treatments might be more effective based on your biology. Also, Natalie is an expert in nutrigenomics which inform lifestyle choices like nutrition, supplements and movement. We dive into the ketogenic diet for cancer and when it's not a good choice. And my favorite thing Natalie says is "there is no perfect genome." Indeed there is not. We are all unique and understanding our body's makeup will help us live better, healthier, longer lives.

Natalie Samson is a dedicated Board-Certified Genetic Counselor devoted to transforming healthcare through personalized, integrative, and preventative approaches. She also obtained her Integrative Health Coach Certification and is completing her Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certification. She established her own practice, Golden Genetics to introduce an integrative approach to genetic counseling and testing, combining it with nutrition and nutrigenomics. She focuses on cancer, neurology and nutrigenomics and her aim is to provide unparalleled, personalized care in genetic counseling and testing.

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor (she/her)

 natalie@goldengeneticshealth.com│ Direct (858) 330-0317

@goldengeneticshealth on instagram

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-17017030 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:00:00 -0500 2498 full false 7 Year Anniversary Edition for all my Brainy friends: A Deep Dive into all your Pressing Questions about Glioblastoma with the Brilliant Neurooncologist Dr. Andrea Wasilewski 7 Year Anniversary Edition for all my Brainy friends: A Deep Dive into all your Pressing Questions about Glioblastoma with the Brilliant Neurooncologist Dr. Andrea Wasilewski Today marks the 7th anniversary of my incurable brain cancer diagnosis. To celebrate this milestone, I'm dedicating this special episode to all my brainy friends, the brain cancer thrivers and their caregivers.

 I'm thrilled to introduce you to the brilliant Dr. Andrea Wasilewski. In this episode we talk with Dr.  Wasilewski, a board-certified neurologist, neurooncologist, and director of the Givens Brain Tumor Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I'm so grateful to have Dr. Wasilewski as my primary neurooncologist and I know she's part of the reason I'm an outlier, alive and well seven years after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Dr. Wasilewski will discuss the pillars of health she thinks are essential to battling brain cancer, from lifestyle to food and mindset. We'll also talk about off-label drugs, homeopathic treatments, the future of cancer treatment and clinical trials.

If you are wondering if Glioblastoma is really as rare as they say or if the number of patients getting diagnosed each year is actually going up, we'll talk about that too. And the are two big takeaways here that you will not want to miss: should you get a 2nd opinion and how important is sleep.

As always, I'm here for you! Let me know wha you think of this episode.

Love you guys!

ABOUT:

Dr. Andrea Wasilewski

Director, Givens Brain Tumor Center

Minneapolis, MN

Allina Health

Board Certified Neurologist and Neurooncologst

2024 Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors: Rising Stars


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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Today marks the 7th anniversary of my incurable brain cancer diagnosis. To celebrate this milestone, I'm dedicating this special episode to all my brainy friends, the brain cancer thrivers and their caregivers.

 I'm thrilled to introduce you to the brilliant Dr. Andrea Wasilewski. In this episode we talk with Dr.  Wasilewski, a board-certified neurologist, neurooncologist, and director of the Givens Brain Tumor Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I'm so grateful to have Dr. Wasilewski as my primary neurooncologist and I know she's part of the reason I'm an outlier, alive and well seven years after a terminal cancer diagnosis. Dr. Wasilewski will discuss the pillars of health she thinks are essential to battling brain cancer, from lifestyle to food and mindset. We'll also talk about off-label drugs, homeopathic treatments, the future of cancer treatment and clinical trials.

If you are wondering if Glioblastoma is really as rare as they say or if the number of patients getting diagnosed each year is actually going up, we'll talk about that too. And the are two big takeaways here that you will not want to miss: should you get a 2nd opinion and how important is sleep.

As always, I'm here for you! Let me know wha you think of this episode.

Love you guys!

ABOUT:

Dr. Andrea Wasilewski

Director, Givens Brain Tumor Center

Minneapolis, MN

Allina Health

Board Certified Neurologist and Neurooncologst

2024 Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors: Rising Stars


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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-16684815 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0600 2544 1 5 full false Starting at the Ending: Death and Birth Doula Maggie Walker talks about the beauty of life and her journey from losing her mother to becoming a birth doula - and discovering what she’s truly meant to do. Starting at the Ending: Death and Birth Doula Maggie Walker talks about the beauty of life and her journey from losing her mother to becoming a birth doula - and discovering what she’s truly meant to do.  I’m so happy you’re here with me. And I’m so darn happy to be back. It’s been a little while since I’ve been here with you but I promise it’s for a really really exciting reason.
I’ve been traveling to Europe every month since November and will continue to do so for a while. And there are 2 very big reasons why that’s happening. And 2 very big reasons why this is good news for you.

First I’m going to let you in on a secret. Dr William Li is a new friend of mine and one of the most incredible humans I’ve ever met. I know most of you know Dr. Li. He is changing the world by changing the way we understand food and how it affects our bodies from a  scientific medical point of view…and he’s showing us how LOVING our food can change our health. In November I went to London to present to Dr. Li’s Angiogenesis Foundation about being an outlier and how food has been part of my life saving story.I am acting as an advocacy ambassador for the Angiogenesis Foundation which means I will be sharing brand new, top tier life saving information with you about what foods you add to your diet can fight and prevent disease. 

The second reason I’ve been going to Europe monthly is to see Dr. Saskia Biskup, my hero, and to get a new vaccine. This is a prophylactic vaccine like we all got as babies to prevent mumps and polio but it’s customized to prevent me from getting the other cancers that have been passed down to me in my genes. I’m so incredibly grateful to be getting a new dose of the superpower that I know is helping keep me alive. And to be the test person for this treatment that I truly believe will be the future of cancer treatment for all of you - in combination with lifestyle, a vaccine like this could  actually prevent you or your kids from every getting cancer.

You guys, I say cancer saved my life. And it did. I wasn’t truly living until I was told I was going to die. That’s why I’d never go back. I’d choose this bright, beautiful version of life, even if it’s scary, even if it’s shorter, than the one I was living before. And I want the same for all of you - but ideally without the cancer wake up call. I’m sure all of you have been touched by cancer in some way, either yourself or someone you love, but I am here to help you live BETTER and without fear and fully present and in love with your life. 

I can’t think of a better person to help demonstrate the beauty of living truly in the present than my guest today. Someone who lives in the Netherlands but now I get to see nearly every month!

Maggie Walker is a Birth Doula Postpartum Doula and Death Doula. And she is love personified. Caregiving is the core of her existence and the way she holds space for those in that magical liminal space between the here an the infinite … is so moving. I know you’re going to be filled with awe and inspired to love your life after listening to this conversation. 

You can find Maggie Walker at
www.maggiewalker.nl
Instagram @themi

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]>  I’m so happy you’re here with me. And I’m so darn happy to be back. It’s been a little while since I’ve been here with you but I promise it’s for a really really exciting reason.
I’ve been traveling to Europe every month since November and will continue to do so for a while. And there are 2 very big reasons why that’s happening. And 2 very big reasons why this is good news for you.

First I’m going to let you in on a secret. Dr William Li is a new friend of mine and one of the most incredible humans I’ve ever met. I know most of you know Dr. Li. He is changing the world by changing the way we understand food and how it affects our bodies from a  scientific medical point of view…and he’s showing us how LOVING our food can change our health. In November I went to London to present to Dr. Li’s Angiogenesis Foundation about being an outlier and how food has been part of my life saving story.I am acting as an advocacy ambassador for the Angiogenesis Foundation which means I will be sharing brand new, top tier life saving information with you about what foods you add to your diet can fight and prevent disease. 

The second reason I’ve been going to Europe monthly is to see Dr. Saskia Biskup, my hero, and to get a new vaccine. This is a prophylactic vaccine like we all got as babies to prevent mumps and polio but it’s customized to prevent me from getting the other cancers that have been passed down to me in my genes. I’m so incredibly grateful to be getting a new dose of the superpower that I know is helping keep me alive. And to be the test person for this treatment that I truly believe will be the future of cancer treatment for all of you - in combination with lifestyle, a vaccine like this could  actually prevent you or your kids from every getting cancer.

You guys, I say cancer saved my life. And it did. I wasn’t truly living until I was told I was going to die. That’s why I’d never go back. I’d choose this bright, beautiful version of life, even if it’s scary, even if it’s shorter, than the one I was living before. And I want the same for all of you - but ideally without the cancer wake up call. I’m sure all of you have been touched by cancer in some way, either yourself or someone you love, but I am here to help you live BETTER and without fear and fully present and in love with your life. 

I can’t think of a better person to help demonstrate the beauty of living truly in the present than my guest today. Someone who lives in the Netherlands but now I get to see nearly every month!

Maggie Walker is a Birth Doula Postpartum Doula and Death Doula. And she is love personified. Caregiving is the core of her existence and the way she holds space for those in that magical liminal space between the here an the infinite … is so moving. I know you’re going to be filled with awe and inspired to love your life after listening to this conversation. 

You can find Maggie Walker at
www.maggiewalker.nl
Instagram @themi

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-16490983 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0600 2528 1 4 full false This Sounds Promising: Medical Device Expert and Self Acclaimed Sound Nerd Turns Passion into Purpose, Leaving Engineering Job to Pioneer a Clinical Trial using Sound to Destroy Cancer This Sounds Promising: Medical Device Expert and Self Acclaimed Sound Nerd Turns Passion into Purpose, Leaving Engineering Job to Pioneer a Clinical Trial using Sound to Destroy Cancer Do you know what’s really strange, having these two things at the same time: survivor’s guilt and imposter syndrome. Survivor’s guilt and the not quite understanding why the heck I got to survive a cancer most people don’t is what prompted me to live my cancer story out loud.  And ultimately start this podcast. At first it's exciting and feels so right, but then the imposter syndrome kicks in: who am I to do this work? I'm not an expert in anything. I'm not a doctor. Have you ever felt his way?

 In this podcast we talk about finding your purpose and the gifts found in taking a leap of faith in order to live a more meaningful life. My guest, Jeremy Ling  shares his story about leaving a great job as a medical engineer and taking a big risk. 

He is now pioneering a new clinical trail for brain cancer that started with saving french bull dogs. (Who knew our beloved pets could get brain cancer too?!) And now he’s part of a clinical trial that’s saving human lives ! And what makes his story all the more compelling is that Jeremy Ling had all the reasons to doubt his career decision. He had a great job as a medical device expert but left the security because he felt called to do something bigger, something new, something risky, something that didn’t guarantee that same steady paycheck but something that combined this tremendous natural love for music and gift for mastering sound technology into a career using ultrasound to destroy cancer cells.

Jeremy Ling is the Chief Technology Officer for Alpheus Medical, a startup device company pioneering novel cancer treatments and supported by some of the foremost thought leaders in brain cancer, as well as the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS).  He is also a father of four and a dear friend. I’m so excited he is here today.

www.alpheusmedical.com

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Do you know what’s really strange, having these two things at the same time: survivor’s guilt and imposter syndrome. Survivor’s guilt and the not quite understanding why the heck I got to survive a cancer most people don’t is what prompted me to live my cancer story out loud.  And ultimately start this podcast. At first it's exciting and feels so right, but then the imposter syndrome kicks in: who am I to do this work? I'm not an expert in anything. I'm not a doctor. Have you ever felt his way?

 In this podcast we talk about finding your purpose and the gifts found in taking a leap of faith in order to live a more meaningful life. My guest, Jeremy Ling  shares his story about leaving a great job as a medical engineer and taking a big risk. 

He is now pioneering a new clinical trail for brain cancer that started with saving french bull dogs. (Who knew our beloved pets could get brain cancer too?!) And now he’s part of a clinical trial that’s saving human lives ! And what makes his story all the more compelling is that Jeremy Ling had all the reasons to doubt his career decision. He had a great job as a medical device expert but left the security because he felt called to do something bigger, something new, something risky, something that didn’t guarantee that same steady paycheck but something that combined this tremendous natural love for music and gift for mastering sound technology into a career using ultrasound to destroy cancer cells.

Jeremy Ling is the Chief Technology Officer for Alpheus Medical, a startup device company pioneering novel cancer treatments and supported by some of the foremost thought leaders in brain cancer, as well as the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS).  He is also a father of four and a dear friend. I’m so excited he is here today.

www.alpheusmedical.com

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
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]]> Buzzsprout-15800695 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0500 2884 1 3 full false Happy Ending: Acclaimed Author shares the Incredible Story of Losing her Parents and Finding Purpose by Staying Present in the Joy and the Pain Happy Ending: Acclaimed Author shares the Incredible Story of Losing her Parents and Finding Purpose by Staying Present in the Joy and the Pain So many of us are in the sandwich generation, parenting our children and caring for our aging parents at the same time. And it's hard stuff. Choosing where to be and when - and giving ourselves grace when maybe we would choose differently knowing what we know now is sometimes hard to accomplish. I know I struggle with it. But my guest today has really been helping me with that. And I know she's going to help you too! Laura's story is statistically impossible and almost hard to believe, but what's more breathtaking is her storytelling and the beauty she discovered in such a dark place.

Laura Dill is the author of the book "Daughter: Embracing the Difficult Journey of Caring for a Dying Parent without Falling Apart" and founder of the Slay Society, a non profit organization benefiting caregivers. And not only has she found her purpose, but I imagine you too will be inspired to find yours.

https://www.slaysocietyinc.ca

Purchase the book here:
https://a.co/d/0dGyF1j

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> So many of us are in the sandwich generation, parenting our children and caring for our aging parents at the same time. And it's hard stuff. Choosing where to be and when - and giving ourselves grace when maybe we would choose differently knowing what we know now is sometimes hard to accomplish. I know I struggle with it. But my guest today has really been helping me with that. And I know she's going to help you too! Laura's story is statistically impossible and almost hard to believe, but what's more breathtaking is her storytelling and the beauty she discovered in such a dark place.

Laura Dill is the author of the book "Daughter: Embracing the Difficult Journey of Caring for a Dying Parent without Falling Apart" and founder of the Slay Society, a non profit organization benefiting caregivers. And not only has she found her purpose, but I imagine you too will be inspired to find yours.

https://www.slaysocietyinc.ca

Purchase the book here:
https://a.co/d/0dGyF1j

Support the show

I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

https://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/
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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-15637598 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500 3484 1 2 full false What's Up Doc: Top NYC Brain Surgeon's Advice on How to Get Quick and Accurate Medical Advice without Going Down the Rabbit Hole What's Up Doc: Top NYC Brain Surgeon's Advice on How to Get Quick and Accurate Medical Advice without Going Down the Rabbit Hole Today's expert will no doubt make your life feel so much better. If you're like me, you can go down the proverbial rabbit hole on the internet searching for medical answers, big and small, and often that causes more anxiety. 

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna is an award-winning, board-certified neurosurgeon . He is the Chief of Neurological Surgery at New York-Presbyterian and  Brooklyn Methodist, and he is a Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell and the Director of the Brain Metastases Program. He is also the Co-director of the Rhodes Center for Glioblastoma. 

We talk about life as a brain surgeon, some of the nuance of Glioblastoma, the importance of clinical trials and how they are defined - and why it's so important  to look beyond the standard of care. And lastly, Dr. Ramakrishna shares his passion project: a new tool for making health care accessible in a vetted, helpful way online, between appointments. For not only GBM but ALS, dementia, fertility and more Roon is going to change our lives for the better.
www.Roon.com


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Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Today's expert will no doubt make your life feel so much better. If you're like me, you can go down the proverbial rabbit hole on the internet searching for medical answers, big and small, and often that causes more anxiety. 

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna is an award-winning, board-certified neurosurgeon . He is the Chief of Neurological Surgery at New York-Presbyterian and  Brooklyn Methodist, and he is a Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell and the Director of the Brain Metastases Program. He is also the Co-director of the Rhodes Center for Glioblastoma. 

We talk about life as a brain surgeon, some of the nuance of Glioblastoma, the importance of clinical trials and how they are defined - and why it's so important  to look beyond the standard of care. And lastly, Dr. Ramakrishna shares his passion project: a new tool for making health care accessible in a vetted, helpful way online, between appointments. For not only GBM but ALS, dementia, fertility and more Roon is going to change our lives for the better.
www.Roon.com


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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast

]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-15494651 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500 2783 1 1 full false Trailer Trailer Rebecca aka That Brainy Blonde is not only a survivor but an outlier. Having beaten impossible odds, her story might just be what you need to change your own. Rebecca has been both the caregiver to her mom and a survivor to one of the world's toughest, most incurable cancers...until now!

The Brainy Blonde Podcast is here to  inspire and motivate you and to empower you with the tools I’ve been learning so that you too will create a life that’s not just stranger than fiction but better than you could have ever imagined.

The Brainy Blonde Podcast has a mission: to help you change the story about your life and take control of what’s been holding you back. I’m going to share my life with you and connect you with some incredible survivors, experts on the future of not only medicine but true wellness. I’ll share my best secrets and connect you with research and experts to back it up.

Starting this July with an episode you won't want to miss!

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Rebecca aka That Brainy Blonde is not only a survivor but an outlier. Having beaten impossible odds, her story might just be what you need to change your own. Rebecca has been both the caregiver to her mom and a survivor to one of the world's toughest, most incurable cancers...until now!

The Brainy Blonde Podcast is here to  inspire and motivate you and to empower you with the tools I’ve been learning so that you too will create a life that’s not just stranger than fiction but better than you could have ever imagined.

The Brainy Blonde Podcast has a mission: to help you change the story about your life and take control of what’s been holding you back. I’m going to share my life with you and connect you with some incredible survivors, experts on the future of not only medicine but true wellness. I’ll share my best secrets and connect you with research and experts to back it up.

Starting this July with an episode you won't want to miss!

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I want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here. If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better.
Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!
Love you, Rebecca

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]]> Rebecca Devine Buzzsprout-15399393 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0500 115 trailer false