Solo Ep 3: Build Your Power Team

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When cancer hits, everyone calls you a “fighter.” But this isn’t a battle — it’s a curveball. And no one crushes curveballs alone.

In this powerful episode, host Joelle Kaufman shares how she refused to face her diagnosis solo — and built her power team instead. You’ll learn how to create your own lineup of support: from your medical squad and mental health pros to your life crew and “joy squad” who remind you that you’re still you.

💡 You’ll Learn:

The four key roles every cancer patient needs on their team
How to ask for help (without guilt or awkwardness)
Why clarity and communication are acts of kindness — for you and your supporters

You don’t have to fight harder — you just have to build smarter.
Because cancer throws curveballs, but you don’t have to face them alone.

🎙️ Hosted by Joelle Kaufman — founder of Kicking Cancer’s Ass, your guide to reclaiming your power, even with cancer in the room.

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Joelle K

I'm a 54 year old former CMO/CRO and generational breast cancer survivor. My early cancer experiences shaped my personal and professional philosophy to continuously cultivate an approach that adjusts to whatever curveball shows up. And we know, curveballs are constant, especially in midlife with aging parents, maturing kids (if you have kids), and opportunities to focus on new goals for our next 50 years. I have a book being released in January - Crushing the Cancer Curveball, A Veteran's Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. While no one wants cancer, 1 in 2 Americans and 1 in 4 people worldwide will face cancer in their lifetimes. There's an alternative narrative to the terror, anger and fear that accompanies a diagnosis - a narrative that spawns compassion, confidence, and even joy. I'd love to talk about it with you and your audience.

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