Dancing in the Rain with Valarie

Valarie interviews Kevin Carey, Kelly Maia & Megan Mikulski, candidates for the Collingswood Board of Education, about the reasons they chose to run and the many challenges that confront both our school system and children in today's world.

Honest communication and advocacy for students & staff.

We're Better Together

Website: BetterTogetherColls.org

Facebook: Better Together for Collingswood Board of Education

Email: collstogether@gmail.com

September 27, 2021 the first episode of the Dancing in the Rain with Valarie Podcast was released. 

In this episode Valarie and Jack look back at the year that was.

Holistic Cancer Coaches Liz Curran and Karla Mans Giroux share with Valarie all things Radical Remission. Listen as they share their personal cancer stories as  well as the 10 healing factors that can make a real difference in your diagnosis and overall health.

 Please visit them at their Health Navigators website www.healthnavs.com 

 Dr. Turner's 10 Radical Hope Healing Factors: 

1. Exercise 2. Spiritual Connection 3. Empowering Yourself 4. Increasing Positive Emotions 5. Following Your Intuition 6. Releasing Suppressed Emotions 7. Changing Your Diet 8. Herbs and Supplements 9. Having a Strong Reason for Living 10. Increased Social Support

Wonder Woman is a mindset. Negative and traumatic events are an inevitable part of life. By making a conscious decision to use these experiences to make us stronger, more resilient versions of ourselves we empower ourselves and everyone in our lives. "It's OK to be OK"

In this episode Valarie discusses several components of rape culture. Victim blaming, victim shaming, cover ups and failing to recognize the necessity of consent. We need to come out of the shadows and shed light on rape culture and work towards a much overdue change.

We live in a world where women are advised how to dress and act so they don't get raped instead of men being told don't rape. A world where victims are blamed and even threatened to not speak out. This needs to stop. #metoo is a start but action needs to be taken to change the narrative.

Valarie 

In this eposide Valarie shares her breast cancer journey. She discusses her diagnosis and treatment choices through her decision to have a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction. She also shares her experience with radiation treatments, a second surgery, an oophorectomy and the estrogen blocking medication she will be taking for the next ten years

In this episode Valarie interviews Mario DeSantis (the good DeSantis), a Collingswood teacher and candidate for U. S Congress. They discuss our broken health care system and his plan, once he defeats Donald Norcross and we send him to Washington DC, to advocate for our families demanding a fair and compassionate health care system that will not only provide adequate healthcare for our friends and families but will also put our tax dollars to better use and eliminate the need for insurance brokers such as Donald Norcross' brother. DeSantisforcongress.com

What's the point of breast cancer awareness month? Awareness is not enough. Women need to take action.

Genetic testing - Examining your breasts - Mammograms (GEM)

Trauma permanently changes us but it does not have to be a negative thing. After processing our emotions it is possible to become stronger and more resilient versions of ourselves.

I was really tired tonight but I couldn't go to sleep without getting this information out there. I discuss Mark's diagnosis with esophageal cancer and some of the warning signs that were missed. I also discuss my own diagnosis and the need for breast cancer screenings at an earlier age and the need for genetic testing. Please listen and share. 

It is liberating to not fear life's unknowns. The reality is that it is all unknown. All we have is now. This moment. Everything else is a mystery. We can't control what happens in our lives but we can use our experiences, both positive and negative for good.