May 14-17, 2026 | Atlanta, GA
BaddieCon: Survivorship Reimagined
Breast Cancer BaddieCon Schedule
ARRIVAL + SETTING THE TONE
Looking Back to Move Forward
Kick off Breast Cancer BaddieCon by getting checked in, grabbing your badge, and settling into the space. The Baddie Welcome Lounge is your soft landing.
We kick off Breast Cancer BaddieCon by bringing last year’s breakthroughs into this year’s call for reflection. This is the moment we look at ourselves for real. No filters, no shrinking, just truth, growth, and everything it took to get here. We’re setting the tone for the weekend with reflection, intention, and that deep “I see me” energy. Come ready to stand in your story, own your power, and step into this space like you know exactly who you are becoming.
We’ll ground ourselves in what it means to be part of the FTBOU community, embrace the power of being a Breast Cancer Baddie, and explore how owning your story shapes how you move through survivorship. Come ready to step into your main character era and start the weekend rooted in connection, confidence, and shared purpose.
Join us for light bites, music, and easy conversation as we honor seven years of For the Breast of Us and the community that made it possible. Come connect with fellow Baddies, meet the FTBOU team, and start easing into the weekend energy. This is where introductions turn into conversations and the community begins to come alive.
THE HARD TRUTHS + THE HEALING WORK
Holding Space for Our Whole Story
This isn’t about being perfect, it’s about showing up, stretching it out, and starting your day feeling grounded and aligned. Come catch a vibe with the Wellness Girls, breathe deep, and ease into your morning the Baddie way.
We’re continuing the conversation from last year. A straight-to-the-point conversation with clinicians, advocates, and researchers about where the system fails Women of Color—and what needs to change. This panel centers lived experience and offers practical takeaways for navigating inequities in care.
Moderated by Thelma Brown with Panelist: Shanise Pearce, Patient Advocate + Dr. Anjali Malik
How precision wellness is changing the game for women of color navigating breast cancer. This is a bold conversation about personalized medicine and how it’s approach is designed around your unique biology, lifestyle and needs.
Speaker: Dr. Monique Gary
- The Pressure Point: Lymphedema is something many survivors hear about, but not always in a way that’s clear, practical, or easy to navigate. This session offers a real-talk introduction to what lymphedema is, how it can show up after treatment, and what Baddies should know about prevention, early signs, and everyday management. Expect helpful insights, practical tips, and space to ask the questions many of us didn’t know we needed to ask. Facilitated by Dr. Crystal Champion
- We Gonna Be Alright: The honest, messy, beautiful truth about parenting through breast cancer. In this session, we hold space for the real experience of parenting while navigating treatment, recovery, and survivorship. Facilitated by: Asha Miller, Patient Advocate + MBC Baddie/Patient Advocate Krista Gundersen
- Blurred Lines: Sometimes the healing starts with putting the words somewhere safe. This interactive workshop invites Baddies to slow down, reflect, and let their thoughts flow onto the page. Through guided prompts and quiet moments of reflection, we’ll create space for honesty, release, and a little creativity. No pressure, no perfect words, just you, your story, and the power of getting it out. Facilitated by: Shangrong Lee-Okwiya, Baddie Ambassador/Patient Advocate
A compassionate, culturally grounded talk about preparing for the unexpected and holding space for end-of-life realities. This session honors the full spectrum of survivorship, including the moments that are hardest to face. Space for grief, loss, and the emotional weight of losing Baddies in the community.
Moderated by: Krista Everett, Panelists: Michelle Anderson-Benjamin, MBC Baddie/Patient Advocate, Arlene Tjoarman – Patient Advocate
Your lived experience can shift policy, push research, and change lives. This session gives you the tools to advocate with confidence, whether you’re speaking up at a doctor’s appointment or influencing national conversations. Practical tools for turning lived experience into power and influence.
Facilitated by: Brooklyn Olumba
BUILDING A LIFE THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS AGAIN
Reimagining What Thriving Looks Like
The team from PMUCon is Back!! Come immersed ready to learn with a session focused on how appearance changes after treatment and how permenant makeup can help you reconnect with your identity. Expect demos, tips, and space to explore what confidence looks like now.
Facilitated by Dr. Zuri Dale
This powerful conversation centers the voices and lived experiences of women navigating metastatic breast cancer. Expect honesty, wisdom, and the kind of real talk that only happens when women who truly understand the journey share space together. It’s about visibility, community, and honoring the full spectrum of survivorship.
Moderated by Dr. Cynthia Johnson, Panelists: Frances Malinas-MBC Baddie/Baddie Ambassador + AvaMarie-MBC Baddie/Baddie Ambassador, Krista Gundersen-MBC Baddie/Director of Glamming the Warrior
This session brings researchers and patient advocates to the same table to talk honestly about what meaningful collaboration looks like. We’ll explore how lived experience strengthens research, how community voices shift priorities, and why Women of Color must be part of every step in the scientific process.
Panelists: Dr. Eleanora Teplinsky, Dr. Mya Roberson, Yvonne McLean-Patient Advocate
*We know you’ve got options and honestly, we love that for you. These sessions run back-to-back, so you can tap into one the first hour and slide into another the next. No missing out, just more to experience.*
Money, Power, Respect
A focused deep dive into the money, benefits, and HR side of survivorship. Learn what you’re entitled to, what documents matter, and how to protect your peace and your paycheck.
Facilitated by: Amber Thomas – CPA + Chanda Fuller – HR Specialist
The Future is Baddie
Fireside Chat: A forward-looking conversation about the science shaping the future of treatment.
Let’s Get Physical
Movement looks different after a diagnosis, and that’s okay. This session is all about finding ways to reconnect with your body on your own terms. We’ll talk about simple, realistic ways to bring movement back into your life during and after treatment. Think practical tips, encouraging guidance, and reminders that fitness isn’t about perfection, it’s about feeling good in your body again.
Facilitated by: Lynley Moses + Silvia Garcia
Soul Food to Whole Foods: Nourishing the Baddie from the Inside Out
Honoring where we come from culinarily while exploring how plant based eating can support our wellness
Facilitated by: Tiah Tomlin, CoFounder My Style Matters
Blurred Lines: Sometimes the healing starts with putting the words somewhere safe. This interactive workshop invites Baddies to slow down, reflect, and let their thoughts flow onto the page. Through guided prompts and quiet moments of reflection, we’ll create space for honesty, release, and a little creativity. No pressure, no perfect words, just you, your story, and the power of getting it out. Facilitated by: Shangrong Lee-Okwiya
Lean On Me: The Caregiver Experience
Behind every Baddie is someone holding it down. This session shines a light on the caregivers who walk alongside us through diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. We’ll create space for honest conversations about support, boundaries, and what it really takes to care for someone you love while also caring for yourself.
The Maybe Baby Club: Understanding Your Options
Honest talk about fertility preservation, parenting options, and making choices that feel right for your body, your life, and your future.
Color Me BADD
This creative session invites Baddies to tap into expression through color, creativity, and a little bit of play. No art skills required, just come as you are and allow yourself the space to create, reflect, and release.
Facilitated by: Yahira Torres – Patient Advocate, Lioness Retreat CEO
*We know you’ve got options and honestly, we love that for you. These sessions run back-to-back, so you can tap into one the first hour and slide into another the next. No missing out, just more to experience.*
Money, Power, Respect
A focused deep dive into the money, benefits, and HR side of survivorship. Learn what you’re entitled to, what documents matter, and how to protect your peace and your paycheck.
Facilitated by: Amber Thomas – CPA + Chanda Fuller – HR Specialist
The Future is Baddie
Fireside Chat: A forward-looking conversation about the science shaping the future of treatment.
Let’s Get Physical
Movement looks different after a diagnosis, and that’s okay. This session is all about finding ways to reconnect with your body on your own terms. We’ll talk about simple, realistic ways to bring movement back into your life during and after treatment. Think practical tips, encouraging guidance, and reminders that fitness isn’t about perfection, it’s about feeling good in your body again.
Facilitated by: Lynley Moses + Silvia Garcia
Soul Food to Whole Foods: Nourishing the Baddie from the Inside Out
Honoring where we come from culinarily while exploring how plant based eating can support our wellness
Facilitated by: Tiah Tomlin, CoFounder My Style Matters
Blurred Lines: Sometimes the healing starts with putting the words somewhere safe. This interactive workshop invites Baddies to slow down, reflect, and let their thoughts flow onto the page. Through guided prompts and quiet moments of reflection, we’ll create space for honesty, release, and a little creativity. No pressure, no perfect words, just you, your story, and the power of getting it out. Facilitated by: Shangrong Lee-Okwiya
Lean On Me: The Caregiver Experience
Behind every Baddie is someone holding it down. This session shines a light on the caregivers who walk alongside us through diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. We’ll create space for honest conversations about support, boundaries, and what it really takes to care for someone you love while also caring for yourself.
The Maybe Baby Club: Understanding Your Options
Honest talk about fertility preservation, parenting options, and making choices that feel right for your body, your life, and your future.
Color Me BADD
This creative session invites Baddies to tap into expression through color, creativity, and a little bit of play. No art skills required, just come as you are and allow yourself the space to create, reflect, and release.
Facilitated by: Yahira Torres – Patient Advocate, Lioness Retreat CEO
A session about cultivating friendships, partnerships, and community relationships that support your healing. Learn how to identify what you need, ask for it, and build a circle that actually shows up. The FTBOU leadership team gets real about how they found each other, built meaningful connections, and created a community that truly pours back into them.
Visit Activations, Resource Partners, The Legacy Room, PMUCon Room and the Baddie Lounge
A judgment-free conversation about desire, confidence, and reconnecting to your body.
Facilitated by: CM Queen + Goody Howard
with DJ Sincere
WHAT NOW? WHAT NEXT?
Turning Reflection Into Action
This session explores how to anchor joy, calm, and resilience when life after cancer doesn’t look like the life you imagined. We’ll talk about boundaries and habits that support mental health and emotional balance.
A creative workshop to set intentions for the next year of your survivorship.
A creative workshop to set intentions for the next year of your survivorship.
BaddieCon Friday Programming
- Introduction to For the Breast of Us and Breast Cancer BaddieCon by For the Breast of Us CEO & Co-Founder, Marissa Thomas.
- Get the lowdown on our goals for Breast Cancer BaddieCon and what to expect.
- Award Presentation
Overview of day 2 Programming.
- 6:00 PM
- Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter
Breast Cancer BaddieCon Activations & Activities
Baddie Break Away Lounge
At Breast Cancer BaddieCon, we know that healing isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, too. That’s why we created the Baddie Breakaway Room, a calm, judgment-free space where you can step away, exhale, and just be. Whether you need to talk it out, cry it out, or simply take a moment for yourself, our compassionate social workers and mental health pros are here to listen, support, and uplift you.
- 8 & 9 March 2025
- Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter
Baddie Resource Center
Welcome to the Baddie Resource Center, where empowerment meets action! This is the spot to level up your survivorship journey with expert resources designed to help you thrive, not just survive. Whether you need a fierce new headshot, career advice tailored to your needs, or breast health education that puts YOU in control, we’ve got you covered.
- 8 & 9 March 2025
- Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter
Baddie Beauty Collective X PMUCon
PMUCon, Artistry By Zuri & The Baddie Beauty Collective will offer free Permanent Makeup (PMU) Services & Education. Learn from experts in the industry on which PMU services work best for melanated skin and if you are a candidate for areolas, ombré eyebrows, or scar rejuvenation.
- 7, 8 & 9 March 2025
- Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter