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2025: A Year that tested all of us— and Our Hopes for 2026


Rest Is the New Strong
Love & Cancer:
Ray & Ros
Love is a beautiful thing. Whether romantic or platonic, we as humans crave love in all forms. So we asked ourselves, how are breast cancer thrivers and survivors navigating their relationships? FTBOU CoFounder Marissa & Baddie Ambassador Cynthia sat down with Ray for an intimate conversation to discuss how he and his wife Ros navigated Ros’ breast cancer diagnosis, and what advice he would give to other family and friends.
The Archives
Fighting Cancer at Its Root: Sylvie Beljanski on Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Plant-Based Research
For many women, the fear of breast cancer recurrence never fully goes away. Even after completing treatment, the worry lingers: What if the disease comes
For the Breast of Us is stepping into one of our toughest seasons yet. With nationwide cuts to DEI funding, the programs that hold our community together are at risk. From Baddie Boost and our quarterly meetups to the Baddie Ambassador Program, Baddie2Baddie Podcast, and even BaddieCon — everything we’ve built for Black and Brown women facing breast cancer needs your support to survive. This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking our community to help us hold this space up and hold it together. Your donation keeps our programs alive, our stories seen, and our sisterhood protected.
Hold Us Up. Hold Us Together: Why This Giving Season Matters More Than Ever
For the Breast of Us is stepping into one of our toughest seasons yet. With nationwide cuts to DEI funding, the programs that hold our community together are at risk. From Baddie Boost and our quarterly meetups to the Baddie Ambassador Program, Baddie2Baddie Podcast, and even BaddieCon — everything we’ve built for Black and Brown women facing breast cancer needs your support to survive. This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking our community to help us hold this space up and hold it together. Your donation keeps our programs alive, our stories seen, and our sisterhood protected.
Rest Is the New Strong
Metastatic breast cancer and, honestly, depression too, taught me that life’s not about how much I can push through. It’s about how well I love myself through it.
Walking That Tightrope Between Faith and Fear
These days, life feels like walking a tightrope between faith and fear. And when I say faith, I’m not talking about religion. I mean that deep-down belief that somehow, I’ll keep finding my way through. That I’ve made it through every hard day before this one, so I probably can handle this one too. But fear? Oh, she still pops up. Loud and uninvited.
For the Breast of Us Wins Social Health Network Award
We’re thrilled to share some amazing news: For the Breast of Us has been named Best Team in the 2025 Social Health Awards by the Social
Soft Girl Era, Hard Truths: When Advocacy Drains You as Much as Cancer
“They told me breast cancer would make me stronger, but nobody warned me it could make me softer, too. Not weak-soft…sacred-soft. The kind of softness that wears silk robes, sets boundaries like a boss, and still shows up to fight for Black and Brown bodies in this messy political climate. My soft-girl era isn’t canceled, sis… it’s thriving.”
Good Vibes Don’t Cure Cancer
For the whole breast cancer community, especially those living with metastatic disease. If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer – at any stage – you’ve
In this intimate Baddie x 2 interview, Evette Yanez shares her powerful previvor journey, navigating family history, preventative surgery, and healing with grace, humor, and purpose.
Queer, Brown & Still Here: Finding My Pride in the Breast Cancer Space
What happens when you show up to the breast cancer world as a queer woman of color—and no one looks like you? In this powerful reflection, one Baddie shares her journey of reclaiming space, visibility, and Pride in a community that wasn’t built with her in mind. This is survivorship, reimagined. 🌈💖
The Truth About Breast Cancer Survivorship
Survivorship is a complex mix of gratitude, frustration, and the determination to reclaim as much of your life as possible.
Finding Purpose Through Advocacy and Healing
I am committed to turning my pain into purpose—because no one should have to navigate these journeys alone.
Baddie x 2: Growth Through Conversations | Amy Ngo: It Wasn’t Planned, But Here It Is
As someone who relocated a year ago to my 8th state, I know how challenging it can be to find your people… your community in
Baddie x2: Growth Through Conversations | Shonté Drakeford “I Gotta Have Joy”
For The Breast Of Us, Baddie x 2 series is an intimate moment in time grasping the interaction between two baddies as they discuss being diagnosed, thrivorship, and everything that comes in between. We hope that you enjoy this amazing series and that it sparks a dialogue amongst the breast cancer community.
Instead of Telling Me How Strong I Am, Ask Me What It Really Feels Like
Instead of joking about a “free boob job,” ask me how it feels…..

















