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Behind the Baddie: Mary- Advocacy Beyond a Diagnosis

Behind the Baddie: Meet Liz


2025: A Year that tested all of us— and Our Hopes for 2026
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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
Behind the Baddie: How Lynley Learned Her Voice Matters
If you want to know who I am outside of breast cancer, there’s a lot we need to cover. I’m a wife of 15 years
I was 19 years old when I found my first breast lump. What makes that moment even more unforgettable is that I found it myself
There are more ways than ever to dig into your genetic makeup, whether in a medicalsetting or at home with a test you ordered online.
Behind the Baddie: Meet Faith
Something shifted. I left feeling renewed. I realized advocacy isn’t about doing everything. It’s about showing up. It’s about sharing your story. It’s about helping one person feel a little less alone than you did.
If there’s one thing I hope people know about me, it’s that my story is so much bigger than my diagnosis. My name is Mary,
Behind the Baddie: Meet Liz
If there’s one thing breast cancer has taught me, it’s that life isn’t something to put on hold. I’m Liz, a proud mom to my
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
2025: A Year that tested all of us— and Our Hopes for 2026
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.

















