Candid Conversations

This is the second part in a series of multiple "Candid Conversations" with Dr. Bryan Taylor of Taylor Mobile Veterinary Dentistry. Dr Taylor was kind enough to sit down with us to discuss some of the many cases we have seen this year during our routine exams here at Leatherman Lane, as well as some terminology, insight into equine dentistry, a little background on him personally, and so much more... Dr Taylor graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996, and moved to North Carolina to join a practice (focusing on all aspects of equine medicine) in Davie County shortly thereafter. In 2002, he left to start his own practice, that dealt exclusively with equine dentistry. His desire to promote the importance of equine dentistry has led him to teach at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where he holds the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor. Please feel free to comment, share, & ask any questions! This video is filmed in Concord, North Carolina so depending on where you are in the world, may not line up with how you do things for your horses (and that's OK). We hope you will get as much as we did from these conversations with Dr Taylor and look forward to sharing the rest of the series with you soon... The full version of this conversation is available on our YouTube channel now. Please "subscribe" while your watching/listening. TaylorMadeTeeth.com LeathermanLane.com

This is the first part in a series of multiple "Candid Conversations" with Dr. Bryan Taylor of Taylor Mobile Veterinary Dentistry. Dr Taylor was kind enough to sit down with us to discuss some of the many cases we have seen this year during our routine exams here at Leatherman Lane, as well as some terminology, insight into equine dentistry, a little background on him personally, and so much more... Dr Taylor graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996, and moved to North Carolina to join a practice (focusing on all aspects of equine medicine) in Davie County shortly thereafter. In 2002, he left to start his own practice, that dealt exclusively with equine dentistry. His desire to promote the importance of equine dentistry has led him to teach at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where he holds the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor. Please feel free to comment, share, & ask any questions! This video is filmed in Concord, North Carolina so depending on where you are in the world, may not line up with how you do things for your horses (and that's OK). We hope you will get as much as we did from these conversations with Dr Taylor and look forward to sharing the rest of the series with you soon... The full version of this conversation is available on our YouTube channel now. Please "subscribe" while your watching/listening. TaylorMadeTeeth.com LeathermanLane.com

This is the final segment from this conversation with Katie Muir Stankiewicz & Maria Russell of Willow Equine & Soul to Soles Connection in Mooresville, North Carolina. The full version is available on our YouTube channel now. (please click the subscribe button while your watching and join the conversation). This conversation was so therapeutic for us and will hopefully be informative and encouraging for you! Mental health awareness month is always May in the USA but is something we feel needs to be normalized and encouraged every day of every month! We all struggle, but the beautiful thing about this day and age, is that we don't have to do it alone, nor in silence! If you or someone you know is struggling and needs help, we encourage you to reach out to someone today! We have included some resources talked about in this episode of Candid Conversations, and the link to both the civilian and veteran programs offered here in Mooresville North Carolina by these women. Please feel free to share these episodes and this awesome service with anyone you would like and please remember to take care of yourself, as much if not more than you are taking care of everyone and everything else!

This is the 2nd of 3 segments from this conversation with Katie Muir Stankiewicz & Maria Russell of Willow Equine & Soul to Soles Connection in Mooresville, North Carolina. The full version is available on our YouTube channel now. (please click the subscribe button while your watching and join the conversation). This conversation was so therapeutic for us and will hopefully be informative and encouraging for you! Mental health awareness month is always May in the USA but is something we feel needs to be normalized and encouraged every day of every month! We all struggle, but the beautiful thing about this day and age, is that we don't have to do it alone, nor in silence! If you or someone you know is struggling and needs help, we encourage you to reach out to someone today! We have included some resources talked about in this episode of Candid Conversations, and the link to both the civilian and veteran programs offered here in Mooresville North Carolina by these women. Please feel free to share these episodes and this awesome service with anyone you would like and please remember to take care of yourself, as much if not more than you are taking care of everyone and everything else!

We took some time to speak with Katie Muir Stankiewicz, CPC and Maria Russell, LCMHCS and clinical director of Willow Equine & Soul to Soles Connection in Mooresville, North Carolina. This conversation was so therapeutic for us and will hopefully be informative and encouraging for you! This is the 1st of 3 segments from this conversation. The full version is available on our YouTube channel now. https://www.youtube.com/CandidConversationsEq (please click the subscribe button while your watching and join the conversation) Mental health awareness month is always May in the USA but is something we feel needs to be normalized and encouraged every day of every month! We all struggle, but the beautiful thing about this day and age, is that we don't have to do it alone, nor in silence! If you or someone you know is struggling and needs help, we encourage you to reach out to someone today! We have included some resources talked about in this episode of Candid Conversations, and the link to both the civilian and veteran programs offered here in Mooresville North Carolina by these women. Katie & Maria were wonderful to speak with and their program sounds like an amazing opportunity for healing and growth, so we can't wait to check in out in person ourselves! www.Williow-Equine.com www.S2Sconnection.org https://www.betterhelp.com/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org 800-273-8255

The final episode of our Candid Conversation with Ken McNabb

This is the 4th of 5 episodes in this series that we will share here, on our Instagram & on our Facebook! The full conversation is available on our YouTube channel now - be sure to click the subscribe button while your there!! The world is really so small, the horse world is even smaller! In this episode we touch on this and the 6 (probably more like 3 here) degrees of separation between the 5 of us, and the horse world in general. There's more backstory on Ken, stuff from the “good'ol days”, baby Trent in boots and a diaper, and more… You'll just have to watch (or listen to find out) However you choose to be part of the conversation, were glad you're here and look forward to hearing from you soon! Be sure to comment below to let us know what you think… #KenMcNabb #ItsaSmallWorldAfterAll #MasterCertifiedTrainer #SixDegreesOfSeparation #Connection #TheWorldIsSoSmall #HorseWorld #BecauseOfHorses #Spark #GroundedHorsemanship #KenMcNabbHorsemanship #Inspired #Horses #VernDavis #BackStory #Opportunity #RunAway #struggle #friendship #ButDidYouDie #Wyoming #FortShiloh #EquineTherapy

This is the 3rd of 5 episodes in this series that we will share here, on our Instagram & on our Facebook! The full conversation is available on our YouTube channel now - be sure to click the subscribe button while your there!! In this episode Ken talks about his start working with BLM mustangs, some of the horses and people he met back then and lessons he learned in doing so. At 20 years old he took on his first student (who bought a mustang) and the start of Ken McNabb Horsemanship. We talk about drive, determination, and so much more in this segment & hope you will take a few minutes to listen in and let us know what you think! However you choose to be part of the conversation, were glad you're here and look forward to hearing from you soon! Be sure to comment below to let us know what you think…

How many freshmen in high school know what they want to do for the rest of their lives? THIS one did and here's the back story on that, how Ken met John Lyons, and what that meant to him and for all of us who have learned so much from Ken McNabb Horsemanship! This is the 2nd of 5 episodes in this series that we will share here, on our Instagram & Facebook! If you just can't wait to see/hear it all, you can click this link to get to our YouTube channel & watch the full conversation now! Be sure to click the SUBSCRIBE button while you are there, add this one to your playlist so you can watch it again later, and share this episode with all your friends! However you choose to be part of the conversation, were glad you're here and look forward to hearing from you soon! Be sure to comment below to let us know what you think…

Our Candid Conversation with Ken McNabb was filmed at Emerald Rose Farm at the end of 2021 & we have been (im)patiently waiting to share it with you here, so we are very excited for today to have finally arrived! Hearing how Ken got started, some history on his relationship with John Lyons (America's most trusted horseman), flashing back to Fort Shiloh (his parent's boarding school) where AmyMichele & "Kenny" went to school together, learning about the Ken McNabb Master Certified Trainer program & having the opportunity to chat with a couple trainers from that program, and so much more… This is the 1st of 5 episodes in this series that we will share here, on our Instagram & on our Facebook! If you just can't wait to see/hear it all, you can click here to get to our YouTube channel & watch listen to the full conversation now! Be sure to click the SUBSCRIBE button while you are there, add this one to your playlist so you can watch it again later, and share this episode with all your friends! However you choose to be part of the conversation, were glad you're here and look forward to hearing from you soon! Be sure to comment below to let us know what you think…

This is the final episode in this series of Candid Conversations about managing a boarding barn. We hope you have enjoyed them & appreciate those of you who have reached out about being part of the next conversation. Truly, there is no end to what goes into owning, managing, and being part of a boarding and/or training facility and all that goes along with that, so we will be talking more about this one in the future for sure! If you are enjoying this conversation, please take a minute to subscribe to our YouTube channel & share these conversations with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

This is the 6th episode from this conversation about managing a boarding barn. We hope you are enjoying this series, that only has 1 episode left! PLEASE subscribe to our YouTube channel by clicking here & share it with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

This is the 5th of seven episodes from this conversation, about managing a boarding barn. Please comment below with your questions, things you would like to hear more about the next time we sit down to chat (and vent lol) about owning and managing a boarding barn! If your local to the Charlotte NC area and would like to join us next time, please let us know that too! Email is the best way to reach us: CandidConversationsEq@Gmail.com We'd love to hear different opinions, viewpoints, and thoughts to continue the conversation! PLEASE subscribe to our YouTube channel (the full conversation is on our channel now) & share it with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

We are half way through our Candid Conversations about managing a boarding barn, this is the fourth of seven episodes from this conversation, which is available in its entirety on our YouTube channel now! Please comment below with your questions, things you would like to hear more about the next time we sit down to chat (and vent lol) about owning and managing a boarding barn! If your local to the Charlotte NC area and would like to join us next time, please let us know that too! Email is the best way to reach us: CandidConversationsEq@Gmail.com We'd love to hear different opinions, viewpoints, and thoughts to continue the conversation! PLEASE subscribe to our YouTube channel & share it with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

A continuation of our Candid Conversation about managing a boarding barn, this is the third of seven episodes from this conversation, which is available in its entirety on our YouTube channel now! Please comment below with your questions, things you would like to hear more about the next time we sit down to chat (and vent lol) and if your local to the Charlotte NC area and would like to join us next time, please let us know that too! Email is the best way to reach us: CandidConversationsEq@Gmail.com We want to hear different opinions, viewpoints, and thoughts on this topic to continue the conversation! PLEASE subscribe to our YouTube channel (link to the full conversation on our channel is in the comments below) & share it with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

A continuation of our Candid Conversation about managing a boarding barn, this is the second of seven episodes from this conversation, which is available in it entirety on our YouTube channel now! This is the first time we have gathered together to start the conversation on this topic, but won't be the last. This group of women own and/or manage boarding facilities in the Charlotte NC area (just for context, as we have viewers all over the world and some of this may not apply or be comparable). Some of the questions touched on in this episode are: How do you pay your help? Is it cash or are they employees? Do you offer a boarding spot-on and/or onsite housing for them as part of the compensation? Do you pay by the hour or by the job? How do you find good help? Do you do a working interview or just show them the job? Please comment below with your questions, things you would like to hear more about the next time we sit down to chat (and vent lol) and if your local to this area and would like to join us next time, please let us know that too! Email is the best way to reach us: CandidConversationsEq@Gmail.com We want to hear different opinions, viewpoints, and thoughts on this topic to continue the conversation! PLEASE subscribe to our YouTube channel now by clicking here & feel free to share it with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

Let's talk about managing a boarding barn... This is the first part of a conversation that we will air here, on our Instagram, and on our podcast over the next 7 weeks. The full conversation is available on our YouTube channel now, for those that just can't wait! There is SO much that goes into running a successful boarding facility! We're not just talking about a financial success (as most business are judged) but all of the other details that go into it for us horse people! Costs, boarders, horses, policy, pitfalls, problems, and remind me why were doing this again? Oh yea, because we love it (most days). This is the first time we have gathered together to start the conversation on this topic, but wont be the last. This group of women own and/or manage boarding facilities in the Charlotte NC area (just for context, as we have viewers all over the world and some of this may not apply or be comparable). Please comment below with your questions, things you would like to hear more about the next time we sit down to chat (and vent lol) and if your local to this area and would like to join us next time, please let us know that too! Email is the best way to reach us: CandidConversationsEq@Gmail.com We want to hear different opinions, view points, and thoughts on this topic to continue the conversation! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel (link to the full conversation, which is now live on our channel is in the comments below) & share it with others in the equestrian community as well! Thanks for being part of the conversation!

This is the final episode of our conversation with Michael Lyons. We hope you've enjoyed watching/listening to it as much as we enjoyed having it! Be sure to check out Michael Lyons Horsemanship to see all the awesome things they have going on this year, including their horsemanship challenge! We plan to participate in the challenge and hope to win one of the awesome prizes! You can take place in the challenge from anywhere in the world (though some prizes are local, so reach out to MLH for details on how that works). Be sure to comment below if you have done the challenge before or plan to this year, so we know who is doing it with us!! You have until February 1st to register, as that's the start date. The new year is full of new conversations, and we are excited to share them with all of you! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel if you haven't done so already. This is where the full episode of each conversation is posted. We hope this is the year you decide to be part of the conversation, as we want to hear from you and talk with you soon. May 2022 bless you abundantly and be a good year for us all!

This is the 5th part of our Candid Conversation with Michael Lyons Horsemanship. Michael is not only a knowledgeable clinician but is one of our favorite people as well! He is a man who makes learning fun and time with our horses even more enjoyable! Michael is the youngest son of “America's Most Trusted Horseman” John Lyons. We have found that you can both see and feel John at times when working with Michael, and it is so nice to see the Lyons Legacy continue in this way! Michael and his wife Julia have a beautiful facility in Randleman, North Carolina and share their knowledge and expertise there, and across the country, teaching clinics year-round. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. The full version is live on our YouTube channel now (click here to watch it). Please SUBSCRIBE to the channel while you're watching! Be sure to share these episodes with your friends, as well as like and comment to be part of the conversation!

Welcome to the 4th part of our Candid Conversation with Michael Lyons Horsemanship. We are honored to have Michael as part of the Horsemanship Clinic Series at Leatherman Lane each year, and grateful he took time after this particular clinic, to have a “conversation" with us about the day, hoses, training, and more. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. The full version is live on our YouTube channel now (click here to watch it). Please SUBSCRIBE to the channel while you're watching! Be sure to share these episodes with your friends, as well as like and comment to be part of the conversation!

This is the 3rd in a 6 part conversation with Michael Lyons Horsemanship. We are honored to have Michael as part of The Horsemanship Clinic Series at Leatherman Lane each year, and grateful he took time after this particular clinic, to have a “Candid Conversation" with us about the day. We hope you enjoy this Candid Conversations as much as we did. The full conversation is live on our YouTube channel now (click here to watch). Please SUBSCRIBE to the channel while your watching! Be sure to share these episodes with your friends, as well as like and comment below to be part of the conversation!

This is the 2nd part in a 6 part conversation with Michael Lyons Horsemanship. We are honored to have Michael as part of The Horsemanship Clinic Series at Leatherman Lane each year, and grateful he took time after this particular clinic, to have a “Candid Conversation" with us about the day. We hope you enjoy this conversations as much as we did. The full version is live on our YouTube channel now. Please SUBSCRIBE to the channel while your watching! Be sure to share these episodes with your friends, as well as like and comment below to be part of the conversation!

This is the first, in a 6 part conversation with Michael Lyons. Michael is not only a knowledgeable clinician, but he just so happens to be one of our favorite people! He is a man that is fun to be around, and who makes learning fun as well. Michael is the youngest son of “America's Most Popular and Trusted Horseman” John Lyons, but not the last in this family of fantastic equestrians by any means. Michael and his wife Julia have a beautiful facility in Randleman, North Carolina and share their knowledge and expertise there, and across the country, teaching clinics year-round. We are honored to have Michael Lyons Horsemanship as part of The Horsemanship Clinic Series at Leatherman Lane each year, and grateful he took time after this particular clinic, to have a “Candid Conversation" with us about the day. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. It was a great opportunity for AmyMichele to get to pick on Michael for a change! He's like the brother she never had, so there's a lot of “picking” between them, but rest assured it's all in fun and they wouldn't have it any other way! The full conversation is live on our YouTube channel now (click here to watch or listen, if you just cant wait for next week). Please SUBSCRIBE to the channel while your their! Be sure to share these episodes with your friends, and comment to be part of the conversation!

This is that final episode of our Candid Conversations with Stephanie Mills of HorseDynamics Equine Bodywork This is the continuation of a bodywork appointment for one of our horses, which we hijacked to share with all of you! The full, uninterrupted conversation can be found on our YouTube channel. We are excited to share this episode of Candid Conversations with you, as Stephanie is one of our favorite people and equine practitioners! HorseDynamics Equine Bodywork specializes in integrating equine bodywork modalities like craniosacral therapy, massage, MFR, red light therapy and kinesiotaping, to help keep the muscles supple for performance, to support the horse through trauma or illness, or as a preventive/wellness measure. We hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. We only wish you could FEEL how relaxed we get when Stephanie is at the farm (truly). The horses just love her & so do we! Feel free to ask any questions you may have about this episode on our YouTube channel. Stephanie is a fan of the show and loves to interact with people almost as much as we do! We would love it if you would subscribe to our YouTube channel to be part of the "conversation" as well.

Episode 3 continues the Candid Conversations with Stephanie Mills of HorseDynamics Equine Bodywork This is the continuation of a bodywork appointment for one of our horses, which we hijacked to share with all of you! We are excited to share this episode of Candid Conversations with you, as Stephanie is one of our favorite people and equine practitioners! HorseDynamics Equine Bodywork specializes in integrating equine bodywork modalities like craniosacral therapy, massage, MFR, red light therapy and kinesiotaping, to help keep the muscles supple for performance, to support the horse through trauma or illness, or as a preventive/wellness measure. We hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. We only wish you could FEEL how relaxed we get when Stephanie is at the farm (truly). The horses just love her & so do we! Feel free to ask any questions you may have about this episode below. We would love it if you would subscribe to our YouTube channel (we will put the link below) to be part of the "conversation". Please feel free to "like" these videos and share them too, if you'd like!

Happy Monday & welcome to episode 2 of our relaxing, informative, entertaining morning with Stephanie Mills of Horse Dynamics Equine Bodywork This is the continuation of a bodywork appointment for one of our horses, which we hijacked to share with all of you! We are excited to share this episode of Candid Conversations with you, as Stephanie is one of our favorite people and equine practitioners! Horse Dynamics Equine Bodywork specializes in integrating equine bodywork modalities like craniosacral therapy, massage, MFR, red light therapy and kinesiotaping, to help keep the muscles supple for performance, to support the horse through trauma or illness, or as a preventive/wellness measure. We hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. We only wish you could FEEL how relaxed we get when Stephanie is at the farm (truly). The horses just love her & so do we! Feel free to ask any questions you may have about this episode below. We would love it if you would subscribe to our YouTube channel (just click here) to be be part of the "conversation". Feel free to like these videos and share them too, if you feel led to do so! Thanks y'all

We hijacked a bodywork appointment for one of our horses today and got to talk to Stephanie Mills of HorseDynamics Equine Bodywork during her session with Sampson. We are excited to share this episode of Candid Conversations with you, as Stephanie is one of our favorite people and equine practitioners! This is the first of 4 episodes that will air here, on our Instagram and on our Facebook each Monday for the next 4 weeks. The full video is available now on our YouTube channel for our subscribers, so feel free to click and subscribe if you just cant wait! HorseDynamics Equine Bodywork specializes in integrating equine bodywork modalities like craniosacral therapy, massage, MFR, red light therapy and kinesiotaping, to help keep the muscles supple for performance, to support the horse through trauma or illness, or as a preventive/wellness measure. Stephanie Mills is a wealth of knowledge and a truly gifted healer! She is in the Charlotte NC area, so if you are local you are in luck! We hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we did having it. We only wish you could FEEL how relaxed we get when Stephanie is at the farm (truly). The horses just love her & so do we! Feel free to ask any questions you may have about this episode below. We would love it if you would subscribe to our channel, like these videos and share them too! Thanks y'all

This is our friend Laura's story (part 4)... She's a wife, mother, friend, PEMF practitioner, horsewoman, teacher, business owner and so much more! Laura was recently diagnosed with “invasive ductal carcinoma”... She was the first woman we talked to in this series, but this is the first time we are sharing her story with our subscribers (Though our Insta and FB followers did get a glimpse during our breast cancer awareness event). We first spoke with Laura just after she was diagnosed, and just circled back after her 2 surgeries and the start of her radiation, so she could share her journey so far with all of you. Please join in the conversation, feel free to ask questions if you have them, share this, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us in praying for all that are battling this disease. We hope you are getting regular breast health checks and that you know your normal! It has been an honor to share these stories with you this month and we look forward to bringing you more of them next year, as we co-host the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022

This is our friend Laura's story (part 3)... She's a wife, mother, friend, PEMF practitioner, horsewoman, teacher, business owner and so much more! Laura was recently diagnosed with “invasive ductal carcinoma”... She was the first woman we talked to in this series, but this is the first time we are sharing her story with our subscribers (Though our Insta and FB followers did get a glimpse during our breast cancer awareness event). We first spoke with Laura just after she was diagnosed, and just circled back after her 2 surgeries and the start of her radiation, so she could share her journey so far with all of you. Please join in the conversation, feel free to ask questions if you have them, share this, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us in praying for all that are battling this disease. We hope you are getting regular breast health checks and that you know your normal! It has been an honor to share these stories with you this month and we look forward to bringing you more of them next year, as we co-host the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022

This is our friend Laura's story (part 2)... She's a wife, mother, friend, PEMF practitioner, horsewoman, teacher, business owner and so much more! Laura was recently diagnosed with “invasive ductal carcinoma”... She was the first woman we talked to in this series, but this is the first time we are sharing her story with our subscribers (Though our Insta and FB followers did get a glimpse during our breast cancer awareness event). We first spoke with Laura just after she was diagnosed, and just circled back after her 2 surgeries and the start of her radiation, so she could share her journey so far with all of you. Please join in the conversation, feel free to ask questions if you have them, share this, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us in praying for all that are battling this disease. We hope you are getting regular breast health checks and that you know your normal! It has been an honor to share these stories with you this month and we look forward to bringing you more of them next year, as we co-host the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022

This is our friend Laura's story (part 1)... She's a wife, mother, friend, PEMF practitioner, horsewoman, teacher, business owner and so much more! Laura was recently diagnosed with “invasive ductal carcinoma”... She was the first woman we talked to in this series, but this is the first time we are sharing her story with our subscribers (Though our Insta and FB followers did get a glimpse during our breast cancer awareness event). We first spoke with Laura just after she was diagnosed, and just circled back after her 2 surgeries and the start of her radiation, so she could share her journey so far with all of you. Please join in the conversation, feel free to ask questions if you have them, share this, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us in praying for all that are battling this disease. We hope you are getting regular breast health checks and that you know your normal! It has been an honor to share these stories with you this month and we look forward to bringing you more of them next year, as we co-host the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022

This is Jenny's breast cancer story (broken into 5 parts for our pod cast listeners). With a strong history of cancer, she had done the routine mammograms for years. Thankfully they had always been clear, as was her last one... cut to 10 months later, with Jenny waking up to a painful "bouncy ball" sized lump in her breast, that turned out to be a very aggressive, rare combination of cancers. There is more to the story than that, but we will let you watch, listen, and join in the conversation to hear it... We will ad, as you will her in her story, that if Jenny had found this just a couple months later (per her oncologist) she would have been in a very different (inflammatory/emergency) situation. TIME MATTERS, so if you feel like something isn't right, get to your doctor and have it checked out sooner rather than later! We are so thankful that Jenny was willing to share her story with us and with all of you here. Please feel free to join in the conversation by asking questions & commenting, and by sharing these episodes! If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now too! Full length episodes are available on this channel and we look forward to you being part of the conversation there.

This is Jenny's breast cancer story (broken into 5 parts for our pod cast listeners). With a strong history of cancer, she had done the routine mammograms for years. Thankfully they had always been clear, as was her last one... cut to 10 months later, with Jenny waking up to a painful "bouncy ball" sized lump in her breast, that turned out to be a very aggressive, rare combination of cancers. There is more to the story than that, but we will let you watch, listen, and join in the conversation to hear it... We will ad, as you will her in her story, that if Jenny had found this just a couple months later (per her oncologist) she would have been in a very different (inflammatory/emergency) situation. TIME MATTERS, so if you feel like something isn't right, get to your doctor and have it checked out sooner rather than later! We are so thankful that Jenny was willing to share her story with us and with all of you here. Please feel free to join in the conversation by asking questions & commenting, and by sharing these episodes! If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now too! Full length episodes are available on this channel and we look forward to you being part of the conversation there.

This is Jenny's breast cancer story (broken into 5 parts for our pod cast listeners). With a strong history of cancer, she had done the routine mammograms for years. Thankfully they had always been clear, as was her last one... cut to 10 months later, with Jenny waking up to a painful "bouncy ball" sized lump in her breast, that turned out to be a very aggressive, rare combination of cancers. There is more to the story than that, but we will let you watch, listen, and join in the conversation to hear it... We will ad, as you will her in her story, that if Jenny had found this just a couple months later (per her oncologist) she would have been in a very different (inflammatory/emergency) situation. TIME MATTERS, so if you feel like something isn't right, get to your doctor and have it checked out sooner rather than later! We are so thankful that Jenny was willing to share her story with us and with all of you here. Please feel free to join in the conversation by asking questions & commenting, and by sharing these episodes! If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now too! Full length episodes are available on this channel and we look forward to you being part of the conversation there.

This is Jenny's breast cancer story (broken into 5 parts for our pod cast listeners). With a strong history of cancer, she had done the routine mammograms for years. Thankfully they had always been clear, as was her last one... cut to 10 months later, with Jenny waking up to a painful "bouncy ball" sized lump in her breast, that turned out to be a very aggressive, rare combination of cancers. There is more to the story than that, but we will let you watch, listen, and join in the conversation to hear it... We will ad, as you will her in her story, that if Jenny had found this just a couple months later (per her oncologist) she would have been in a very different (inflammatory/emergency) situation. TIME MATTERS, so if you feel like something isn't right, get to your doctor and have it checked out sooner rather than later! We are so thankful that Jenny was willing to share her story with us and with all of you here. Please feel free to join in the conversation by asking questions & commenting, and by sharing these episodes! If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now too! Full length episodes are available on this channel and we look forward to you being part of the conversation there.

This is Jenny's breast cancer story (broken into 5 parts for our pod cast listeners). With a strong history of cancer, she had done the routine mammograms for years. Thankfully they had always been clear, as was her last one... cut to 10 months later, with Jenny waking up to a painful "bouncy ball" sized lump in her breast, that turned out to be a very aggressive, rare combination of cancers. There is more to the story than that, but we will let you watch, listen, and join in the conversation to hear it... We will ad, as you will her in her story, that if Jenny had found this just a couple months later (per her oncologist) she would have been in a very different (inflammatory/emergency) situation. TIME MATTERS, so if you feel like something isn't right, get to your doctor and have it checked out sooner rather than later! We are so thankful that Jenny was willing to share her story with us and with all of you here. Please feel free to join in the conversation by asking questions & commenting, and by sharing these episodes! If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now too! Full length episodes are available on this channel and we look forward to you being part of the conversation there.

What is Go Jen Go? Join us as we chat with Susan Sears, the Executive Director of the Go Jen Go Foundation to find out what it is, how you can get involved, and why you should! For more information on the Go Jen Go 5k, the Cheers Jen Cheers event, or any other events that help them help those battling breast cancer in our area, please visit their website at https://www.gojengo.org/ If you are in the Charlotte NC area, please order your Tailgate Takeaway to be part of the Cheers Jen Cheers event Saturday October 23, 2021 https://www.gojengo.org/cheersjencheers/ To reach out to Susan directly about partnering with Go Jen Go, please Email her at susan@gojengo.org Next year's Ride Jen Ride will be at Leatherman Lane Farm in Concord NC on Saturday September 17, 2022. Video from the 1st annual event can be found on their website at www.LeathermanLane.com and of course here on the Candid Conversations YouTube channel (please subscribe while your watching)! #MyHerd #BreastCancerAwareness #Fcancer #Awareness #GirlPower #Sisterhood #TrailRide #GoJenGo #HerScan #PayItForward #EarlyDetection #KnowYourNormal #CheckYourBoobs #HorseTherapy #FuckCancer #Ultrasound #Herd #SaveTheTatas #RealTalk #goingflat #busylivingwithmets #bccww #BCSM #breastcancer #RideJenRide #cancersucks #cancersurvivor #CheersJenCheers #breastcancerawarenessmonth #brca #survivor #cancerawareness #mastectomy #breastcancerwarrior #cancerfighter #breastcancerfighter #breastcancersupport #pink #cancerwarrior #womenshealth #bhfyp #cancerfree #breastcancersucks #breast #breastcancerjourney #breastcancersurvivors #fightcancer #breastcancerprevention #support #cancersupport #metastaticbreastcancer #positive #lifeaftercancer #previvor #breasthealth #fightlikeagirl #hope #mammogram #doublemastectomy #beatcancer

What is Go Jen Go? Join us as we chat with Susan Sears, the Executive Director of the Go Jen Go Foundation to find out what it is, how you can get involved, and why you should! For more information on the Go Jen Go 5k, the Cheers Jen Cheers event, or any other events that help them help those battling breast cancer in our area, please visit their website at https://www.gojengo.org/ If you are in the Charlotte NC area, please order your Tailgate Takeaway to be part of the Cheers Jen Cheers event Saturday October 23, 2021 https://www.gojengo.org/cheersjencheers/ To reach out to Susan directly about partnering with Go Jen Go, please Email her at susan@gojengo.org Next year's Ride Jen Ride will be at Leatherman Lane Farm in Concord NC on Saturday September 17, 2022. Video from the 1st annual event can be found on their website at www.LeathermanLane.com and of course here on the Candid Conversations YouTube channel (please subscribe while your watching)! #MyHerd #BreastCancerAwareness #Fcancer Awareness #GirlPower #Sisterhood #TrailRide #GoJenGo #HerScan #PayItForward #EarlyDetection #KnowYourNormal #CheckYourBoobs #HorseTherapy #FuckCancer #Ultrasound #Herd #SaveTheTatas #RealTalk #goingflat #busylivingwithmets #bccww #BCSM #breastcancer #RideJenRide #cancersucks #cancersurvivor #CheersJenCheers #breastcancerawarenessmonth #brca #survivor #cancerawareness #mastectomy #breastcancerwarrior #cancerfighter #breastcancerfighter #breastcancersupport #pink #cancerwarrior #womenshealth #bhfyp #cancerfree #breastcancersucks #breast #breastcancerjourney #breastcancersurvivors #fightcancer #breastcancerprevention #support #cancersupport #metastaticbreastcancer #positive #lifeaftercancer #previvor #breasthealth #fightlikeagirl #hope #mammogram #doublemastectomy #beatcancer

What is Go Jen Go? Join us as we chat with Susan Sears, the Executive Director of the Go Jen Go Foundation to find out what it is, how you can get involved, and why you should! For more information on the Go Jen Go 5k, the Cheers Jen Cheers event, or any other events that help them help those battling breast cancer in our area, please visit their website at https://www.gojengo.org/ If you are in the Charlotte NC area, please order your Tailgate Takeaway to be part of the Cheers Jen Cheers event Saturday October 23, 2021 https://www.gojengo.org/cheersjencheers/ To reach out to Susan directly about partnering with Go Jen Go, please Email her at susan@gojengo.org Next year's Ride Jen Ride will be at Leatherman Lane Farm in Concord NC on Saturday September 17, 2022. Video from the 1st annual event can be found on their website at www.LeathermanLane.com and of course here on the Candid Conversations YouTube channel (please subscribe while your watching)! #MyHerd #BreastCancerAwareness #Fcancer Awareness #GirlPower #Sisterhood #TrailRide #GoJenGo #HerScan #PayItForward #EarlyDetection #KnowYourNormal #CheckYourBoobs #HorseTherapy #FuckCancer #Ultrasound #Herd #SaveTheTatas #RealTalk #goingflat #busylivingwithmets #bccww #BCSM #breastcancer #RideJenRide #cancersucks #cancersurvivor #CheersJenCheers #breastcancerawarenessmonth #brca #survivor #cancerawareness #mastectomy #breastcancerwarrior #cancerfighter #breastcancerfighter #breastcancersupport #pink #cancerwarrior #womenshealth #bhfyp #cancerfree #breastcancersucks #breast #breastcancerjourney #breastcancersurvivors #fightcancer #breastcancerprevention #support #cancersupport #metastaticbreastcancer #positive #lifeaftercancer #previvor #breasthealth #fightlikeagirl #hope #mammogram #doublemastectomy #beatcancer

Today would have been my mom's birthday. She's been gone 33 years, which doesn't seem possible most days... Her death certificate lists "carcinoma of the breast" as cause of death at just 40 years old, after an 8+ year battle. If found in today's world, this would have been treatable and probably curable, but I guess there's no point going into "what ifs"... She is my why! The why behind these videos, behind my journey into motherhood, behind who I am and why I strive so hard to be the best wife, mother, and friend I can be! My friend Amber also had someone dear to her stolen by breast cancer. Her sister Lisa was only 28 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After learning of a recent mammogram scare for Amber, I invited her over to talk about it and learned the full story of the loss of her sister, which she graciously agreed to share with you here. This is our breast cancer story... or at least part of it! This is just a glimpse into what breast cancer does and how those left in its wake are affected. We hope you are doing everything in your power to prevent it, as early detection is the key to fighting this disease! Please join the conversation by commenting below, sharing these episodes, and subscribing to our YouTube channel to hear more stories like this! #MyHerd #BreastCancerAwareness #GirlPower #Sisterhood #EarlyDetection #KnowYourNormal #CheckYourBoobs #HorseTherapy #Ultrasound #Loss #commiserate #RealTalk #goingflat #BCSM #cancersucks #breastcancerawarenessmonth #brca #breastcancersupport #womenshealth #breastcancerprevention #previvor #fightlikeagirl #hope #mammogram #doublemastectomy #beatcancer #wellness #holistic

This is our conversation with Toni, whose mouther was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago. Toni shares her story, how its effected her and made her more aware of her own health and why she chose to get an ultrasound now, rather than wait and follow her insurance company's direction. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch longer version of these episodes, and of course to see the beautiful horses that are with us when we film! Please know your normal & be your own advocate! Breast and ovarian cancers are killers and they don't care that your insurance company thinks it's fine for you to get a screening every other year (every 5 years in some cases). Early detection is key! #MyHerd #BreastCancerAwareness #GirlPower #Sisterhood #EarlyDetection #KnowYourNormal #CheckYourBoobs #HorseTherapy #Ultrasound #HerScan #GoJenGo #RealTalk #goingflat #BCSM #cancersucks #breastcancerawarenessmonth #brca #breastcancersupport #womenshealth #breastcancerprevention #previvor #fightlikeagirl #hope #mammogram #doublemastectomy #beatcancer #wellness #holistic

Jody received her first breast cancer diagnosis at 39. No insurance (and pre-affordable care act) she had to wait over a year to get a suspicious lump check out, which turned out to be breast cancer. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy & radiation, Jody beat it! Sadly, the cancer came back just 4 years later. Though at the time, she was made to feel like she was being paranoid and forced to wait 6 more moths before anything was done. Jody was told at that time she was stage 4 and there wasn't much they could do other than make her comfortable. Thankfully, she sought a second opinion and the surgical oncologist at Chapel Hill had a different idea about her diagnosis. He successfully treated her cancer for a second time. This past June, Jody felt another weird lump in her lymph nodes, which has now been confirmed as stage 4 cancer. She is going through chemotherapy, and fighting as hard as anyone can, because in her words "my boobs are not going to kill me". She has 2 young daughters to fight for and a wonderful group of friends supporting her. We are honored to be among them after meeting her today and feel privileged to share her story with you. Please feel free to share this podcast (and our videos) & to join us in praying for a full recovery for Jody, as well as all those facing this dreadful disease! We encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of the conversation we've had surrounding breast cancer, which will be shared throughout the month of October. This is the audio version of our web series, which can be watched on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to see full episodes as well as our horses in the background, as this show is filmed at at equestrian facility in Concord North Carolina. The intro music (40 seconds) is by Noella Hutton and can be purchased by clicking here. Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram too!

Jody received her first breast cancer diagnosis at 39. No insurance (and pre-affordable care act) she had to wait over a year to get a suspicious lump check out, which turned out to be breast cancer. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy & radiation, Jody beat it! Sadly, the cancer came back just 4 years later. Though at the time, she was made to feel like she was being paranoid and forced to wait 6 more moths before anything was done. Jody was told at that time she was stage 4 and there wasn't much they could do other than make her comfortable. Thankfully, she sought a second opinion and the surgical oncologist at Chapel Hill had a different idea about her diagnosis. He successfully treated her cancer for a second time. This past June, Jody felt another weird lump in her lymph nodes, which has now been confirmed as stage 4 cancer. She is going through chemotherapy, and fighting as hard as anyone can, because in her words "my boobs are not going to kill me". She has 2 young daughters to fight for and a wonderful group of friends supporting her. We are honored to be among them after meeting her today and feel privileged to share her story with you. Please feel free to share this podcast (and our videos) & to join us in praying for a full recovery for Jody, as well as all those facing this dreadful disease! We encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of the conversation we've had surrounding breast cancer, which will be shared throughout the month of October. This is the audio version of our web series, which can be watched on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to see full episodes as well as our horses in the background, as this show is filmed at at equestrian facility in Concord North Carolina. The intro music (40 seconds) is by Noella Hutton and can be purchased by clicking here. Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram too!

Jody received her first breast cancer diagnosis at 39. No insurance (and pre-affordable care act) she had to wait over a year to get a suspicious lump check out, which turned out to be breast cancer. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy & radiation, Jody beat it! Sadly, the cancer came back just 4 years later. Though at the time, she was made to feel like she was being paranoid and forced to wait 6 more moths before anything was done. Jody was told at that time she was stage 4 and there wasn't much they could do other than make her comfortable. Thankfully, she sought a second opinion and the surgical oncologist at Chapel Hill had a different idea about her diagnosis. He successfully treated her cancer for a second time. This past June, Jody felt another weird lump in her lymph nodes, which has now been confirmed as stage 4 cancer. She is going through chemotherapy, and fighting as hard as anyone can, because in her words "my boobs are not going to kill me". She has 2 young daughters to fight for and a wonderful group of friends supporting her. We are honored to be among them after meeting her today and feel privileged to share her story with you. Please feel free to share this podcast (and our videos) & to join us in praying for a full recovery for Jody, as well as all those facing this dreadful disease! We encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of the conversation we've had surrounding breast cancer, which will be shared throughout the month of October. This is the audio version of our web series, which can be watched on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to see full episodes as well as our horses in the background, as this show is filmed at at equestrian facility in Concord North Carolina. The intro music (40 seconds) is by Noella Hutton and can be purchased by clicking here. Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram too!

Jody received her first breast cancer diagnosis at 39. No insurance (and pre-affordable care act) she had to wait over a year to get a suspicious lump check out, which turned out to be breast cancer. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy & radiation, Jody beat it! Sadly, the cancer came back just 4 years later. Though at the time, she was made to feel like she was being paranoid and forced to wait 6 more moths before anything was done. Jody was told at that time she was stage 4 and there wasn't much they could do other than make her comfortable. Thankfully, she sought a second opinion and the surgical oncologist at Chapel Hill had a different idea about her diagnosis. He successfully treated her cancer for a second time. This past June, Jody felt another weird lump in her lymph nodes, which has now been confirmed as stage 4 cancer. She is going through chemotherapy, and fighting as hard as anyone can, because in her words "my boobs are not going to kill me". She has 2 young daughters to fight for and a wonderful group of friends supporting her. We are honored to be among them after meeting her today and feel privileged to share her story with you. Please feel free to share this podcast (and our videos) & to join us in praying for a full recovery for Jody, as well as all those facing this dreadful disease! We encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of the conversation we've had surrounding breast cancer, which will be shared throughout the month of October. This is the audio version of our web series, which can be watched on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to see full episodes as well as our horses in the background, as this show is filmed at at equestrian facility in Concord North Carolina. The intro music (40 seconds) is by Noella Hutton and can be purchased by clicking here. Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram too!

Jody received her first breast cancer diagnosis at 39. No insurance (and pre-affordable care act) she had to wait over a year to get a suspicious lump check out, which turned out to be breast cancer. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy & radiation, Jody beat it! Sadly, the cancer came back just 4 years later. Though at the time, she was made to feel like she was being paranoid and forced to wait 6 more moths before anything was done. Jody was told at that time she was stage 4 and there wasn't much they could do other than make her comfortable. Thankfully, she sought a second opinion and the surgical oncologist at Chapel Hill had a different idea about her diagnosis. He successfully treated her cancer for a second time. This past June, Jody felt another weird lump in her lymph nodes, which has now been confirmed as stage 4 cancer. She is going through chemotherapy, and fighting as hard as anyone can, because in her words "my boobs are not going to kill me". She has 2 young daughters to fight for and a wonderful group of friends supporting her. We are honored to be among them after meeting her today and feel privileged to share her story with you. Please feel free to share this podcast (and our videos) & to join us in praying for a full recovery for Jody, as well as all those facing this dreadful disease! We encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of the conversation we've had surrounding breast cancer, which will be shared throughout the month of October. This is the audio version of our web series, which can be watched on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to see full episodes as well as our horses in the background, as this show is filmed at at equestrian facility in Concord North Carolina. The intro music (40 seconds) is by Noella Hutton and can be purchased by clicking here. Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram too!

Welcome to a very special series of Candid Conversations! Throughout the month of October, we will be sharing conversations we've had with different women about breast cancer (and touching on the important topic of ovarian cancer, physical health, mental health, and other important issues that surround the focus of this series). The first conversation we are sharing with you is from our friend Megan Miller Reese. A breast cancer & ovarian cancer previvor who tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation in her early 30s and made the difficult decision to have a hysterectomy and double mastectomy. We hope it helps you, inspires you, gets you thinking and talking! This is the final 15 minutes of an over hour-long conversation (available on YouTube now). This will be shared here in 4 parts (with a little editing down to make it fit)and we hope you enjoy it! Please join the conversation by commenting below, sharing these with anyone you think they will help, liking the videos, following us on social media, and subscribing to our YouTube channel. Unlike our normal (weekly) format, and due to the number of conversations we have to share with you, these will be posted randomly throughout the month of October. We encourage you to click the subscribe button now, so you don't miss any of these episodes (new episodes will show up in your YouTube suggestions when you do)! Click the bell icon if you want to have a notification sent to you as new episodes are launched! To be involved in the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022, please send us an Email at LeathermanLane@Gmail.com We plan to help more women get the scans they need (because early detection is key & should be available to everyone). We are looking for donations, corporate sponsors, and items we can raffle & raise funds to help cover the cost of the scans! We will be partnering with Go Jen Go! again to help those fighting breast cancer in our area and plan to raise funds at this event with our Ride Jen Ride trail ride, silent auction, and raffle. We will have food trucks on site, live music, shopping, information, demonstrations, and more!! Mark your calendars, plan to attend, and reach out if you or someone you know can help!

Welcome to a very special series of Candid Conversations! Throughout the month of October, we will be sharing conversations we've had with different women about breast cancer (and touching on the important topic of ovarian cancer, physical health, mental health, and other important issues that surround the focus of this series). The first conversation we are sharing with you is from our friend Megan Miller Reese. A breast cancer & ovarian cancer previvor who tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation in her early 30s and made the difficult decision to have a hysterectomy and double mastectomy. We hope it helps you, inspires you, gets you thinking and talking! This is the third 15 minutes of an over hour-long conversation (available on YouTube now). This will be shared here in 4 parts (with a little editing down to make it fit)and we hope you enjoy it! Please join the conversation by commenting below, sharing these with anyone you think they will help, liking the videos, following us on social media, and subscribing to our YouTube channel. Unlike our normal (weekly) format, and due to the number of conversations we have to share with you, these will be posted randomly throughout the month of October. We encourage you to click the subscribe button now, so you don't miss any of these episodes (new episodes will show up in your YouTube suggestions when you do)! Click the bell icon if you want to have a notification sent to you as new episodes are launched! To be involved in the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022, please send us an Email at LeathermanLane@Gmail.com We plan to help more women get the scans they need (because early detection is key & should be available to everyone). We are looking for donations, corporate sponsors, and items we can raffle & raise funds to help cover the cost of the scans! We will be partnering with Go Jen Go! again to help those fighting breast cancer in our area and plan to raise funds at this event with our Ride Jen Ride trail ride, silent auction, and raffle. We will have food trucks on site, live music, shopping, information, demonstrations, and more!! Mark your calendars, plan to attend, and reach out if you or someone you know can help!

Welcome to a very special series of Candid Conversations! Throughout the month of October, we will be sharing conversations we've had with different women about breast cancer (and touching on the important topic of ovarian cancer, physical health, mental health, and other important issues that surround the focus of this series). The first conversation we are sharing with you is from our friend Megan Miller Reese. A breast cancer & ovarian cancer previvor who tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation in her early 30s and made the difficult decision to have a hysterectomy and double mastectomy. We hope it helps you, inspires you, gets you thinking and talking! This is the second 15 minutes of an over hour-long conversation (available on YouTube now). This will be shared here in 4 parts (with a little editing down to make it fit)and we hope you enjoy it! Please join the conversation by commenting below, sharing these with anyone you think they will help, liking the videos, following us on social media, and subscribing to our YouTube channel. Unlike our normal (weekly) format, and due to the number of conversations we have to share with you, these will be posted randomly throughout the month of October. We encourage you to click the subscribe button now, so you don't miss any of these episodes (new episodes will show up in your YouTube suggestions when you do)! Click the bell icon if you want to have a notification sent to you as new episodes are launched! To be involved in the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022, please send us an Email at LeathermanLane@Gmail.com We plan to help more women get the scans they need (because early detection is key & should be available to everyone). We are looking for donations, corporate sponsors, and items we can raffle & raise funds to help cover the cost of the scans! We will be partnering with Go Jen Go! again to help those fighting breast cancer in our area and plan to raise funds at this event with our Ride Jen Ride trail ride, silent auction, and raffle. We will have food trucks on site, live music, shopping, information, demonstrations, and more!! Mark your calendars, plan to attend, and reach out if you or someone you know can help!

Welcome to a very special series of Candid Conversations! Throughout the month of October, we will be sharing conversations we've had with different women about breast cancer (and touching on the important topic of ovarian cancer, physical health, mental health, and other important issues that surround the focus of this series). The first conversation we are sharing with you is from our friend Megan Miller Reese. A breast cancer & ovarian cancer previvor who tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation in her early 30s and made the difficult decision to have a hysterectomy and double mastectomy. We hope it helps you, inspires you, gets you thinking and talking! This is the first 15 minutes of an over hour-long conversation (available on YouTube now). This will be shared here in 4 parts (with a little editing down to make it fit)and we hope you enjoy it! Please join the conversation by commenting below, sharing these with anyone you think they will help, liking the videos, following us on social media, and subscribing to our YouTube channel. Unlike our normal (weekly) format, and due to the number of conversations we have to share with you, these will be posted randomly throughout the month of October. We encourage you to click the subscribe button now, so you don't miss any of these episodes (new episodes will show up in your YouTube suggestions when you do)! Click the bell icon if you want to have a notification sent to you as new episodes are launched! To be involved in the 2nd annual "Detect, Discuss & Defeat Breast Cancer" event at Leatherman Lane on September 17, 2022, please send us an Email at LeathermanLane@Gmail.com We plan to help more women get the scans they need (because early detection is key & should be available to everyone). We are looking for donations, corporate sponsors, and items we can raffle & raise funds to help cover the cost of the scans! We will be partnering with Go Jen Go! again to help those fighting breast cancer in our area and plan to raise funds at this event with our Ride Jen Ride trail ride, silent auction, and raffle. We will have food trucks on site, live music, shopping, information, demonstrations, and more!! Mark your calendars, plan to attend, and reach out if you or someone you know can help!

October is breast cancer awareness month, and we are all about awareness here at Candid Conversations! So much so, that we decided to host a little trail ride and breast scan event at Leatherman Lane farm in Concord NC… This was just going to be a simple trail ride and some breast ultrasounds with HerScan when we came up with the idea a few weeks ago. However, after launching the event, everything changed! Several of our friends came forward as battling breast cancer NOW. Countless women expressed interest in getting a scan, but without the means to do so (no insurance, no job, or just not in the budget). So, as most little things at Leatherman Lane do, this event grew… Donors came forward to help those that couldn't otherwise afford a scan. We partnered with Go Jen Go to raise funds with our Ride Jen Ride trail ride, to help them help those battling this disease in our area. We opened the event up to vendors, invited food trucks, and even added an open mic performance! We got donations to raffle off to help pay for the breast scans and make a larger contribution to Go Jen Go! Our friends, neighbors, followers and more showed up on Saturday September 25th, 2021 to shop, eat, ride, sing, and share their story with the Candid Conversations web series and podcast crew. K-love Radio station filled our morning with inspirational music, and we kicked off the day with a little yoga in the round pen! This day was the first in what we have now decided will be an annual event here at Leatherman Lane… We are already planning next years event, which will take place on September 17, 2022. We are looking for donations for our raffle, corporate sponsors, vendors, performers, help from the media, and of course welcome any financial support to help us offer as many free and reduce costs scans as possible! This year, we were able to help 15 women who would have otherwise waited to check their breasts. The power of an ultrasound can increase the detection of breast cancer from approximately 48% to 97%, particularly in women with dense breasts. Ultrasound screenings are capable of detecting cancers that cannot be found by mammography and physical exams alone and we were so happy to be able to bring HerScan to Leatherman Lane to offer this important service! Throughout the month of October, we will be sharing conversations we've had about breast cancer, a well as clips from the 1st annual breast cancer awareness event at Leatherman Lane. We hope they inspire you, comfort you, maybe even change the way you think about this disease. We will be sharing these episodes randomly throughout October, and you won't want to miss even one! We can only share 15 minutes of the Episode on our Insta and podcast, so for the full episode please subscribe to our YouTube channel now! Please comment to join the conversation. Feel free to share these anywhere you would like and speaking of… don't forget to like them. Thank you for watching, and for being part of the conversation! #BecauseHorses #MyHerd #BreastCancerAwareness #Fcancer #Horse #Awareness #GirlPower #Sisterhood #TrailRide #GoJenGo #HerScan #PayItForward #EarlyDetection #KnowYourNormal #CheckYourBoobs #HorseTherapy #FuckCancer #Ultrasound #Herd #SaveTheTatas #RealTalk #goingflat #busylivingwithmets #bccww #BCSM #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #cancersucks #cancersurvivor #fuckcancer #breastcancerawarenessmonth #brca #survivor #cancerawareness #mastectomy #breastcancerwarrior #cancerfighter #breastcancerfighter #breastcancersupport #pink #cancerwarrior #womenshealth #bhfyp #cancerfree #breastcancersucks #breast #breastcancerjourney #breastcancersurvivors #fightcancer #breastcancerwarriors #breastcancerprevention #support #cancersupport #metastaticbreastcancer #positive #lifeaftercancer #previvor #breasthealth #fightlikeagirl #hope #mammogram #doublemastectomy #beatcancer