Violet Page: The Privilege of Knowing
In this episode, Violet walks us through the impact of watching her paternal aunt go through breast cancer in her early 30's, and her own journey to advocate for early scans and prophylactic surgeries.
Marisa Kimmel (Part One): Claiming My Genes
In this episode Sara talks with Marisa Kimmel, whose social media accounts have grown quite a following due to her willingness to document and share about living with alopecia that she does not try to hide, and her choice to have a double mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure.
Episode One: My Story
In this first episode of Walking the Genetic Line, host Sara Champie shares her personal story of losing her mother to ovarian cancer, discovering her own BRCA1 mutation, and navigating the lifelong uncertainty it brings. She reflects on how genetic risk is not just a medical reality but also an opening into grief, identity, family history, and intergenerational healing. This episode sets the tone for the series—real, human conversations about choice, agency, and reclaiming self-trust in the face of hereditary cancer risk.
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