Скачать или смотреть From Sports Reporter to Survivor:Laura Behnke’s journey through grief, IVF, and rectal cancer

"When you're going through something really hard, it's so easy to feel like that is just going to be the way it is for the rest of your life, forever and ever. Being on the other side of that — just knowing that I can get out of bed — is a gift." - Laura Behnke

Laura Behnke is an advocate, speaker, journalist, and the creator of Life Actually — a community built around the life you actually have, not the one you planned. After 16 years in TV as a sports reporter, Laura left the industry carrying a secret: she had never been in a relationship. At 35, she met her now-husband, and assumed the hard part was finally over…
Amid the pandemic and at 40 years old, Laura and her husband began IVF — navigating three failed rounds before their one embryo became their daughter. Seven months into motherhood, Laura went to a surgeon's office expecting to remove a hemorrhoid. Instead, she was diagnosed with Stage 3B rectal cancer.
In this deeply honest conversation, Laura shares what it means to survive layered loss, how she ignored rectal bleeding for over a year while pregnant and postpartum, and why she is now one of the most important voices in colorectal cancer awareness for young women.

What we explore in this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Why a "boring" day is now Laura's greatest gift
06:58 Her first relationship at 35 and the shame she carried for years
15:52 Layered grief: losing both fathers within months of each other
20:34 The one and only embryo that became their daughter
24:53 The rectal bleeding she ignored — and what it turned out to be
31:03 The colonoscopy that changed everything
37:41 Stage 3B rectal cancer with a seven-month-old at home
41:44 Radiation, chemo, surgery, and her husband's unforgettable words
49:50 What every woman needs to know about colorectal cancer right now
54:39 Why colonoscopies are life-saving and what to do before your next bathroom visit
58:11 How a cancer diagnosis redefined success, work, and being present

Connect with Laura:
  / laurabbehnke  
https://thelifeactually.substack.com/
https://pod.link/1557773679

Connect with Nathalie:
https://alloveragainpodcast.com
  / alloveragainpodcast  
  / nathaliecarpenter