April Stearns, the founder of Wildfire Magazine and breast cancer survivor, shares her experience of HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, including an ultrasound, biopsy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. Also, she shares the mental trauma she experienced through having breast cancer and how she utilized the power of journaling throughout her treatment plan. April launched Wildfire Magazine to support others going through cancer and share their experiences. April supports other entrepreneurs in the space and supports the idea of survivor-serving survivors.

This episode features our interview with April Stearns. April is a young breast cancer survivor, founder and editor of Wildfire Magazine and podcast host of The Burn. We chat about her experiences as a patient and caregiver, survivorship and the seven keys and the healing power of writing and storytelling.

Melissa is a huge fan of Wildfire Magazine, so it was a major treat for her to speak with founder April Stearns. April has created an incredible platform for the breast cancer community to share their stories, and even offers virtual writing workshops for those who want to really sharpen their skills. In this episode, learn all about April, her "why" behind Wildfire and how sharing your story (on both the giving and receiving ends) can be a truly healing experience.

April Stearns was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, shortly after having her daughter. Through the traumatic events that shaped her life since cancer, she found escape in storytelling, not just her own story; but being an avenue for other women "too young" to get breast cancer.

Reconnecting with your body after cancer is a long process. To get herself through it, April Stearns founded a magazine just for breast cancer patients and survivors like herself. Today, she joined the fellas to share different writing exercises to help feel at home in a new body after cancer.

During this month dedicated to Mental Health Awareness, we want to take a deep dive into the healing power of writing for those of us in the MBC community.