Host Dave Roberts welcomes USA Today bestselling author Cara Lockwood, who has written more than 35 books and whose romcom I Do, But I Don’t became a Lifetime movie starring Denise Richards. Lockwood discusses her 2023 breast cancer diagnosis, the shock of receiving the news by phone, and her treatment journey including a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, reconstruction, and remission in 2024. She explains how journaling, counseling, support groups, and acknowledging emotions like fear and anger helped her cope, and she critiques “toxic positivity” and phrases like “the good kind of cancer” or “everything happens for a reason.” Lockwood describes using humor and “pep talks” as tools for healing and perspective, explores body image after mastectomy, and shares that half of her memoir proceeds benefit breast cancer research.

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