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Real conversations about breast cancer and life around it - honest, warm and produced with care. Browse by topic below, or explore everything we've made.
The Cups & Courage Podcast is where everything began. Created to give people affected by breast cancer a place to feel seen, heard and less alone, the podcast shares honest, lived conversations about diagnosis, treatment, body image, recovery, identity and life beyond cancer. Hosted by Samantha Vale, each episode brings together real voices, personal stories and professional insight - always with warmth, humour and honesty. We talk about the things that are often left unsaid, from difficult choices and emotional fallout to confidence, reconstruction, relationships, menopause, fear, resilience and finding your way forward. It is not about giving perfect answers; it is about creating space for truth, connection and courage, one conversation at a time.
All Videos
All Videos
Sophie — Reframing Chemo & Redefining Courage: Cups and Courage
Emma: Living Scan to Scan After a Stage Four Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Carly’s Story: Triple Negative Cancer, BRCA, and Finding Courage After Everything Changed
Charlayne: Holding Space on the Front Line of Breast Cancer Care
Choosing Flat: Juliet on Symmetry, Advocacy & Informed Choice After Breast Cancer
When Cancer Comes Back: Shirley on recurrence, reconstruction and finding her way through
Beverley de Valois: Acupuncture, Cancer Care and Survivorship
Three Times, Still Here: Helena on Cancer, Identity & Fighting to Be Seen
Inside Breast Cancer Care with Nurse Leader Vikki: Courage, Truth & the Human Side | Cups & Courage
Cups & Courage Trailer
Rosie’s Story: Clinical Psychologist, Stage 4 Cancer & Redefining Courage | Cups & Courage
Understanding Breast Reconstruction: Choices, Courage & Compassion. Cups & Courage The Podcast
Priyanka’s Story: Triple Negative Breast Cancer & Breaking South Asian Taboos | Cups & Courage
Charlotte’s Story: Triple Negative Breast Cancer & Choosing to Go Flat | Cups & Courage
Nevo: Reclaiming style and courage after breast cancer.
Tashmia: Cups & Courage The Podcast
The Podcast
Cups & Courage began as a video-first podcast built around honest, lived conversations about breast cancer. Each episode is filmed in person, creating space for real stories to be shared with warmth, humour, depth and care.
Our guests include healthcare professionals - from surgeons and specialist nurses to therapists, support workers and others involved in breast cancer care - alongside people who have experienced breast cancer themselves. Together, these conversations explore the parts of the experience that often sit between the appointments and the leaflets: body image, identity, treatment choices, reconstruction, emotional recovery, fatigue, relationships, confidence, fear, resilience and life beyond diagnosis.
What makes the podcast different is its visibility. These are not anonymous stories or polished soundbites; they are real faces, real voices and real human moments. By filming each conversation, we capture the pauses, laughter, emotion and courage that audio alone can sometimes miss. The podcast remains at the heart of Cups & Courage: a growing library of stories, insight and connection for patients, families, friends, healthcare professionals and anyone who wants to better understand the realities of breast cancer.
Season 2 is now filming, with new conversations, new perspectives and more stories that deserve to be seen, heard and shared.
