265: Surviving breast cancer with Rosamund Dean

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

What should you say to a friend who has cancer? If you're the one with the diagnosis, how do you tell your kids? And is it really possible to futureproof your body against illness? Answering all these questions is the brilliant Rosamund Dean.

She tells us about her journey from finding a lump in her boob to being cancer free, and what she wishes she'd known at the beginning. We discuss clipboard people versus duvet people, and whether early menopause is more like pick'n'mix or a Glastonbury toilet. Rosamund explains how having cancer has affected her perspective, and reveals the biggest change she's made to her lifestyle.

Yes, it's a serious subject, but we still manage to have some laughs along the way. And of course we finish with some Scummy Mummy Confessions - this time involving Baileys, sweat, glitter, and lying to children.

Rosamund's book is a great read whether you have cancer, you're supporting someone through treatment, or you're interested in looking after your health. Reconstruction is out now. We are also huge fans of her book about reducing your alcohol intake, Mindful Drinking. And do check out her substack, Well Well Well. Rosamund is on Instagram @rosamunddean.

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0:00.0	A family day out with a difference. Join the race to help build the new children's cancer center
0:05.3	at Great Almond Street Hospital. RBC race for the kids, a family festival and fun run at London's
0:12.0	Hyde Park on Saturday the 7th of October. Bring the whole family to walk, jog, or scoot
0:18.4	5k, and enjoy a day supporting Great Almond Street Hospital's children's charity.
0:24.4	Kids go free, so sign up today. Visit gosh.org slash race.
0:32.3	Hey Ellie, do you like money and women? Hell yeah, I love money and women.
0:37.4	Me too, but what sucks is that in the UK there is a gender investment gap of 1.65 trillion pounds.
0:44.8	Many women on average are poor of the men with less in their pensions, savings, and investments.
0:50.8	That is crazy man, we all need to talk about this.
0:54.3	I know right, can you believe that on average women have less than half the levels of savings
0:58.9	and investments than men? Outrageous, somebody needs to do something about this.
1:04.9	Well my friend, we are in luck because there is a fabulous podcast called Money Matters
1:09.7	by those brilliant people at AJ Bell. It has all the news, information, and inspiring interviews
1:15.7	you need to take control of your financial future. Brilliant, thank you AJ Bell, finally somebody
1:23.3	is doing something about this. Too right, and they also offer a range of educational material,
1:29.0	including in-person events, articles, and a fast growing social presence.
1:33.8	Well this sounds awesome, where can people find them?
1:36.9	Well Ellie, just go to AJ Bell Money Matters.co.uk and listen to the AJ Bell Money Matters podcast,
1:44.4	which is helping women to feel good, investing.
1:47.2	I'm going right now, try to stop me if you can't, no, go on, I've gone, I've left, I'm back, bye!
1:58.8	Hello scumbags, this is the scummy mammy's podcast.
2:03.7	With your hosts, Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne.
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