# I'm Still Here: Real Conversations About Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

A podcast by Heather Jose. I’m Still Here: Real Conversations About Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer is a podcast about the real-life experience of living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Hosted by long-term thriver Heather Jose, diagnosed at 26 and living with metastatic disease for over 25 years, the show explores what life actually looks like beyond treatment. Topics include identity, relationships, work, uncertainty, quality of life, and the emotional realities of metastatic cancer. Episodes feature long-term survivor stories, caregiver perspectives, listener questions, and expert conversations.

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## Latest episodes

- [Episode 282: Possibility Over Probability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/d3a74239f824) (2026-10-28, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/128226671/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-28%2F435173621-44100-2-67551e74d6df1.mp3
- [Episode 281: Normal, But Not Normal with Casey Quattlebaum, Sensational Survivor Series](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/8c5fb24f55fa) (2026-10-21, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/127806289/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-20%2F434618720-44100-2-41bbe0cdf141b.mp3
- [Episode 280: How Much of My Life is MBC?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/642302ef1ac1) (2026-10-14, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/127436178/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-14%2F434117334-44100-2-083095c18e4f3.mp3
- [Episode 279: Tammy Eagle Bowling on Light Up MBC and the Campaign Raising Millions for Research](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/4676cb10edf5) (2026-09-23, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/125974957/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-19%2F432216713-44100-2-9b762159a6fe.mp3
- [Episode 278: When October Doesn't Feel Like Yours](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/6271c2058f9d) (2026-09-16, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/125799329/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-16%2F431980589-44100-2-f5d9cf4a4606b.mp3
- [Episode 277: Beyond the Pink with Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/5162241146e5) (2026-09-09, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/125433301/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-9%2F431488613-44100-2-8b8168d73db3d.mp3
- [Episode 276: We're Back!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/6850a4e8fd77) (2026-09-02, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/125066982/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-2%2F431001667-44100-2-7a37c8a6ffe67.mp3
- [Episode 276: Encore Episode: Gillian Burles — 20 Years Living with HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/056b00d965c4) (2026-06-24, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/121912245/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-24%2F426719922-44100-2-90d567241c156.mp3
- [Episode 275: This Is the Good Stuff](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/54621fb70ce4) (2026-06-03, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/120926542/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-3%2F425404354-44100-2-eb1098a59c39c.mp3
- [Episode 274: Just a Tuesday](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/028381c7bdc7) (2026-05-13, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/119550421/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F423561561-44100-2-96e7aaa46a3fa.mp3
- [Episode 273: You Asked, I Answered](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/5956e9646b2f) (2026-05-06, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/119548883/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F423558897-44100-2-f3d5f4be519be.mp3
- [Episode 272: When the Scan Isn't Clear — and That's Okay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/ba6a88e88f1c) (2026-04-29, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/119201265/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F423080106-44100-2-b419cd3604dff.mp3
- [Episode 271: Your Nervous System Isn't Overreacting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/d5ec31481d56) (2026-04-22, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/118828645/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-21%2F422568370-44100-2-7f71eefdd59cd.mp3
- [Episode 270: The Appointment Is the Easy Part: The Real Cost of Navigating Healthcare with MBC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/acd224c15f58) (2026-04-15, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/118416435/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-14%2F422016094-44100-2-aef8ce2c86387.mp3
- [Episode 269: Your Questions, Our Answers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/7da57af43f03) (2026-04-08, 44 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/117819679/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-1%2F421229214-44100-2-21ae31ca99692.mp3
- [Episode 268: What Nobody Tells You About Being a Caregiver](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/b14b6a1a8f35) (2026-04-01, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/117817866/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-1%2F421225192-44100-2-092e6a4886b47.mp3
- [Episode 267: Sensational Survivor: 14 Years, Twin Boys, and a Life Built on Purpose — Janelle Slavik](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/2f6d69ddeb89) (2026-03-25, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/117379612/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-24%2F420636248-44100-2-a322f8c932edd.mp3
- [Episode 266: The Loneliness Nobody Talks About with MBC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/8e9ad6051624) (2026-03-18, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/117129628/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-18%2F420296706-44100-2-6943acd9e6436.mp3
- [Episode 265: Real Conversations About Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/9576cf9ace0a) (2026-03-11, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/116769506/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-11%2F419809070-44100-2-cce6e78316d08.mp3
- [I Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Breast Cancer at 26 — What 27 Years With Metastatic Disease Taught Me (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/e351603c7174) (2026-02-11, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/114994607/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-4%2F2f38fafe-a2da-1978-6d23-a62d5e1d5802.mp3
- [I Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Breast Cancer at 26 — Living With Metastatic Disease for 27 Years (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/e7ffcbb0c4b9) (2026-02-04, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/114993693/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-3%2F5d3e246c-8257-4350-38a8-427f50234cbc.mp3
- [Episode 264: From Feeling Different to Finding His Voice — My Son Ty’s Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/9e16eb638083) (2026-01-28, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/114663185/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-28%2Fab50db32-d727-486e-d6b9-630416c692b6.mp3
- [Episode 263: Eat This, Not That — 2026 Edition (Revised)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/ad4944e02bd9) (2026-01-28, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/114312016/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-28%2Fb304f481-b16a-2d02-503b-e204cb2dbec2.mp3
- [Episode 262: What I Reached for in the Early Days—and How to Build a Library That Holds You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/03427ec0e534) (2026-01-14, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/113959814/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-14%2F232f2ddf-2fe6-6414-8868-a81cca6fc9a9.mp3
- [Episode 261: What Do I Need This Year? Rethinking the New Year With Metastatic Breast Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/b28f9c32313f) (2026-01-07, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/113608631/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-7%2F627ee10d-5f1d-14af-7d9f-0c9aa05c4613.mp3
- [Episode 260: These Are My People: Finding Belonging in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Community](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/82027639ac9a) (2025-12-17, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/112751729/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-17%2Ff70c1148-7c9e-a094-1401-e1e3a8ac223f.mp3
- [Episode 259: Cancer at Christmas: The Week I Learned I had Stage IV Breast Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/fe01039b560c) (2025-12-10, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/112403003/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-10%2F507318d8-f7c5-21ee-74e7-f525d0338581.mp3
- [Episode 258: The Holidays Hit Different With Cancer: Stress, Memories, and Making It Manageable](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/5df93c896bb0) (2025-12-03, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/112056531/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-3%2Fb986fa8d-8dc7-c3e1-7ece-03cd44fb2642.mp3
- [Episode 257: What Will You Do With Your One Wild + Precious Life?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/68d44c7a8cfb) (2025-11-26, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/111713778/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-26%2Fef42f7df-b2e4-6f9a-2998-b7eba3b4e72c.mp3
- [Episode 256: Don’t Wait for January: 7 Ways to Stay on Track Through the Holidays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/d52a9deede4f) (2025-11-19, 19 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/111337782/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-18%2Ffadb6411-dbc5-a100-8637-48c3164a1a89.mp3
- [Episode 255: Stop the Cancer Spiral: A 15-Minute Reset for When Cancer Takes Over Your Thoughts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/5a8820c54faa) (2025-11-12, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/111049006/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-12%2F4c6b22b5-7f57-28e3-42b5-1b31ac0bd77d.mp3
- [Episode 254: The Balancing Act: Structure, Flexibility, and Living Well with MBC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/ed433fad0179) (2025-10-29, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/110358371/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-28%2F0cd57dec-7cb5-1d1c-0312-1b6e2b52d828.mp3
- [Episode 253: From “I Am Sick” to “I Am Strong”: 10 Statements to Reframe Your Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/095ca972868c) (2025-10-22, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/110030225/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-22%2F8444e3ee-270e-046c-ac6f-14e77eafe8ae.mp3
- [Episode 252: Let's Talk About Sex - After Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/b39586195e38) (2025-10-15, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/109685319/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-14%2Ffd304310-7cb6-802a-5daa-afa1767611e3.mp3
- [Episode 251: Never Stop Starting Over: Building Strength After Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/38b4490e9bf6) (2025-10-08, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/109311307/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-7%2F7e19f9a6-0e34-d5b2-b3e9-20c2c3f5cd07.mp3
- [Episode 250: PET Scans, Panic, and Perspective](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/8e918a7152fe) (2025-09-30, 22 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/109044645/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-1%2F750a23c3-3b8e-05ad-a41c-2339be19110a.mp3
- [Episode 249: Infusion Centers: Healing or Losing the Human Touch?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/7fd472492694) (2025-09-24, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/108705273/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-23%2F61b971fd-73da-6669-dd0d-49293dfde43d.mp3
- [Episode 248: I Just Want a Break from MBC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/5a67b388558e) (2025-09-17, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/108407613/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-17%2F161c09c4-06e2-093f-b037-54bb43b7e808.mp3
- [Episode 247: We're Back! Let's Catch Up!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/e48775886cc9) (2025-09-11, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/108140885/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-11%2F95e1c599-151f-20c0-f474-c7e2ad48cb75.mp3
- [Episode 246: Sensational Survivor Terlisa Sheppard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/248c6ad965c4) (2025-09-03, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/107720489/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-2%2F3a9a5b35-aa3b-b30f-42fe-5814acd92b9c.mp3
- [Episode 245: Kelly Shanahan, Sensational Survivor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/4ae1a28aee11) (2025-08-06, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/106498993/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-6%2F6dffc41d-5134-fa71-3e39-ff277eacb931.mp3
- [Episode 244:Sensational Survivor Series Melissa Haberl](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/14eac6ee6afe) (2025-07-30, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/106191389/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-30%2F9f2844e9-36d1-66c5-1f12-8998fe4a8576.mp3
- [Episode 243: Sensational Survivor Kim Builta](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/06572256a886) (2025-07-23, 30 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/105861461/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-23%2F65806acf-ad30-1ce3-e765-d08e9e4790af.mp3
- [Episode 242: 20 yr Sensational Survivor Gillian Burles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/b2765bac22d8) (2025-07-16, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/105561094/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-16%2F4b242ba2-ed97-1441-016f-e12a26674487.mp3
- [Episode 241: Quick Summer Check in](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/3e8b767ebde0) (2025-07-09, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/105241019/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-9%2Fccf809d6-7142-3640-a815-ebc0f7e9ebd9.mp3
- [Episode 240: Sensational Survivor Jessica Strande](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/3fcb366183ad) (2025-07-02, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/104606088/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-25%2Fc6979eb8-aef9-72ee-a15a-0ca5ff22c7da.mp3
- [Episode 239: Sensational Survivor Leecy Fink, 10 Years With Metastatic TNBC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/bca1863e2717) (2025-06-25, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/104601602/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-25%2Fcf917bc7-c04f-0c89-45cd-ff7b3b7fb4ff.mp3
- [Episode 238: Sensational Survivor Sharon Hamilton, 19 years with MBC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/cc8e01a37a71) (2025-06-18, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/104289508/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-18%2F8335a41a-2c78-2e46-10d6-61bf9ea55bab.mp3
- [Episode 237: Thriving Decades Beyond Diagnosis – Beth’s Survivor Story (Replay from 2023)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/5094723ee53e) (2025-06-11, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/103956889/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-11%2Fce0cd81b-23cb-6db5-be8f-9972d2eb5248.mp3
- [Episode 236: Fear is the Worst. How to Get Relief When Living with Metastatic Cancer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1629136639/48dd514ab300) (2025-06-04, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/950d6ad4/podcast/play/103630394/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-4%2F4c9ae573-f8c4-66cb-3f9a-60602fc5cd7a.mp3

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