Ashley Mays: Finding life through and after breast cancer at age 30

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Ashley Mays has been married for 8 years and she and her husband
have two boys. When her youngest was 9 weeks old, their lives
were turned upside down when she was diagnosed with stage III
breast cancer.

I really appreciated my candid conversation with Ashley about her
cancer journey, especially as she was diagnosed in May of 2020,
right in the intensity of the pandemic.

We talked about what helped her get through this time, what she
struggled with emotionally, and how she found connection with
other women, as well as post-partum depression, mom guilt,
therapy, medication, and how social media can make you feel so
alone as a mom. (If this last topic resonates with you, check out
episode 5, Sara Springer's interview!)

Quotable Quotes:

“With Luke, I did Mommy and Me swim lessons with him and you have
to be in the pool, obviously and I hated it. Like, hated it. I
would joke with my husband, “I hate getting in a swimsuit
postpartum, being around all these other moms and dads. And with
Ford, it just changed how I looked at that time—wow I GET to do
this with him. I get to have this one on one time with him. I
could very well not be alive.”


 “Mom guilt is real for everyone, you know? And so I just
try to control what I can and then tell myself that I can’t
control certain situations. It’s easier said that done!”

Follow Ashley on social media here:
Instagram: @babiesandbreastcancer
Facebook: Babies and Breast Cancer

Resources mentioned: Parents as Teachers


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