Breast Assured Podcast with Sarah Gandy

If you've got breasts (or want them), then Breast Assured is for you! Join broadcaster and breast cancer survivor Sarah Gandy as she challenges us to get intimate with our boobs. In this fun, frank and fascinating series, Sarah and her guests give into all things boobs and discover how important it is to get to know our breasts, learn to look after them and take back ownership of these assets that are uniquely ours. Breast Assured is brought to you by The Spinoff Podcast Network together with The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.

1. The wonderful world of boobs

Sarah Gandy and special guests Morgan Penn from The Trainee Sexologist podcast and Arihia Hall from award-winning poetry group Ngā Hinepūkōrero. Together the trio look at the role breasts play in our lives and wide society, and celebrate all the great things boobs have to offer. Tom Sainsbury also joins Sarah for some chest chat to learn more about her boob journey, from a time when she didn't give them much thought through to her breast cancer diagnosis and beyond.

2. Changes

Our boobs go through many changes over the course of a lifetime - some we choose for ourselves and others which might come as a surprise. Usually there's no cause for concern, but on occasion changes that pop up out of the blue can be a sign of something sinister. In this episode Sarah is joined by specialist breast care nurse Judith Beattie to explore which changes we can let slide, and which ones should be investigated further. Then, to talk about surgical changes to our breasts, Dr Eletha Taylor and Nina Darrah also stop in for a chat.

3. Getting intimate

We're getting intimate with our boobs in this episode! Last episode we talked about changes we need to be aware of, you know, just in case. Now we know what to look out for, it's time to learn how to perform self-checks. Specialist breast care nurse Judith Beattie is back to help us learn exactly what to do, when to do it and how often. We'll also talk with mums Georgina Robb and Jane Yee about breastfeeding. Because outside of self-checks and breast cancer treatment, there's never a time you'll get more intimate with your boobs than when you're whipping them out every few hours to nourish a pēpi.

4. Love me, love my boobs

For as long as women have had breasts, we've been told what to do with them, how to wear them, when to show them, when to hide them and who should have access to them. In order to prioritise the wellbeing of our breasts it's important we feel in control of our assets so we can advocate for ourselves. In this final episode, Sarah and her guests explore some of the strides being made to help us get back ownership of our boobs so we can feel empowered to do whatever it is we want with them and not worry about what anyone else thinks! They also share their personal stories of supporting loved ones through breast cancer, and how those experiences gave them a new perspective on breast ownership.