This is a podcast for and about flatties. None of us said, "Man, I wish someone would cut my boobs off.", but since cancer came along and we didn't want foreign objects shoved into our chest cavities, we find ourselves livin' the flat life. Or, maybe we DID choose implants and found pain and disease there, so had them removed and we're livin' flat now. Or, maybe we found that we had a gene that made us very likely to get cancer, so we preemptively had our breasts removed. Some of us had a unilateral mastectomy and chose to remain flat on one side. However we got here, we find that being flat comes along with very specific problems, weird situations, and wonderful freedoms. Here we discuss them all. (That said, I do have trans friends who HAVE wanted their boobs cut off, but different circumstances, different situations.) If you are flat and feeling alone, you can find support on facebook. The groups Fierce, Flat, Forward, My Flat Friends, and Flatties Unite offer a huge collection of supportive sisters. They have helped me tremendously. Also, GREAT resources for information and support for going flat can be found at https://notputtingonashirt.org/ and at https://www.flatclosurenow.org/
Non-flatties are welcome, too! We NEED the general population to understand our situation. You can also find FLAT is where it's at on instagram. Thanks for comin' by! And to learn more about me, you can visit stephanieastalos-jones.com
Sara is a happy uni who believes in the healing power of
selfies. Sara wants all people facing a breast cancer
diagnosis to have the option of flat closure and unbiased access to
info about all surgical outcomes. You can find her on Instagram
@sunshine.autonomy
More about her work: The National Network of Abortion Funds
builds power with members to remove financial and logistical
barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions
and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and
reproductive justice. You can learn more here:
A diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating. Living life as a flat woman offers freedom and challenges. This podcast examines the flat life and the brave women who are living it. Non-flatties are welcome, too!