Unscripted: Life Improvised

"Don't Worry It's Fine." This is what Sital Shah kept hearing from family, friends, and doctors when they found something interesting on her mammogram. Needless to say, it wasn't fine and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was diagnosed with DCIS, Stage 0 Breast Cancer. Did you know that if you are going to be diagnosed with breast cancer this is the best one! (Okay, did you sense the sarcasm?) In this candid interview Sital shares her fears, how she uses humor to cope with life's biggest challenges and her conversation with her son about cancer. I promise she will make you laugh as she shares how she lives life unscripted!

I sit down in conversation with Mr. Davidson. Who is Mr. Davidson you ask? Well, I grew up across the street from Mr. Davidson and his son was one of my closest friends. This is where the story gets interesting. There were 3 men in our neighborhood all named Richard (aka: Dick) and they all were diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Two of them passed away (including my dad) and one has been a survivor for 7 years.I talk with Mr. Davidson about his journey and what he thinks helped him to be a PC survivor for 7 years and at the ripe old age of 83.This episode was difficult for me as I lost my father 10 years ago to this disease and I know how much Mr. Davidson misses him, as you will hear him refer to him as Dickey Neumann.I do have more questions. How could 3 men within 3 blocks of each other get Pancreatic Cancer? This boggles me and I want to know more.For now take a listen to this podcast and stop by my website for a quick blog about Mr. Davidson as I talked further with his daughter Debby.www.TamiNeuman

My sanity is still developing! This is only one of the amazing one-liners that Chef Blaque Shelton shared with me during our conversation in a local coffee shop. If you do not know Chef Blaque you need to know him. He is full of light and love and has lived a life improvised.Chef Blaque is from Gary, Indiana and was on episode 7 of Netflix original Sugar Rush. We talk about him growing up in the projects of Chicago to getting into Le Cordon Bleu, becoming a father and how he lied on his application to work in a grocery store bakery to learn how to decorate cakes!He is now a rising star that is humble and hilarious! Good Morning Chef Blaque!Learn more about Black Rose Pastries & Chef Blaque:https://www.facebook.com/blackrosepastries/https://www.instagram.com/chefblaque/(260) 758-0487

Breast cancer and casseroles. Comedian Jeannie Rapstad sits down to share her cancer story with humor and delight. We talk about her diagnosis why she didn't tell her mom the first time around and contemplating when to tell your date you only have one breast. Thanking her network of support along the way for the casseroles and reminds us not to go it alone.

Arlieta Hall joins me as we talk about improv and how this has helped her to connect with her father with who is living with dementia in a magical way!

Colleen Kavanaugh from The After Life joins me in a discussion about perfectionism and how we learn to take that on as children.

Welcome to a Year of YES and learning how others are living their lives unscripted.