Proud Beautiful (with Michelle Audoin)

Black Cancer

Welcome to Black Cancer. I’m creator and host, Jodi-Ann Burey. Today’s guest is Michelle Audoin. Her journey with her body and her breasts started when she was just 14 years old. How do those moments of fright and trauma come back to us years later? What do we learn about not only accepting our bodies, but defending our bodies against racism articulated as disbelief and erasure? Well, it’s a journey. And you can learn more about Michelle’s journey and how she created the Breast Recognition Project - a beautiful catalogue of the mastectomy scars of women of color… in just a few moments. But before we get started, I have to remind you to check the show notes for links to these amazing photos and the stories of the women.

Here’s an overview of our conversation:

• Michelle recounts the impact of finding a lump in her breasts at age 14 (10:40)
  
• "I don't care what you say, the breasts need to go" - Michelle after her first diagnosis (31:15)
  
• Michelle dreams up the Breast Recognition Project and brings it to life (52:07)
  

More from this episode:

• More about Michelle’s cancer journey: https://rethinkbreastcancer.com/michelle-uncovered-a-breast-recognition-project/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=content
  
• The Breast Recognition Project: https://rethinkbreastcancer.com/breastrecognitionproject/
  
• Photographer for the Breast Recognition Project, Nicole Simmons: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_simmons__/
  

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