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Heather Salazar is the President and CEO of Pink Ribbon Good. As a breast cancer survivor, Heather knows firsthand what many women and men really need during their cancer battle: support. Through her work with Pink Ribbon Good, Heather makes sure individuals fighting breast and gynecological cancers are supported with healthy meals, rides to treatment, housecleaning kits, and peer support and education\u2013 all at no cost to the patient, and all because no one travels this road alone. Heather graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wright State University in Communication and Social Work. Heather and her family have been featured in People magazine, on The Today Show, and the Tamron Hall Show.\nHeather and I decided to release this episode at this time because September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is likely that every single person who listens to this episode has had their life touched in some way by these kinds of cancers.\xa0If you haven\u2019t yet, you will.\xa0\xa0\nListen in to hear Heather share:\n\nHow she grew her family by adopting a baby whose mom, Alexis, had stage 4 cancer\n\nThe loss of Alexis and then Heather\u2019s own breast cancer diagnosis shortly after Alexis\u2019s death\n\nHow she started Pink Ribbon Good - as someone who hates pink ribbons\n\nHow she was able to charge forward and make assumptions that she would be successful in her mission even when she had self-doubt\n\nHow she is supporting food-insecure and transportation-insecure people who are in breast and gynecological cancer treatment\n\nThe sage advice of her investor, Pat, who gave her 45K and told her to go find doers, donors, door openers\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nJoin My September Retreat for Women Leaders at Work: Influence & Ignite: Be the Boss Your People Have Been Waiting For: shamelessmom.com/leaders\n\n\nJoin my October Retreat for Women Entrepreneurs: Influence & Ignite: Be the CEO and Thought Leader You Were Born to Be: shamelessmom.com/bizretreat\n\n\nConnect with Heather and Pink Ribbon Good: Pinkribbongood.org\n\n\nPink Ribbon Good on Twitter\n\nPink Ribbon Good on IG\n\nHeather on IG\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices