I love chatting about boobies and ovaries. I was diagnosed with a BRCA2 gene mutation in 2016 after losing my mother to ovarian cancer. Since then I have been on a mission. I found my BRCA alteration and looming cancer cloud a very lonely place – I couldn’t find accessible information or anyone else like me. So, I did something about it.

I started with an anonymous Instagram account – now my face and foobs are all over the internet. I created a YouTube channel with useful information and interviews covering others and my own personal journey.

Oh, and I had my boobies lopped off somewhere along the way.

So, let’s chat boobies, mastectomies, IVF, cancer, body image…the whole shebang! X

Hey everyone! My name is Lisa and I am a proud BRCA1 gal. I found out I had a BRCA gene alteration at the age of 27 and a single mum to the most incredible toddler, my Emma. I connected with some incredible buddies (specifically the wonderful Christen!) through an Instagram account, I started to try and get the nuch needed (and incredibly lacking) emotional and peer support. After having my double mastectomy and reconstruction, I decided that I couldn’t go through this journey without putting it to good use! 

I have recently started a BRCA podcast and hope, alongside some amazing people, the change the BRCA world. Let’s chat! x

Our Alex is BRCA2 positive. He lost his Mum to ovarian cancer 7 years ago, and supported his sister through her preventative mastectomy. Alex wants to raise awareness about the impact on men. He lives with his Dog and Kat (girlfriend), and by day is a scientist. His mum used to cut his hair with a bowl on his head, it was a strong look.

Janine is a BRCA2 previvor, having both her mastectomy and oophorectomy within the same year. Janine is in charge of our accounts, as a business owner, she knows how to use the till. She lives in Brighton with her beloved sausage dog Tiny, and her hubby. She loves to be kind, and spread happiness and love into the world.

Lucy is a BRCA+ Chat trustee, and a BRCA Bud ally. She has had a long career in charity fundraising and now brings her passion and enthusiasm for raising lots of monies to BRCA+ Chat! 

Lucy likes to run. Run far. Run often. Here, there and everywhere.  She has a big dog, who should be very good at running but is lazy.

Meet Katie, a BRCA1 mutant, who was our London BRCA+ Babe from January 2024, until becoming a trustee.

Katie loves being with family and friends, and travelling too.

Passionate about supporting women like herself who face the challenges of a BRCA+ diagnosis, Katie will always be seen recommending all things ‘post mastectomy scar tapes and car cushions’! Random fact about Katie- she lived in Paris for a year!

Hayley is the Managing Director of Corbar Accounting, where she works alongside business owners who are doing well but want to properly understand their numbers, their cash, and what’s really driving their business.

She runs Corbar from a fully off-grid farm in Derbyshire, powered by renewable energy and surrounded by fields, mud, and her three dogs — 2 lovely Golden Retriever’s and a Springer Spaniel — who consider themselves part of the team. Living and working off-grid reflects Hayley’s belief that business should support the life you want, not take it over.

Hayley brings a practical, straight-talking, and supportive approach to everything she does. She understands first-hand the pressures business owners face and is passionate about helping people feel more confident, more in control, and less alone — which is why supporting the BRCA+ Chat community as a trustee is so important to her.

Hi everyone. It’s great to be joining the BRCA+ Chat team and to be able to give a little back to the charity. I love being part of this community and it really has made a difference in my life over the past few years whilst going through my preventative surgeries. As a busy mum of two, I like to think that I am an expert at organising (though menopause has certainly had me questioning that recently!) and I am very much looking forward to putting my skills to good use to help wherever I can.