Bridging the Gap Between the Oncology and Mental Health Communities

Advocate Whitney O’Connor started the Boobie Queen Company to provide mental health and body image support to young women with breast cancer.

Published on December 10, 2025

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At the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Whitney O’Connor, a two-time breast cancer survivor, licensed professional counselor, and founder of the Boobie Queen Company, presented a poster on the mental health tools she developed to help young women address any mental health and body image challenges they may have.

Listen to the episode to hear Whitney explain:

  • the phases of cancer survivorship framework she developed

  • how the retreats her company sponsored used the framework to help young women heal emotionally

  • how she plans to integrate healthcare providers into the framework

Scroll down to below the “About the guest” information to read a transcript of this podcast.

About the guests
 
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Whitney O'Connor

Whitney O’Connor was diagnosed with stage III HER2-positive breast cancer at age 30. She received her second diagnosis two years later. Unable to find the empowerment and connection she needed, Whitney created it herself through the Boobie Queen Company.

 

This podcast episode is made possible by Lilly.

 
 
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