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Conversations exploring intimacy, healing, and connection during and after cancer.
The Sex Talk Nobody Has With Cancer Patients — Until Now | ft. Claire Rumore - Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health & Wellness
In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z, Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Claire Rumore — sex educator, intimacy specialist, and stage four pancreatic cancer survivor — for a conversation that oncology appointments rarely make room for. Claire didn't just study this gap academically. She lived it, survived it, and then built an entire body of work to fill it.What you'll learn in this episode:Which cancers and treatments most commonly affect sexual health — and how Why most oncologists don't have this conversation (and why it's not entirely their fault) The real reason sexual health gets deprioritized in traditional medicine — including the billing codes that make it nearly unbillable What erotic grief is, why every cancer patient experiences it, and why honoring it is essential to healing The concept of the "subtle sexual" — and why slower, softer, and more emotional intimacy is a valid and powerful sexual identity How to use conversation starter tools with a partner when words are hard to find Where clinicians can send patients today for free, expert-curated resources
Cancer and Intimacy with Claire Rumore
The Cancer Pod: Integrative Medicine Talk
What happens to desire after a cancer diagnosis?
In this episode, Dr. Leah Sherman speaks with intimacy coach and cancer survivor Claire Rumore about the often-overlooked intimacy challenges that come with cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Claire shares how cancer may reshape desire, body image, and relationship dynamics—and why clinical care frequently misses these impacts. They explore practical approaches like redefining intimacy beyond intercourse, using nervous system regulation and consent-based touch to rebuild safety, and the Erotic Blueprints framework for understanding desire.
Claire also introduces resources from her site cancerandintimacy.com designed to support patients, survivors, and their partners through this deeply personal aspect of cancer care.
Ep. 107: Cancer Survivorship & Intimacy: Claire Rumore’s Cancer Story (Part 1)
In this episode of Test Those Breasts, Jamie Vaughn talks with intimacy educator and cancer survivor Claire Rumore about her unexpected stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis and how survivorship reshaped her life and work.
Claire shares how her experience revealed a major gap in cancer care: conversations about intimacy, relationships, and sexuality after cancer are often missing from the recovery process. Her journey ultimately led her to create Cancer and Intimacy, a platform supporting patients, survivors, and partners navigating life after cancer.
Part 1 focuses on Claire’s diagnosis, treatment journey, and how her survivorship inspired her mission to change the conversation around intimacy and cancer.
Ep. 108: Intimacy After Cancer: Sex, Libido & Relationships in Survivorship w/Claire Rumore (Part 2)
In Part 2 of Jamie Vaughn’s conversation with intimacy educator and cancer survivor Claire Rumore, the discussion turns to a topic rarely addressed in cancer care: intimacy and sexuality after cancer.
Jamie and Claire explore how cancer treatments, menopause, body changes, and emotional healing can impact libido, relationships, and self-confidence. Claire shares powerful insights on redefining intimacy, navigating mismatched desire, and helping survivors reconnect with their bodies and partners after cancer..
This episode offers compassionate guidance for patients, survivors, and partners navigating life and relationships after cancer.
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