<p>In this episode of <em>How to Deal When the Shit</em> Gets Real, I sit down with Dr. Neosho Ponder to talk about resilience in the face of unimaginable circumstances.</p><p>Dr. Ponder shares her journey of battling breast cancer while experiencing homelessness — not just during treatment, but even now — and how she found strength, faith, and purpose through it all.</p><p>We talk about what it means to keep going when life doesn’t let up, how humor and faith can coexist with pain, and how she turned her experiences into her book <em>God’s Got Jokes</em>.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss:<br>• Being diagnosed with breast cancer<br>• Experiencing homelessness during and after treatment<br>• Navigating survival when life keeps stacking the odds<br>• The role of faith in healing and resilience<br>• Finding humor in the darkest moments<br>• Turning pain into purpose through writing</p><p>This conversation is raw, powerful, and a reminder that even in the hardest seasons, there is still a story worth telling.</p><p><br></p><p>If you would like to purchase Neosho&#39;s book or just connect with her, you can do so on her website.<a href="https://www.neoshocponder.com/about" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.neoshocponder.com</a></p>