<p><strong>🎧 FemTech Focus Podcast | Episode Title:</strong><br /><em>From Cancer Diagnosis to Advocacy: Sahar Paz Builds House of Paz</em><br /></p><p><strong>👤 Guest:</strong> Sahar Paz, Founder of House of Paz &amp; Own Your Voice Strategy Firm<br /><strong>🔗 Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.houseofpaz.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">houseofpaz.org</a><br /><strong>📱 Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saharpaz" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@saharpaz</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>📌 Episode Summary:</strong>In this deeply personal and empowering episode, Dr. Brittany Barreto sits down with Sahar Paz—a communications strategist, cancer survivor, and fierce patient advocate—to explore how voice, story, and emotional intelligence are essential tools in modern healthcare. Sahar shares her powerful journey from a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis to launching House of Paz, a wellness and advocacy platform for women navigating treatment, healing, and prevention.</p><p>You’ll hear how Sahar used her intuition and persistence to challenge dismissive doctors, how she now teaches life science companies to humanize their data through storytelling, and why inclusive, patient-centered care is the future of medicine.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>💡 Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Your voice is data—why patient intuition and self-advocacy are essential in diagnosis and treatment.</p></li><li><p>Sahar’s cancer journey: from misdiagnosis and miscommunication to finding a treatment team that listened.</p></li><li><p>House of Paz: a holistic platform blending emotional healing, physical wellness, and spiritual growth.</p></li><li><p>Emotional intelligence as a leadership strategy—especially in startup and innovation teams.</p></li><li><p>Why storytelling is a critical skill for founders, clinicians, and researchers alike.</p></li><li><p>Building trust with diverse patient communities in clinical trials and health innovation.</p><p><br /></p></li></ul><p><strong>🛠 Tools + Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Sahar’s memoir + cognitive behavior workbook: <em>Find Your Voice</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.complexcreatures.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Complex Creatures</a> – breast health rituals</p></li><li><p><a href="https://brilliantly.co/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Brilliantly Warm</a> – warming pads for breast comfort post-surgery</p></li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>📣 Connect with Us:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Host: Dr. Brittany Barreto – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drbrittanybarreto" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@drbrittanybarreto</a></p></li><li><p>Podcast: <a href="https://www.femtechfocus.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">FemTech Focus</a></p><p><br /></p></li></ul><p><strong>🎙 About Our Sponsor:</strong>This episode is brought to you by <strong>Withum</strong>, a forward-thinking advisory and accounting firm that specializes in helping healthtech and life science innovators scale. Whether you’re raising your seed round or preparing for IPO, Withum’s team understands the complexities of building at the intersection of healthcare and innovation.</p><p>🔗 Learn more: <a href="https://www.withum.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠withum.com⁠</a></p>