Her dad dropped out of medical school to devote his life to training dental therapists and got his Masters in public health. She was born in New Delhi, India, to boarding school teenagers and adopted by American missionaries from the United Methodist Church who had met while studying at the University of Minnesota.
“Healthcare and patient advocacy and wellness is just more fun for me to talk about than my own career - or, maybe it is also because my priorities and interests change as I get older.”īeth Torbert's life is certainly book-worthy - and she is presently working on her memoir for Harper Collins Publishing.
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I believe it is meaningful to the audiences as well, whether it is a room full of oncologists and nurses, or a room full of patients and survivors and their families I feel more impacted by them and my hope is that I have generated a mutual feeling. “I love speaking about cancer more than anything - more than music. “I often get hired to speak about something completely different, such as ‘body image’ or ‘women's empowerment’ events and the subjects always include cancer and music in my talks,” says Bif who was treated at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Centre. She really does.Īnd while her motivational speeches for National Speakers Bureau include a choice of presentations - Life Lessons from the Road Bif Naked's Guide to the Universe and Rock Your Cancer - she tells Samaritanmag that “Generally, they all seem to be about cancer and how it has affected or changed my life or my job - music - or both.”Īmong the organizations Bif has spoken for are Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA), Thunder Bay Regional Health Foundation, Sheridan College, Student Union of Confederation College, Durham College, Mohawk College and Breathe Now. Bif - whose given name is Beth Torbert - wears the award proudly. It’s one of those titles that will be with her for the rest of her life, like award-winner, although of course it’s an award for which a person never wants to be in the running. She is earnest, intense, funny, intelligent, self-deprecating, self-aware, intuitive, and empathetic - and many of these traits can come out in one conversation.īut when the now 41-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2008 - and whooped its deadly ass in two years - she also became known as Cancer Survivor. That’s a talent - talking and not boring the pants off people. She’s also a songwriter, actress, cartoonist, radio host, live show presenter, poet and painter. Bif Naked is primarily known as a rock singer, but that’s not her only talent.
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