BRA Founders and their Mission

How We Got Started

BRA Groups was founded in 2021, in the middle of a pandemic - at a time when many support services went quiet just as survivors needed them most.

As community spaces closed and accessing resources became increasingly difficult, our founders were still answering calls from diagnosed individuals searching for support. Confronted with these gaps, they asked a bold question: Can we create a nonprofit that takes the best of existing programs, while offering more? Can we build a community that provides the comprehensive kind of support we wished we had as survivors?

The answer was a resounding yes

Co-founders: Jenadi Talbot, Namaste Anderson, and Nancy Brown

Breast cancer Recovery in Action, Inc. was created by survivors Nancy Brown, Jenadi Talbot, and Namaste Anderson, women with decades of personal and professional experience supporting others through diagnosis, treatment, and life beyond.

They understood that the need for support doesn’t follow a timeline and that healing - whether at diagnosis, during treatment, or after - requires much more than medical care alone. Through years of connecting with and mentoring women, they witnessed the power of shared understanding, movement, nourishment, and emotional support.

BRA is the realization of that shared vision, built by survivors, for survivors, creating a healing community rooted in strength, resilience, and joy. Here, no one has to navigate recovery alone.

Our Mission and Vision

BRA’s mission is to empower breast cancer survivors physically and emotionally by creating inclusive communities where all can grow in strength, resilience, and joy.

Our vision is for BRA programming to become an integral part of the breast cancer continuum of care. By focusing on exercise, nutrition, emotional health, and education, we aim to enhance the quality of life for survivors everywhere

Our Team

Namaste Anderson

Co-founder, Interim Executive Director

Namaste Anderson serves as Executive Director of Breast cancer Recovery in Action and is a co-founder of the organization. Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28, she brings both lived experience and leadership to her role, ensuring that no survivor navigates recovery alone. For many years, she has mentored and supported survivors both informally and professionally, grounding her work in empathy, strength, and community.

Namaste holds a Master of Education from the College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has lived in Nashville since 2002 and enjoys hiking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her husband and their two adult daughters.

Lauren DeBisschop

Director of Marketing & Operations

Lauren has been part of BRA since its inception, first leading fitness groups before transitioning into a marketing and operations role. She believes health and wellness should be accessible to everyone and is continually inspired by the strength and resilience of survivors. Lauren is proud to support BRA’s mission behind the scenes, helping expand awareness and access so more survivors can experience the connection and encouragement BRA provides.

Jehan Corbin

Membership Coordinator & BRA Banter Host

With no family history and three children under 10, Jehan was stunned to learn she had breast cancer. During her fight, she was grateful for the large network of survivors she could turn to for support. Now, Jehan is passionate about helping other women access beneficial resources and offering hope and encouragement when others “join the club that no one wants to join.” There is a thriving community of eager helpers on the other side!