After being told she had terminal cancer, Molly Kochan set out on a powerful journey to rediscover herself
After finding out she had terminal cancer, a woman decided to take control of her life in a very unexpected way by sleeping with as many men as she could as part of her personal journey.
Molly Kochan received the devastating news in 2015, following her earlier diagnosis of breast cancer back in 2011.
When doctors found cancer in her breast, it had already spread to her lymph nodes, which meant Molly had to undergo intense treatments including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and a double mastectomy.
Sadly, by the time 2015 rolled around, the cancer had spread further to her bones, brain, and liver.
While some people in her situation might choose to travel or take on a bucket list of adventures, Kochan went for a different kind of experience, deciding to sleep with as many men as she wanted to.
The Los Angeles native passed away in March 2019 at the age of 45, but before that, she managed to create a six-part podcast called Dying for Sex and also wrote a memoir titled Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole.
Kochan went on a sexual journey prior to her passing (Dying For Sex Podcast) right
The idea for the podcast was born in 2018 when Kochan and her best friend Nikki Boyer realized her stories were worth sharing with a bigger audience.
She had been documenting her adventures, and together they created a space to talk about her journey and her illness.
Since it dropped in February 2020, the podcast has racked up millions of downloads from people drawn to her raw and honest storytelling.
Even though menopause can sometimes lower a person’s sex drive, Kochan explained: “I literally wanted to hump everyone and everything that I saw. I was horny all of the time. I felt like a teenager again.”
She even started uploading photos to dating apps before her marriage officially ended, and once it did, she went on to sleep with over 183 men.
Why 183? Well, Kochan and Boyer eventually lost count after reaching that number!
A TV series starring Michelle Williams as Kochan has been released Fox
During her adventures, Kochan met all sorts of people, including a man with a foot fetish, someone who looked a lot like Ryan Reynolds, and even a guy who wore clown makeup.
Her incredible story was so compelling that it was turned into a TV miniseries, with Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams starring as Kochan in Dying For Sex.
“Sex makes me feel alive, and it’s a great distraction from being sick,” Kochan shared before she passed away.
“I don’t think I would do any of this stuff without the cancer. Even though I’d maybe want to, I’d be a little more cautious about everything.”
The podcast not only highlighted her fun and liberating journey but also touched on some very deep topics, including childhood trauma. Kochan revealed that one of her mother’s boyfriends had abused her when she was just seven years old.
Whenever her health scares got worse, she found herself diving even more into her sexual adventures, saying it helped her escape and deal with the stress.
Boyer (left) and Kochan (right) hosted the Dying For Sex Podcast together Dying For Sex Podcast
Speaking about her late friend’s memoir, Boyer said: “It wasn’t so much about the kinks and fetishes. The first escapade she had with this one guy, and it reignited something.”
“He ends up killing himself and the stuff she processes around this guy is revisited trauma. It was never in the podcast and I don’t think she fully wrapped her head around it.”
In her final months, Kochan also chose to reconnect with her parents and reflected deeply on her life. She realized something powerful before her death, writing: “I wish I could cap off the whirlwind hospital story with an amazing tale about a guy who swept me off my feet and made me blush, but my visitor never showed up.”
“I realise I did get to fall in love. I am in love. With me.”
If you or someone you know has been affected by cancer and would like to talk to someone in confidence, you can reach out to Macmillan’s Cancer Support Line at 0808 808 00 00, available from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.
