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Why Cancer Caregivers Are Always Tired, Even After Rest

The Cancer Caregiver

Release Date: 06/24/2025

Things I Wish You’d Know About Cancer Caregiving: To My Community show art Things I Wish You’d Know About Cancer Caregiving: To My Community

The Cancer Caregiver

To neighbors, coworkers, classmates, and community members of caregivers, this episode is for you. When a caregiver disappears from the potlucks, PTA meetings, or yoga classes, it’s not because they stopped caring. It’s because cancer changed everything.  In this moving episode, Charlotte speaks directly to the community, the people who surround caregivers, often without realizing how vital their support can be.  Whether you're wondering how to help or feeling unsure about what to say, this episode offers practical, heartfelt guidance on how to show up when it matters most....

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Things I Wish You’d Know About Cancer Caregiving: To My Family show art Things I Wish You’d Know About Cancer Caregiving: To My Family

The Cancer Caregiver

To the families of cancer caregivers, this is what we need you to understand. When caregiving enters the picture, family dynamics shift in ways no one expects.  In this episode, Charlotte speaks directly to the family members who care but don’t always know how to help. It’s a vulnerable, eye-opening message about what caregiving really demands and how family can show up in ways that truly matter.  Caregivers, share it with your people. Let it say what you’ve been carrying in silence. Find your free Scanxiety Toolkit at https://www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools

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Things I Wish You'd Know about Cancer Caregiving: To My Friends show art Things I Wish You'd Know about Cancer Caregiving: To My Friends

The Cancer Caregiver

What you always wanted your friends to understand about caregiving that you didn’t think you could share with them.  When words feel too hard to find, this episode becomes your voice. It speaks directly to the friends in your life who’ve stepped back, stayed silent, or just didn’t know how to show up.  Whether you send this to someone or just let it guide your own conversations, it's a powerful message about presence, support, and the kind of friendship that makes caregiving a little less lonely. Find your free Scanxiety Toolkit at https://www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools...

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Things I Wish You'd Know About Cancer Caregiving: To The Person I Care For. show art Things I Wish You'd Know About Cancer Caregiving: To The Person I Care For.

The Cancer Caregiver

When words fail, this episode speaks for you. Designed to be shared with the person you care for, this emotional message puts voice to everything you’ve struggled to say out loud. From invisible emotional labor to longing for connection beyond cancer, it’s a love letter to the one you care for and a bridge to deeper understanding.  Cancer caregiver, let this be the beginning of a conversation you’ve been carrying in your heart. Find your free Scanxiety Toolkit at https://www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools

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How to Find Yourself Again (Without Abandoning Anyone) show art How to Find Yourself Again (Without Abandoning Anyone)

The Cancer Caregiver

You are not just a caregiver. You’re still you. In this moving finale to our Midyear Reset series, Charlotte guides us through the quiet but powerful work of remembering who you are outside of caregiving.  Through tender stories, calming breathwork, and actionable reflection, this episode invites you to reintroduce a forgotten part of yourself, not by overhauling your life, but by making space for joy, identity, and choice.  If you’ve been feeling invisible or like you’ve gone silent in your own story, this episode is your gentle call back home. Download your free Scanxiety...

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You Won’t Believe What Real Caregiver Grief Looks Like show art You Won’t Believe What Real Caregiver Grief Looks Like

The Cancer Caregiver

Find your free Scanxiety Toolkit at https://www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools Grief isn’t just for funerals.  In this episode, Charlotte explores how caregivers can feel deep love and overwhelming grief at the same time. With touching stories, grounding breathwork, and powerful mindset shifts, she shares how naming your grief is an act of love, not betrayal.  If you’ve ever questioned your emotions as a caregiver, this episode is your permission slip to feel it all.

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Why Cancer Caregivers Are Always Tired, Even After Rest show art Why Cancer Caregivers Are Always Tired, Even After Rest

The Cancer Caregiver

What is survival mode really costing you?  In this eye-opening episode, Charlotte breaks down the hidden toll that caregiving stress takes on your mind, body, and identity.  You’ll discover how chronic stress reshapes your brain, disconnects you from joy, and rewires your nervous system to live on high alert, even after the crisis has passed.  Through deeply personal stories, practical nervous system tools, and powerful micro-shifts, this episode invites you to start reclaiming your presence, one conscious breath at a time. Find the free Scanxiety Toolkit at

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Why “I’m Managing” Is a Red Flag for Cancer Caregivers. show art Why “I’m Managing” Is a Red Flag for Cancer Caregivers.

The Cancer Caregiver

Asking for help can feel like a full-body cringe, especially for cancer caregivers who are used to doing it all. What if the very thing you’re avoiding is the one thing that could ease your load?  In this episode, Charlotte unpacks why asking for help is so hard, why that doesn’t mean you’re failing, and how to start making small, specific asks that actually connect you to others.  If you’ve ever said, “I’m fine” through clenched teeth, this one’s for you. While listening, download your free Scanxiety Toolkit at 

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Why Every Cancer Caregiver Needs a Midyear Reset…Before It’s Too Late show art Why Every Cancer Caregiver Needs a Midyear Reset…Before It’s Too Late

The Cancer Caregiver

In this kickoff to our Midyear Reset series, Charlotte gently guides caregivers through a powerful reflection: what happens when you finally get a moment to yourself… and don’t know what to do with it?  If you're feeling numb, exhausted, or disconnected, this episode is a wake-up call wrapped in compassion. Discover why burnout sneaks up on caregivers, how to check in with your emotional dashboard, and how micro-moments of self-awareness can help you reconnect with yourself, without dropping your responsibilities. Find your Free Scanxiety Toolkit at...

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When Skipping the Appointment is the Most Loving Thing You Can Do show art When Skipping the Appointment is the Most Loving Thing You Can Do

The Cancer Caregiver

What if skipping your loved one’s appointment wasn’t neglect, but a radical act of love?  In this episode, Charlotte shares a gut-wrenching story that turned into a breakthrough for sustainable caregiving.  If you’ve ever felt guilty for wanting to sit one out, this is your permission slip, and your playbook, for protecting your energy so you can show up when it counts. Find your free Scanxiety Toolkit at https://www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools

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What is survival mode really costing you? 

In this eye-opening episode, Charlotte breaks down the hidden toll that caregiving stress takes on your mind, body, and identity. 

You’ll discover how chronic stress reshapes your brain, disconnects you from joy, and rewires your nervous system to live on high alert, even after the crisis has passed. 

Through deeply personal stories, practical nervous system tools, and powerful micro-shifts, this episode invites you to start reclaiming your presence, one conscious breath at a time.

Find the free Scanxiety Toolkit at https://www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools