How Cancer Caregivers Break and Keep Going Anyway
There’s a moment in every caregiver’s journey when you quietly break. Not in a dramatic, movie scene way... no tears on the floor with a spotlight overhead, but in the grocery line, in the middle of the night, or while washing the same cup three times because you can’t remember if you already did.
In this opening episode of The Cancer Caregiver Podcast, Charlotte invites you into that moment. Through real stories, gentle honesty, and a grounding tool called The Two-Minute Truth, she shows why breaking isn’t a sign you’ve failed, it’s proof you’re still human in the middle of something impossibly hard.
If you’ve ever felt like you couldn’t hold it together one more second, this episode will help you breathe, feel less alone, and remember: you are not broken for breaking.
Listen to learn:
- The quiet ways “invisible breaking” shows up for caregivers
- Why strength isn’t the absence of breaking
- A 2-minute practice to interrupt overwhelm and anchor yourself in the moment
💬 “You are human. And your humanity—including the broken parts—is a gift to the world.”
In This Episode:
- The small, everyday moments that quietly crack us open as caregivers
- Why breaking is not a sign of weakness but of humanity
- The emotional weight of carrying the unspoken parts of caregiving
- A guided grounding practice to help interrupt overwhelm: The Two-Minute Truth
- How to identify what you need in your “invisible breaking” moments and start asking for it
Links & Extras:
thecancercaregiverpodcast.com – Show notes and resources
www.cancercaregiverpodcast.com/tools - Scanxiety Toolkit
