The Cancer Journey Podcast

We're having an honest conversation about one of the hardest but most important topics on the cancer journey—asking for help. We're exploring why this feels so difficult when it's actually one of the strongest things you can do, how to shift from "help" (which can feel victim-like) to "collaboration" and "support" (which feels empowering), and the beautiful truth that when you ask for suppo...

We're opening our hearts about one of the most challenging yet essential topics on the cancer journey—the intersection of cancer and money, and how financial fears can sometimes feel just as devastating as the diagnosis itself.We're having an honest conversation about why money becomes such a heavy topic when cancer enters your world, how financial panic can eclipse even the cancer experience itself, the parallel journeys o...

You ARE your power—it's not something outside yourself that you need to find. No one knows you and loves you like you do. The most beautiful choice you have is how you choose to see your situation. And having someone reflect back your incredible light? That's not selfish—that's essential.Whether you're a cancer patient, survivor, thriver, or caregiver, this episode offers gentle wisdom and hope for those moments whe...

When life throws you something as overwhelming as a cancer diagnosis, it can feel like peace is something that only exists on vacation, somewhere far away from all the decisions, treatments, and uncertainty. But what if peace isn't a destination you have to travel to?In this episode, we explore what it really means to find and hold your peace during life's most chaotic moments, especially when you're navigating a cancer...

In this final episode of our stress response series, we explore two responses that are newer to the research but probably familiar to your lived experience: Fawn and Fib. These responses show up when your nervous system decides the safest way through a situation is to either keep everyone else comfortable or create a more acceptable version of yourself.The goal isn't to eliminate these responses—they developed for good reasons ...

When you're facing overwhelming situations during a cancer journey, the flight response shows up in ways that might surprise you. It's not always about physically running away—sometimes it's that internal "no" when your doctor is delivering difficult news, or the complete denial that kicks in during diagnosis.In this episode, we continue our stress response series by exploring what flight actually feels like, ...

When you're facing a cancer diagnosis, your fight stress response is going to show up whether you want it to or not. That surge of adrenaline, the pounding heart, the feeling like you need to control everything right now—it's your primitive nervous system trying to protect you from what it perceives as a threat.In this episode, we continue our series on stress responses by exploring what the fight response actually feels li...

When you're navigating a cancer journey, stress responses are going to show up whether you want them to or not. But what if the thing we've been taught to judge ourselves for is actually pointing us toward the solution?In this conversation, we explore how these responses are really precursors to emotions—and why that freeze response you might be criticizing yourself for could actually be your pathway to conscious choice-mak...

When cancer enters your life, it can feel like a dark veil settles over everything—making joy feel impossible or even inappropriate. But what if everything you've been told about how you're "supposed to feel" during a cancer journey is wrong?Joy isn't something you manufacture or force. It bubbles up naturally when you stop judging yourself for being human. Whether you're a patient, thriver, survivor, or c...

Join us for a tender exploration of one of cancer's most unexpected heartbreaks—when the people you thought would be your strongest support quietly step away when you need them most.We create space for the complex emotions that arise when friendships shift during life's most challenging seasons. This isn't about blame or judgment, but about honoring the very real grief that comes when support systems change in ways we n...

Join us for an honest exploration of burnout culture and the profound exhaustion so many of us carry, not just from work, but from a society that profits from our depletion.We create space for the soul-deep tiredness that comes from carrying everyone else's needs while forgetting to include yourself in the equation. Discover why burnout isn't just about being busy, but about moving so far from your natural rhythm that every...

Join us for a tender exploration of one of cancer's most disorienting experiences - that moment when you look in the mirror and don't recognize the person staring back.We create space for the profound grief that comes when your sense of self feels foreign, when the roles that defined you no longer fit, when your energy and capacity have shifted beyond recognition. This loss deserves to be honored fully, without rushing towa...

We open our hearts about the different levels of listening—from those light surface conversations that help us feel connected to the world, to the profound practice of powerful listening that creates spaces where people feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood.Discover why listening goes far beyond hearing words or waiting for your turn to speak. Learn how curiosity, presence, and genuine care create the safety for something magi...

We open our hearts about what awakens when cancer stops us in our tracks: the discovery that we matter simply for being, the courage to finally put ourselves alongside those we love, the sudden clarity about what truly deserves our precious energy and attention.This isn't about silver linings or toxic positivity. For those in treatment right now, we hold deep space for your struggle. This conversation instead offers a perspecti...

This gentle conversation explores one of the most misunderstood dimensions of the cancer experience - the spiritual aspect represented by the "S" in our PESH Check-in.We create a spacious, judgment-free space to explore what spirituality really means on the cancer journey - not as a set of beliefs or practices, but as our personal relationship with meaning, connection, and that inner vitality that sometimes burns brightly...

Join us for a soul-nurturing conversation about our Fundamentals Program – that special 12-week journey where healthcare professionals, cancer thrivers, caregivers, and compassionate souls come together to learn the art of truly seeing, hearing, and understanding each other during the cancer experience.Discover how this program helps you find words for experiences that often go unnamed, and how these tools ripple outward to transfo...

In this episode of the Cancer Journey Podcast, we explore the transformative power of pausing during a cancer experience. We discuss how slowing down reconnects us with our bodies, regulates our nervous systems, and creates space for healing.We talk about how pausing helps us process emotions and gain clarity, why a cancer diagnosis often creates a sense of urgency that prevents pausing, and the different forms pausing can take - f...

When cancer enters our lives, uncertainty becomes our constant companion. In this thoughtful conversation, we explore how to navigate the unknown—from treatment decisions to worrying about outcomes—with greater courage and trust.As we explore in this episode, the unknown isn't something to fear but rather a canvas waiting for our unique brushstrokes. While uncertainty is inevitable on the cancer journey, how we respond to it re...

In this honest conversation, we explore what it truly means to be human while navigating the cancer journey—not the idealized warrior or saint that society often expects, but the full, messy spectrum of our humanity.The reality is that no one receives a cancer diagnosis without feeling deeply about it. This conversation honors the gift of being human—in all its messiness, complexity, and contradictions—especially when facing cancer...