The Reality of Life After Cancer: The Bit Nobody Prepares You For | Claire's Story

The Reality of Life After Cancer: The Bit Nobody Prepares You For | Claire's Story

You finish cancer treatment, everyone expects you to celebrate, get back to normal and crack on with life.

But what happens when you don't feel normal? When your body's changed, your head's all over the place and suddenly every ache and pain has you convinced the cancer's back?

This week I'm joined by Claire, who's right in the thick of that messy, confusing stage of life after cancer.

After discovering she carried an ATM gene mutation, Claire was diagnosed with breast cancer at 40. Now, having finished chemotherapy and radiotherapy, she's navigating the reality of what comes next.

We talk about the fear of recurrence, scan anxiety, treatment-induced menopause, the pressure to bounce back, and the strange realisation that maybe we don't actually want our old lives back.

Because surviving cancer and figuring out how to live afterwards are two very different things.

If you've just finished treatment and you're wondering why you don't feel how you thought you would, this one's for you.

No blueprint. No pretending we've got it all figured out. Just two women having an honest conversation about the messy bit nobody really prepares you for.


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"Call Me Crazy, I Wanted Normal Looking Boobs" Capsular Contracture & My Surgery Update

"Call Me Crazy, I Wanted Normal Looking Boobs" Capsular Contracture & My Surgery Update

Call me crazy, but after breast cancer and a double mastectomy, I wanted boobs that felt comfortable and looked like they belonged to the same person.In this solo episode, I’m sharing my latest surger...

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Sex After Cancer: Dry Vaginas, Missing Libidos & WTF Do We Do About It?

Sex After Cancer: Dry Vaginas, Missing Libidos & WTF Do We Do About It?

Cancer treatment can change a hell of a lot about our bodies, but one thing we don't talk about nearly enough is what happens to our sex lives.Vaginal dryness, painful sex, disappearing libidos, chang...

19 Okt 59min

Toxic Positivity Vs a Positive Mindset: Stop Chucking Glitter on the Sh*t

Toxic Positivity Vs a Positive Mindset: Stop Chucking Glitter on the Sh*t

After a cancer diagnosis your suddenly you’re supposed to shit rainbows and unicorns, radiate gratitude and live your best lifeThis week, I’m talking about the difference between toxic positivity and ...

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“At Least You’re Still Alive” & 9 Other WTF Things People Say About Cancer

“At Least You’re Still Alive” & 9 Other WTF Things People Say About Cancer

People say some truly wild shit when you have cancer.“At least you kept your hair.”“Everything happens for a reason.”“You’ve just got to stay positive.”“Well, at least it hasn’t spread.”“If I was goin...

5 Okt 34min

The Cancer Comparison Olympics: Why We Need to Stop Ranking Our Cancer

The Cancer Comparison Olympics: Why We Need to Stop Ranking Our Cancer

Why do we feel the need to rank cancer?At least you didn’t lose your hair.At least you caught it early.At least you didn’t need chemo.Other people have it worse.In this solo episode, I’m talking about...

28 Sep 21min

The Cancer Tax: The Hidden Cost of Cancer & How I Afforded to Quit My Job

The Cancer Tax: The Hidden Cost of Cancer & How I Afforded to Quit My Job

Cancer is expensive. And I don’t just mean emotionally.There’s a hidden financial cost that comes with a cancer diagnosis: reduced income, sick leave, hospital travel, heating bills, wigs, post-surger...

21 Sep 32min

Let’s Talk About Bums: HPV, Anal Cancer & Life After- Ali's Story

Let’s Talk About Bums: HPV, Anal Cancer & Life After- Ali's Story

This week, we’re talking about bums. Because apparently there are still some parts of cancer we’re all a bit too embarrassed to talk about.Ali joins me to share her experience of being diagnosed with ...

14 Sep 56min

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