The Real Cost of Caregiving After Two Years

Season Two Wrap Up: Cancer, Love & Marriage

Welcome to the I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes podcast! This episode marks the close of Season Two. After nine deeply personal and honest episodes, some solo and some with Carrie and Gavin, we’re pressing pause—not to end the story, but to evolve it. I Saved You. Now Do the Dishes has always been about telling the truth of caregiving, advocating, and marriage. It's a messy, sacred, exhausting, and scary reality so many live but few talk about. Starting next season (hopefully happening in September, but maybe sooner), we’re shifting direction. Next season, we’re expanding the conversation beyond personal story and into impact. We’ll be sitting down with professionals and organizations doing meaningful work in the caregiving space. If you know of an organization making a difference for caregivers, we want to hear from you. Please reach out and connect with us. We’re building something bigger, together. Thank you for being here, for listening, and for doing the dishes. I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes highlights Carrie Severson as she shares stories from her experiences as an advocate and caregiver during her husband's cancer journey. This podcast offers insights into patient care and navigating the complexities of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy. We also touch on important topics like mental health and preventing caregiver burnout. 🎧 I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes.

Supporting Caregivers in the Waiting Rooms

So much of caregiving happens in the waiting. Waiting rooms. Hospital lobbies. Spaces where time slows down—but your nervous system doesn’t. In this episode, I’m sharing simple, real-life ways to take care of yourself in those moments—nervous system support, grounding practices, and tools you can actually use while you’re sitting there holding it all together. Because caregiving doesn’t pause for you to recover. But that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve support in the middle of it. And as we near the end of season two, this episode also points to what’s ahead. I’m feeling a pull to expand this work—to connect you not just to stories, but to real resources, real people, and real support systems. We’re building toward something bigger. And I’m so glad you’re here for it. Welcome to the I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes podcast! Join Carrie Severson as she shares stories from her experiences as an advocate and caregiver during her husband's cancer journey. This podcast offers insights into patient care and navigating the complexities of cancer treatment. We also touch on important topics like mental health and preventing caregiver burnout.🎧 I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes. #caregivers #cancercare #medicaladvocacy #marriage

Finding the Right Support When You Need It Most

Welcome to the I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes podcast! Join Carrie Severson as she shares stories from her experiences as an advocate and caregiver during her husband's cancer journey. This podcast offers insights into patient care and navigating the complexities of cancer treatment. We also touch on important topics like mental health and preventing caregiver burnout.🎧 I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes. The more I share about my experience as a caregiver—what I learned, how I advocated, and what helped me survive it—the more people reach out and ask: “How do I find support?” And I get it. Because when you’re in it, you don’t even know what you don’t know. In today’s episode, I’m talking about the resources that made a difference for me, the organizations that support caregivers across the country, and why connecting people to the right help has become something I care deeply about. Because here’s the truth: I love connecting people. I love shining light on the people doing this work. And I love sharing the tools that make this just a little bit easier. This episode is also a bit of a turning point—taking what I’ve learned and expanding it into something bigger, so I can support even more caregivers. If you’re listening and need help finding resources where you are, reach out to me directly: 📩 carrie@tuvh.net or connect with me on https://www.instagram.com/authorcarrieseverson/ Tell me where you’re located, and I’ll help connect you to what’s available near you. You don’t have to figure this out alone. #mentalhealth #caregiver #caregiving #caregiversupport #caregiverburnout

Healing Looks Different For Patients and Caregivers.

Welcome to the I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes podcast! Join Carrie Severson as she shares stories from her experiences as an advocate and caregiver during her husband's cancer journey. This podcast offers insights into patient care and navigating the complexities of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy. In this episode, I’m sharing what it actually looks like to be two years past my husband’s cancer treatment… and still very much in the process of healing. Because here’s the truth no one really prepares you for: patients and caregivers don’t heal on the same timeline—or in the same way. I talk about the quiet, ongoing work of putting myself back together. The things that are helping (and sometimes just getting me through): EFT tapping, long walks, snuggling with the dog… and yes, probably crying. This isn’t a neat, tied-up-with-a-bow kind of episode. It’s real, it’s messy, and it’s honest about what comes after survival. If you’ve ever been the one holding it all together, this conversation is for you.🎧 I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes. #cancertreatment #caregiverburnout #mentalhealth #marriage #healing #burnoutrecovery #caregiversupport

The Real Cost of Caregiving After Two Years

Welcome to the I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes podcast! Join Carrie Severson as she shares stories from her experiences as an advocate and caregiver during her husband's cancer journey. This podcast episode offers insights into patient care and navigating the complexities of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy. It's been a while, and with the two-year milestone here, Carrie felt called to start sharing again. Healing looks different for Gavin, who went through cancer, than it does for Carrie as his caregiver. Both journeys are real. Both are complicated. But this time of year… it still triggers both. Two years ago, Carrie had to advocate in ways she never imagined she would. She asked for medical staff to be removed from his care team. Caregiving is hard. Recovering from caregiving is hard, too. 🎧 I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes. To get in touch with Carrie, go to www.carrieseverson.com or follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/authorcarrieseverson/