Weathering the Storm of Childhood Cancer
Welcome to my space, where we embrace the journey of parenting through life’s toughest storms. The Storm Begins podcast is my way of sharing my personal experience as a cancer parent, offering strength and inspiration to others walking a similar path. Through metaphors of storms, rowing for shore, and finding our way, I’m here to remind you that you’re not alone. Together, we’ll face the challenges, trust our instincts, and find the power within ourselves to navigate it all.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2025
Lighthouse Moments: 5 Minute Calming Meditation
This short, guided meditation is designed to help parents pause, breathe, and release tension during moments of conflict. In just five minutes, you'll move from heightened emotions to calm presence, …
Episode 5: The Quiet Storm - Why Childhood Cancer is Still Fighting for Visibility.
In this impromptu episode, I dive into the silence surrounding Childhood Cancer Awareness Month which is a storm that rages quietly in the lives of thousands of families. While October (quite rightly…
Episode 4 - Co-Parenting a Child Battling Cancer After Divorce or Separation - One Storm, One Child, Two Different Boats
Divorce doesn't pause when your child has cancer... it collides with it. In this episode, Claire gets brutally honest about the hidden fractures families face. The logistical challenges, the emotiona…
Lighthouse Moments - The 5-Minute Identity Grief Meditation
A 5-Minute identity reset for the moments where you don't recognise the face staring back at you in the hospital bathroom mirror. For the parents holding it together when there isn't anyone to hold t…
Episode 3: When the Storm has a Name, and you Don't - Cancer & Identity Grief
This episode is for the parents who've braced for every wave but can't find themselves in the wreckage.
If you've become the strength, the planner, the ghost - this one's for you.
Includes two lifeli…
Episode 2: Weather Warning - Trusting your gut.
In this episode, I talk about the importance of trusting that feeling in your gut that something is wrong and how to navigate medical pushback and stand firm whilst being your child's biggest advocat…
Episode 1: The Storm Begins - Rowing Towards Shore Together
In this debut episode, join me as we embark on a journey through the emotional waves of being a cancer parent, finding strength and empowerment in the face of adversity. From the sound of the relentl…