Cape Not Included Podcast

Allegra Wakest Lamb
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Real stories about caregiving, survival, and the particular exhaustion of being the one who always shows up. Funny in the way that only true things are. capenotincluded.substack.com

Episodes

  1. What Took You So Long

    Apr 30

    What Took You So Long

    What Took You So Long? A short essay about waiting, urgency, and the moment everything becomes clear. From my memoir-in-progress, Cape Not Included—stories about caregiving, identity, and the hidden cost of always being the one who shows up. Read the full essay on Substack: https://capenotincluded.substack.com/p/what-took-you-so-long Subscribe for more essays from Cape Not Included: https://capenotincluded.substack.com Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min
  2. Trainable: Once a Caregiver, Always a Caregiver

    Apr 25

    Trainable: Once a Caregiver, Always a Caregiver

    A short audio essay from my memoir-in-progress: Cape Not Included. Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min
  3. Adventures in Dementia Care

    Apr 6

    Adventures in Dementia Care

    Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

    33 min

  4. Apr 5

    Still Not Napping

    Cape Not Included is now also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. If you’d rather listen to Still Not Napping, you can now. I just got a cancer diagnosis and still cannot nap. This is not a brag. After four years of caregiving—staying alert, staying useful, staying whatever my dad needed—my nervous system apparently missed the memo that the emergency is over. It’s still out there, scanning the horizon, certain something needs handling. Caregiver burnout doesn’t clock out just because the caregiving does. A lung tumor is not a convincing enough argument for rest. I’ve tried. This piece is about hypervigilance—the long hangover of caregiving—and the specific indignity of knowing your nervous system needs to heal while your nervous system absolutely refuses to cooperate. If you’ve ever been so wired for emergency that slowing down actually feels dangerous, you’ll recognize this. Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

    11 min
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Real stories about caregiving, survival, and the particular exhaustion of being the one who always shows up. Funny in the way that only true things are. capenotincluded.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Allegra Wakest Lamb
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Allegra Wakest Lamb
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    Cape Not Included Podcast