Everyone talks about surviving cancer. Nobody talks about what comes after. In this episode, Jen gets honest about the emotional, physical, and identity shifts that happen when treatment ends — and why finishing treatment didn't feel like the finish line everyone said it was. If you've ever felt like you were expected to just be grateful and move on — this episode is for you. What You'll Hear in This Episode: p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> Why the day treatment ends can feel like the hardest day — not the best one p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> What the "survivorship cliff" is and why so many women fall off it silently p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> The research-backed truth about scanxiety — and why it doesn't get easier with time p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> How to grieve the woman you were before cancer without guilt p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> Why "you're so strong" can be the most isolating thing someone says to you p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> The non-toxic living shifts and integrative health habits Jen added when the appointments stopped p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> A permission slip for every woman who isn't fine — even years later Stats Referenced in This Episode: p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> Nearly 50% of women with breast cancer experience depression, anxiety, or both in the first year after diagnosis — British Medical Journal p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> Between 1 in 3 and 2 in 3 cancer survivors experience moderate to severe scanxiety — and research shows it does not fade with time — Psycho-Oncology Journal p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> 1 in 4 cancer patients will experience clinical depression — American Cancer Society Connect With Jen: p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box; scrollbar-width: initial; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0.375em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-family: var(--pplx-serif), ui-serif, Georgia, Cambria, var(--pplx-cjk-serif), serif; border: 0px solid oklch(var(--foreground-subtle-color));"> Instagram: @jendelvaux p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0" style= "box-sizing: border-box;