I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes

What if one simple product could save caregivers time, energy, and one more thing on their already overwhelming to-do list? In this episode of I Saved You. Now Do the Dishes, I sit down with Maxwell Cohen, CEO of PeelAways, to talk about how he started the business and why his innovative product is becoming a favorite among caregivers. We discuss the everyday challenges of caregiving, the importan...

When cancer enters your life, everything changes for the person receiving the diagnosis, and for the person standing beside them. In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with Charlotte Bayala, longtime cancer caregiver, caregiver advocate, yoga and meditation teacher, and host of The Cancer Caregiver Podcast. After more than a decade of caring for her husband through cancer, Charlotte has turne...

Caregiving is a responsibility that affects us all. It's not a Sandwich Generation issue. It's an every-generation issue. And caregivers need help. Welcome to I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes. In this episode, Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Health Magazine & Caregiving Magazine, Katie Scarlett Brandt, joins me for an in-depth conversation about things she sees in the caregiving space. Caregiving Mag...

Welcome to I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes. What happens when you’re raising children, working full time, and hold the responsibility of caregiving for someone in need? For Elizabeth Miller, founder of Happy Healthy Caregiver, the answer meant learning how to care for herself, too. After serving as a family caregiver for her aging parents and brother with a developmental disability, Elizabeth turne...

Welcome to I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes. When my husband was battling cancer, the last thing I had time for was my own well-being. I didn't even cook for myself. And then one afternoon, I got an email from Lasagna Love. I was nominated to receive a lasagna. A home-made meal. From a stranger. A neighbor. And it changed my day. My week really. I looked forward to its arrival! And then, one Saturda...

Navigating a health crisis is overwhelming, but you don't have to do it alone. This episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes podcast highlights how CaringBridge.org can support the sick and caregivers. Welcome to I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes. Today we have Stephanie Schmid, the CEO of CaringBridge.org on the show. I'm so happy she agreed to come on the show and discuss the platform. I used it...

This week on I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes., I’m talking with Madeline Mitchell, the national reporter covering women and the caregiver economy for USA TODAY. Madeline covers caregiving from all sides. She's written about celebrity caregivers like Bradley Cooper, Emma Heming Willis, and Ty Pennington, and the everyday realities of family caregiving, including moms struggling to find resources fo...

Welcome to the new season of I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes, where we focus on caregiving, cancer, burnout recovery, marriage, and resources supporting all of the above. In this episode, I interview Debbie Sardone, founder of Cleaning for a Reason, a 501c3 that offers free home cleaning to cancer patients in the United States and Canada. I used Cleaning for a Reason when my husband was going throu...

Support and connection are essential for the modern caregiver. Well Spouse Association is the only spousal caregiving association in the United States. They offer connection, education, and support to help spousal caregivers manage the emotional weight of long-term care while preserving their own identity and mental health. Welcome to Season Three, Episode One of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes po...

Join me for the season three opening of my caregiving podcast, where we discuss the evolution of our community and mission. I Saved You Now Do the Dishes is officially returning with new episodes on September 9th, 2026. This show was created to provide honest, practical burnout support for those navigating caregiving, cancer, and marriage. Most importantly, though, I have always wanted to provide...

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...

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...

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 D...

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...

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 star...

In this intimate and heartfelt episode of I Saved You. Now Do the Dishes podcast, Carrie sits down with her husband, Gavin—the very person who inspired this podcast after his head and neck cancer diagnosis two years ago. With honesty, humor, and the kind of raw vulnerability that only comes from living through it, they revisit the milestone that changed everything. Carrie and Gavin unpack the days...

In this candid and heartfelt episode of I Saved You. Now do the dishes, Carrie Severson and her husband, Gavin, open up about navigating cancer and pain management with marijuana gummies. While the gummies helped Gavin finally get some much-needed sleep, they didn’t do much to ease the pain. Together, they unpack the frustration, trial and error, and emotional toll that come with trying to find re...

In this heartfelt (and hilariously off-track) episode, Carrie is joined once again by her husband, Gavin, for an honest conversation about marriage, recovery, and the wild ride of caregiving—especially when your spouse has ADD. Despite Gavin’s best attempts to derail the story with his signature tangents, Carrie keeps steering them back to one powerful moment: the day he faced his fear of eating....

Season 2 of I Saved You, Now Do the Dishes kicks off with a deeply personal and heartfelt conversation between host Carrie Severson and her husband, Gavin, the inspiration behind the podcast. This episode is full of love, laughter, and the kind of real-life banter only a husband and wife can bring. Carrie and Gavin reflect on what “healing” really looks like for both the caregiver and the patient,...

In this final episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes Season One, I share the deeply emotional, long-awaited moment my husband rang the bell—his last day of radiation. After months of caregiving, chaos, and constant crisis, something I craved began to happen: I leaned into what I had to do to heal myself. The very day he finished treatment, I felt the shift. I realized I could no longer put my...

On what was supposed to be Gavin's last day of his cancer treatment, everything changed in an instant. In this episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes, I share the story of an unexpected and frightening detour — a rush to the ER that none of us saw coming. This episode dives into the emotional whiplash of caregiving: the mental load, the constant uncertainty, and how quickly a “normal” day can...

In this episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes Podcast, Carrie Severson shares the moment she realized they'd fallen through the cracks. Despite all the check-ins, appointments, and protocols, Carrie learned—after Gavin was nearly finished with his cancer treatment plan, including several rounds of chemotherapy—that he was never even scheduled to see an oncology nurse. That same day, his essen...

In this episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes, I open up about one of the most exhausting and vulnerable parts of our caregiving journey—feeding Gavin. At first, I was feeding him by hand through 10 different syringes. And, since he had to be sedated 30 minutes before every radiation session, he was often unconscious or groggy during the times he needed to eat. It was lonely, sacred, and exha...

In this deeply personal podcast episode of, I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes, I share the raw, nerve-wracking experience of bringing my husband home from the long-term cancer wing before I was ready. He wanted out of the hospital, but I wasn't prepared for everything I had to do for him. I shared my anxiety with the internal medicine department in hopes that they would keep him longer, but the team...

After filing formal complaints against the doctors who violated my husband’s patient rights, everything changed. In this episode, I share what happened next—how advocating for Gavin led to a new physician assistant, a new nurse, and finally, the right medications. It wasn’t easy, but standing my ground shifted the entire course of his care. Gavin was still in the hospital, newly reliant on a feedi...