Life after cancer?

After a cancer diagnosis, it can feel like everyone has an opinion about what you should eat and how you should exercise. Cut out sugar. Go vegan. Eat meat, plants can kill you. Lift weights. Don't lift weights. Rest. Push yourself. It's exhausting. In this episode, I sit down with cancer exercise and nutrition specialist Kirsty Prosser to separate fact from fiction. We talk about what the...

What if feeling tired, overwhelmed and 'not quite yourself' wasn't something you just had to put up with? This week, I'm joined by Chloe from Clo Co Health a cancer prevention specialist and founder of CLOCO, a non-toxic clothing brand for women. After witnessing the impact cancer had on so many women in her own family and spending years working in the beauty industry, Chloe knew s...

After cancer, nobody really talks about the identity crisis that can follow. The scans end, treatment finishes and everyone expects you to get back to normal… but what if you don't want your old life back? In this honest and vulnerable solo episode, Naomi shares why she's making the terrifying decision to quit teaching, how cancer gave her a 30,000-foot view of her life, and why she believ...

Naomi shares the story of completing the CoppaFeel Trek, a 100km adventure that turned out to be about far more than walking. From freezing nights in a tent, questionable sleep, sore feet, and emergency toilet dashes, to unexpected friendships, belly laughs, and moments that will stay with her forever, this is an honest, funny, and heartfelt reflection on one of the most memorable weeks of her lif...

Cancer changes more than your body, it changes your relationships too. In this honest and unfiltered solo episode, Naomi opens up about the realities of navigating love, intimacy and communication during and after cancer. From miscarriages and fertility struggles to body image, mastectomy reconstruction, menopause, loss of libido and couples counselling, she shares the parts of survivorship that r...

When Naomi found a few small lumps, she expected reassurance. Instead, she found herself having four biopsies and facing the possibility of cancer all over again. In this raw and honest episode, she shares her scanxiety spiral, the signs and lessons that helped her find calm, and why this experience ultimately pushed her to make a life-changing decision. A conversation about fear, uncertainty, int...

Naomi shares a raw and honest account of what life after cancer really looks like from spiralling health anxiety and post-cancer trauma to questioning work, identity, and what actually matters anymore. In this deeply personal episode, Naomi opens up about the fear that can come with every lump, ache, and symptom after cancer, the emotional toll of living in survival mode, and why she’s starting to...

After losing her younger brother-in-law, Cenk, to cancer, Jules helped turn unimaginable grief into something that is now changing lives. In this episode, we talk about the reality of loss behind closed doors, what grief actually feels like when the world moves on, and the powerful life lessons that can come from trauma and heartbreak. Jules shares the story behind The Cenk Fahri Foundation, which...

You survive cancer… and everyone expects you to go back to normal. But what happens when your old life doesn’t fit anymore? In this raw solo episode, Naomi talks honestly about returning to work after cancer, feeling burnt out, questioning everything, juggling teaching, a podcast, property business, parenting, hormones, overwhelm and wondering whether she’s clinging onto a life she doesn’t even wa...

This week’s episode wasn’t planned… but it’s probably one of the most honest ones I’ve recorded. I’m talking about a decision that’s been quietly sitting in the background for a while, whether to have my fallopian tubes removed. After cancer, I thought the hard part was over. But what no one really prepares you for is the constant stream of decisions that come after, especially when they involve r...

Carly Moosah shares her powerful and deeply personal journey through breast cancer and discovering her BRCA mutation a diagnosis that came in the most unexpected way. We talk about the realities of genetic testing, the weight of big medical decisions, and what life actually looks like after the initial treatment ends. This isn’t about bouncing back it’s about rebuilding, mentally and physically, a...

Today’s episode is with Jo Knight, and her story might not be what you expect. Because yes, cancer took her hair. And yes, she chose to lose her breasts and stay flat. But what came out of that was a new purpose and a whole new sense of identity. But what came next is the part no one really talks about. From staying bald, to choosing to stay flat, to now supporting other women through her charity...

Naomi Jolly shares her personal journey through cancer, chronic stress, and burnout, and how it forced her to completely rethink the way she lives. In this episode, she breaks down the simple daily habits that helped her move out of constant fight-or-flight and into a calmer, more intentional way of living. From choosing connection over perfection to setting boundaries and letting go of pressure,...

Christen didn’t have cancer… but she was told it was likely coming. After discovering she carries the BRCA mutation, she was faced with a decision most of us can’t even imagine, wait and see… or have surgery to remove your breasts when you don't even have cancer. In this episode, Kristen shares her journey from losing her mum to ovarian cancer and genetic testing… to choosing a preventative double...

Army veteran Sally Orange shares her journey through mental health struggles, 89 marathons, the 7-7-7 challenge, and running through cancer treatment. Sally Orange’s story will stop you in your tracks. A former army physiotherapist, Sally was medically discharged after struggling with her mental health, a moment that could have defined her life. Instead, it became the beginning of something extrao...

Summary After cancer, the wellness industry suddenly has a lot to say. “Have you tried turmeric?” “My cousin cured hers with green juice.” “You need to wake up at 5am and do the Miracle Morning.” Before you know it, you’re supposed to be meditating, grounding, red-lighting, journaling, ice bathing, and drinking something that looks suspiciously like pond water. Oh, and don’t forget to be positive....

In this episode of Life After Cancer Naomi speaks with the extraordinary Felicity Ashley a woman who rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean , only to return home and face an unexpected bowel cancer diagnosis . Rather than letting adversity define her, Felicity leaned into the mindset she’d built at sea: resilience, grit, and the willingness to do hard things even when they feel impossible. Sh...

In this episode of Life After Cancer? WTF Now? Naomi sits down with Veronica Foote, Head of Policy and Consulting at Working with Cancer, to unpack one of the least talked about parts of survivorship...going back to work. Drawing from both her professional expertise and her own cancer diagnosis, Veronica shares what really happens when treatment ends but “normal life” doesn’t simply resume. Togeth...

In this episode of Life After Cancer? WTF Now? , I sit down with Shellie, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer that had spread throughout her body. She was told there was little hope. What happened next is extraordinary. Instead of accepting that this was the end, Shellie went searching for the root cause. She began exploring the connection between the nervous system, chronic stress, trauma, and...

“The medication dilemma no one talks about after Cancer.” Follow us @lifeaftercancer_wtf I nearly didn't record this episode for fear of being judged. Probably by myself, so it does feel a little bit like standing up naked in Tesco's I won't lie! In this episode of Life After Cancer? WTF Now? Naomi opens up about the emotional and psychological weight of long-term medication after cancer treatment...

Follow: @lifeaftercancer_wtf for more updates on the podcast Follow our guest: @a.dude.with.breast.cancer Men get breast cancer too. And this conversation might change how you think about cancer entirely. Richard is a marathon runner from New York who was diagnosed with male breast cancer and kept running. No drama. No identity crisis. For him, it wasn’t male breast cancer… it was just cancer. In...

Follow for more episodes: @lifeaftercancer_wtf Follow our guest: @iamkatiestevenson Katie thought cancer was behind her. Then everything changed again. In this episode, Katie shares what it’s really like when life doesn’t follow the neat “before and after” narrative. Diagnosed during the COVID lockdowns, she talks openly about fear, uncertainty. This isn’t a story about positivity or pushing feeli...

Join the conversation on instagram @lifeaftercancer_wtf In this episode of Life After Cancer? WTF Now? Naomi is joined by Huw Williams for an honest, funny, and deeply human conversation about what it really means to live with cancer. Huw shares his personal cancer journey, how humour became a powerful coping tool, and why mindset and mental resilience matter just as much as physical recovery. Tog...

In this episode of Life After Cancer? WTF Now? host Naomi is joined by Cassie and Laura, two women whose shared experiences of breast cancer and medical menopause led to a powerful friendship, and the creation of the Herizen app . They speak openly about the realities of medical menopause, why it can feel harder than cancer treatment itself, and the lack of support women face once treatment ends....

With Pete Wallroth, Founder of Mummy’s Star@mummy's.star In this episode, I’m joined by Pete Wallroth , CEO and founder of Mummy’s Star , the UK charity supporting families affected by cancer during pregnancy and early parenthood. Pete shares the deeply personal story that led to the creation of Mummy’s Star, after cancer entered his family’s life in the most devastating way. We talk honestly...