CC S5.E8: Cancer Treatment Aftercare, Spiritual Immunity & Healing Buttholes

We’re still catching up on podcast episodes- this one was recorded back in January. Things have changed a bit since then, but life is still surreal. Many thanks to those who have supported the cast, mrJames who contributed the new Season 5 branding, and to Linda who heeded the call and sent me a bidet attachment! Support is still needed and appreciated:)venmo: @jenni-tooley zelle/paypal: jennitooley@gmail www.jennitooley.comYou all rock! Now on with the show…Cancer Chronicles S5:Ep8 Treatment Aftercare, Spiritual Immunity & Healing ButtholesAfter rectal cancer treatment, there are a lot of strange little things that become part of everyday life. Some are scary. Some are annoying. Some are unexpectedly funny. And some involve conversations with medical professionals where you ask for “skincare tips” and they mistakenly think that these tips are for your face.There’s also a quiet thread running underneath this episode about recovery after active treatment — the strange emotional space where the emergency is technically over, but your body and nervous system are still trying to figure out what happened.The Breakdown* sensitive skin and skincare for your butt* recovery realities nobody talks about like long-term radiation damage, fecal incontinence and IBS* the unexpected emotional joy of a bidet attachment* rebuilding an aftercare team* protecting both my physical and spiritual immune systems* pulling inward for a while* allowing myself to simply exist without hiding my scarsIf you’re navigating cancer recovery, chronic illness, burnout, nervous system exhaustion, or just trying to feel human again after a hard season… this one’s for you.Love ya lots.Jenni Get full access to w/Jenni Tooley at www.jennitooley.com/subscribe