Ep 30: Laughing at the shit that makes us human with Clancy Simkins
“It sucks that we get wise just in time to be too tired to do anything with it.”
This one’s real. And funny. And a little bit brutal in all the best ways.
In this episode, I sit down with Clancy Simkins — someone who has been through the ringer (cancer, caregiving, chronic fatigue, parenting, burnout… you name it) and still manages to find the humour in it all. Her story is raw, wildly human and told with a dark sense of humour that somehow makes the hard stuff easier to hear.
We talk about:
The illusion of “bouncing back” after illness
All-or-nothing thinking and how hard it is to find the middle ground
Permission to slow down (and the grief that can come with that)
Identity, neurodivergence and learning to accept your own wiring
The lifelong pattern of caring for everyone else first
And how hilarity and heartbreak often go hand in hand
There’s something deeply relatable about Clance’s honesty — and her ability to name the chaos without sugarcoating it. If you’ve ever felt like a bit of a shitshow (but still kept going), you’ll find a lot to love in this one.
🎧 Listen now
🧠 P.S. Noticing some of your own patterns?
If Clance’s story brought up a few “oh shit, that’s me” moments — you’re not alone.
Take my free Repeating Pattern Quiz and find out which self-protective pattern you default to when life gets a bit much. It’s quick, surprisingly accurate, mildly confronting… and kind of fun.
