Clea Shearer | Cancer Is Complicated: Lessons, Setbacks, and Finding Purpose!

Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe

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🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

#878. Clea Shearer, co-founder of The Home Edit and breast cancer survivor, is back on the podcast for a deeply personal conversation you won’t forget. She opens up about the moments that tested her strength — including a recent implant scare that felt like starting over — and the realities of treatment, recovery, and the anxiety that comes after.

Clea shares how she navigated these challenges while raising her kids, how she found purpose in her journey, and the lessons she’s learned about listening to your body, advocating for yourself, and embracing life’s most difficult moments.

Her new book, Cancer Is Complicated: And Other Unexpected Lessons I’ve Learned, is out today. Listen to this episode now to feel inspired — whether you’ve faced cancer or are just looking for a story of courage, hope, and perseverance, Clea’s journey will remind you to embrace life’s challenges and find meaning in the moments that matter most.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

8:06 – Chemo vs. radiation: the difference and what they do to your body.
16:10 – How cancer changed the way Clea sees herself.
28:30 – High-functioning women miss the signs: Clea’s advice to slow down!
40:28 – The heartbreaking and powerful way Clea told her kids about her cancer.

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1:02.5	You're listening to Off the Vine with Caitlin Bristow.
1:07.1	Hey, Vino's real quick, if you are listening right now, which obviously you are, you wouldn't be hearing this, can you hit the subscribe or follow button on whatever platform you're on? Please, that one simple thing helps more than you even realize it allows me to keep growing on this podcast and making these episodes the best they can possibly be obviously for you. That's the only favorite I'm going to ever ask, okay?
1:28.1	It truly means the world to me. Thank you. Now let's get into it. Hey, everybody. Welcome to Off the Vine podcast. I'm your host, Caitlin Brissot. And today on the show, we have the incredible Clea Shearer, who I love so much. She is co-founder of the Home Edit. She's New York Times bestselling author Emmy nominated. Did you know that?
1:43.6	Yeah, Netflix star, wife, mom, and breast cancer survivor.
1:47.1	And her new book, Cancer is Complicated.
1:49.1	It's out today, September 23rd. We dive into all things about her journey, her strength.
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