LEAP Webinar – Caring Without Losing Yourself: The Invisible Weight of Caregiving and Finding Strength Through Connection

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About This Webinar

Caregiving is an act of love, but it can also bring exhaustion, uncertainty, anticipatory grief, changing family roles, and the pressure to stay strong for everyone else.

Join ABCD for a conversation about caring for someone with cancer while also caring for yourself. This LEAP webinar brings together Dr. Lisa Petgrave-Nelson, DSW, LMSW, OSW-C, an oncology social worker with more than two decades of experience, and Megan-Claire Chase, Director of Health Impact and Strategic Partnerships at SHARE Cancer Support and a 10-year breast cancer survivor and advocate who is currently caring for a parent with cancer. Together, they’ll share professional guidance and honest, lived experience to help caregivers navigate the emotional and practical realities of their role.

What You’ll Learn

During this webinar, Dr. Petgrave-Nelson and Megan-Claire will explore:

• Ways to recognize and cope with caregiver stress, anticipatory grief, changing family dynamics, and burnout
• Strategies for navigating difficult conversations, setting healthy boundaries, and accepting help without guilt
• Why prioritizing your own health and emotional well-being is essential while caring for someone else
• How connection and shared experiences can reduce isolation and remind caregivers that they deserve support, too

Meet the Speakers

Dr. Lisa Petgrave-Nelson, DSW, LMSW, OSW-C is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Oncology Social Worker, End-of-Life Doula, and former NYU Palliative Care and Leadership Fellow. With more than two decades of experience, she supports individuals living with cancer and chronic illness and their families, with a focus on oncology, palliative care, emotional well-being, and culturally responsive care.

Megan-Claire Chase, also known as Warrior Megsie, is a 10-year invasive lobular breast cancer survivor, nationally recognized patient advocate, speaker, and Director of Health Impact and Strategic Partnerships at SHARE Cancer Support. Her work focuses on health equity, amplifying patient voices, and creating more inclusive cancer education and support. In addition to her professional advocacy and personal experience with breast cancer, Megan-Claire is currently a caregiver for her mother, who is living with blood cancer.