Who Looks After the Woman Looking After Everyone Else? | Linda Angledal on Losing Her Mum to Cancer, Caring for Her Dad with Alzheimer's & Raising a New Baby Alone

In this powerful episode of Her Kind of Brave, Chloe and Kellie sit down with artist, florist and solo mum Linda Angledal for a deeply moving conversation about the motherhood she never expected.

After years of wondering if she'd ever have a child, Linda finally welcomed her daughter into the world as a solo mum. But instead of beginning motherhood surrounded by the support she'd imagined, life changed almost overnight. Within her daughter's first year, Linda was caring for her mum through terminal pancreatic cancer, supporting her brother through chronic illness and repeated hospitalisations, and caring for her father as Alzheimer's gradually changed the man she'd always known.

Rather than simply reflecting on everything she endured, Linda shares the lessons those years taught her about caregiver burnout, the invisible mental load, setting boundaries, accepting help, and why we were never meant to carry life's hardest seasons alone.

Whether you're caring for children, ageing parents, a partner, a friend—or simply feel like you're the one everyone depends on—this is a conversation about finding the courage to ask for help before you reach breaking point.

Guest Bio: Linda Angledal is a Gold Coast-based singer-songwriter, florist, photographer, creative and solo mum.

Through her floral business, Angel Valley Flowers, and her original music, Linda creates work inspired by love, loss, hope and the resilience of the human spirit. After stepping away from music for several years, she has recently returned to songwriting and performing, using creativity as both a source of healing and connection.

You can connect with Linda on Instagram at @angelvalley_flowers, and listen to her original music on Spotify, including Soul of My Soul and Seeker.

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