Wife, mother, granddaughter, journalist, executive producer of WSBT’s HomeTown Living, event planner at a local university and member of the D-9 sorority Zeta Phi Beta are among the many roles played and hats worn by Wanda Dudley. In the fall of 2005, Dudley added another hat – caregiver. The road that launched Dudley’s entrepreneurial journey started that year when her husband, Chris, was diagnosed with cancer. Chris’ survivor journey and Wanda’s caregiver journey started at the same time as my survivor journey and Gail’s caregiver journey. I would wave to Chris and Wanda as I passed them in Memorial Hospital’s oncology unit after completing my radiation treatment and before Chris’ session began. Fortunately, Chris and I have been cancer free for 20 years. However, Gail and Wanda have spent much of the last 20 as caregivers for parents, grandparents and terminally ill relatives. Entrepreneurs ask questions that lead them to identify problems. As Wanda continued her caregiving journey, she realized that providing aid and comfort to an ailing loved one is a noble calling that is also isolating, stressful and physically taxing. Caregivers rarely acknowledge the toll that taking care of a sick family member or friend takes. Wanda knew from experience that asking a caregiver how they were doing would yield the response fine. She knew that response was not an honest response, but caregivers often feel guilty talking about their problems when someone that they love is dealing with serious medical issues. So, Wanda looked for ways to get beyond the mask that caregivers wear. That search lead Wanda to found You Too: Caring for Caregivers, a support group that helps caregivers move from survival to sustainability, from burnout to belonging, and from being overlooked to being uplifted. Wanda Dudley, founder of You Too: Caring for Caregivers is my next guest on the Many Hats Podcast.