Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Treatment Decision Making

Making treatment decisions are stressful. The work of understanding complex medical information, crafting questions for your medical team, and trusting oneself is hard. Join us as we break down this intense time in ways that may make it feel more manageable and help you regain a sense of calm as you work hard to care […]

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Self-Compassion and Cancer

The most impactful messages during your cancer survivorship are often the ones you tell yourself. But being patient with our worry, managing the expectations we set for ourselves, and tolerating the discomfort of our sadness is hard work. Join us as we discuss the power of self-compassion and ways you can cultivate a more gentle […]

Breast Cancer and Sexuality – Challenges and Interventions

Cancer treatments can have serious effects on the mind and body, and can drastically impact sexuality. In this program, Dr. Anne Katz provides information regarding sexual changes that occur during and after treatment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akoHLf9jLM8

Let’s Talk About It: Triple Negative Breast Cancer – Managing Anxiety with Meditation

A cancer diagnosis can invoke an array of emotions, including anxiety. Victoria Rego, TNBC Survivor and Reiki master, guides us through the power of meditation as a tool to cope with a diagnosis and manage the anxiety associated with that diagnosis. She will help us regain our focus, and ultimately provide us with techniques to […]

AKA & SHARE Mental Health Fireside Chat

AKA sorority and SHARE Cancer Support led an open and honest discussion on mental health and Black women in the pandemic. Our ambassador, advocate, and facilitator Desiree Walker spoke with accomplished author, businesswoman, and deputy mayor of Buffalo Dr. Ellen Grant about what we can do to help get ourselves through these unprecedented times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpdPWDtKUAQ

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Fear of Recurrence

A diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer can bring many uncertainties and anxieties. Our discussion, lead by Julie Larson LCSW, talks through how you can learn to calm your fears.

Let’s Talk About It: Uterine Cancer Survivorship

In cancer, survivorship focuses on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. In this intimate group setting, Allison Asante talks about issues related to uterine cancer survivorship including physical effects of treatment, follow-up care, cancer recurrence, healthy best practices and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-VY5vrYYzw

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Cultivating Resilience

Resilience is the ability to recover and adapt in the face of stress. Resilience is also a term that refers to a number of skills and characteristics that contribute to our ability to face hardship. Together we can work to name and strengthen the qualities that not only resonate but that you are discovering within […]

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Healing the Relationship With Your Body

Cancer treatment changes the relationship a survivor has with their body. Surgical scars, hair loss, changes in sensitivity, discomfort or pain, and ongoing side effects can be overwhelming and emotional to experience. Feelings of loss, disconnect, anger, and shame are normal to have but can be uncomfortable or complicated to navigate. We discuss the path […]