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 […]

Facing Mortality

Following a new diagnosis of breast cancer, older women often have worse outcomes when it comes to their breast cancers and receive less than standard therapy than younger women. A diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer or recurrent ovarian or uterine cancer comes with an array of emotions and concerns. Dr. Anne Kane discusses the implications […]

Topic-Driven Round Table on Ovarian Cancer: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Relationships and Cancer

Women with ovarian cancer can join Julie Larson, LCSW and peers via video or phone to talk about topics such as “Relationships and Cancer.”

Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Making Meaning

The new year can be a time filled with promise, beginnings, and a fresh outlook. But a cancer diagnosis can make it hard to consider the road ahead. What value is there in setting goals if the future feels uncertain? Let’s come together to talk about the topic of “Making Meaning and the Road Ahead.” […]

Let’s Talk about Sex and Gynecologic Cancers

Is there sex after cancer? YES! Join Dr. Don Dizon, Professor of Medicine at Brown University and oncologist specializing in cancers in women for an open discussion about intimacy and sexuality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJm80JPfug

Living with Mortality and Finding Meaning

Being confronted by our own mortality can bring up a lot of feelings: fear, anger, sadness, helplessness, and few experiences bring us face to face with our own death like a cancer diagnosis. But facing mortality can also be an opportunity to find meaning, live in the moment, and contemplate the mark you want to […]

Fear of Recurrence

This presentation by Julie Larson, LCSW, discusses the fear of recurrence for women who have just ended their ovarian cancer treatment, and how you can take control of your thoughts and emotions during this difficult time.

Navigating Cancer in the Workplace

This slideshow discussion provides tips for women with cancer on how to navigate your diagnosis in the workplace, from talking to coworkers, paid time off, sick leave, and more.