Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired)
Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most challenging treatment-related side effects. Your level of cancer-related fatigue may vary from day to day or last for extended periods. Survivors experience fatigue related to cancer treatment, but fatigue can also be a side effect of the logistical, mental, and emotional toll cancer takes on someone. This mental […]
Cervical Chat: Embracing Your Beauty Amidst Cancer
Cancer and treatment can change your relationship with your body. Others may also have preconceptions of what cancer “looks like,” which brings added challenges. Aisha McClellan (@sharecancersupport) and Sarah Waters (@sarahwaters44) discuss body image and cancer, ways to make yourself feel better in your skin post-diagnosis, and dealing with how others may perceive you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9-BOl5L6GU
Let’s Talk About It: Shifting Focus: The Relationship with Your Body
Cancer treatment can change the relationship you have with your 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. Julie Larson, LCSW, openly […]
Ask the Expert: How to Cope with the Psychosocial Impact of Cervical Cancer
A cervical cancer diagnosis can bring up a lot of emotions, thoughts, and fears. That’s completely normal. But how can you cope? Whether you’re experiencing scanxiety, fear of recurrence, grief, relationship changes, or other common issues individuals with cancer face, specific strategies can help. Get tips and tools from Cassie Spector, LMSW, an Oncology Social […]
Let’s Talk About It: Breast Cancer (Caring for You: The Mental & Emotional Toll of Survivorship)
A cancer diagnosis is stressful. From gathering information about treatment options to navigating relationships with loved ones, it is normal to feel overwhelmed and emotional. This session will provide concrete tools for sharpening self-awareness to better understand needs and gain strategies for coping with intense emotions like worry and fear.
Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer (Self-Compassion: The Gift You Give Yourself)
The most impactful messages during your cancer survivorship are often the ones you tell yourself. But being patient with our worries, 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 […]
Methods to Reduce Risk of Recurrence, Fertility Concerns, & Emotional Impact of Breast Cancer
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, many of us focus on how to keep cancer from coming back, how treatment forever changes our lives, our bodies and our minds. Our guest speaker Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, Head, Breast Medical Oncology; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, will address the following […]
The Cost of Cancer: Financial Burdens of Treatment
Financial stress, also called financial toxicity, is a devastating but increasingly common side effect of cancer care that impacts individuals living with cancer and those coping with the long-term treatment effects. But what are some ways to deal with the financial toll? Join Dr. Bridgette Thom, from Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Department of Nursing, as she […]
Let’s Talk About It: Ovarian Cancer – Relationships: A Cornerstone to Wellbeing
People who have healthy relationships are more likely to feel happier and more satisfied with their lives. Healthy relationships can increase your sense of worth and belonging which ultimately improves your total well-being. Cancer also impacts the people we care about and the relationships that mean a great deal to us. Join us on Wednesday, […]
