Join Life After Cancer Coach Steph for a Transformative Journaling after Cancer Workshop Welcome to our journaling after cancer workshop. We're going to spend 15 minutes or so reflecting on your cancer experience. If you have recently finished cancer treatment, this is a great workshop to start with. What is journaling? Very simply, journaling is the practice of writing down thoughts and feelings in order to understand them better. Why journaling? Allows space for reflection

Join Life after Cancer coach Steph in a workshop on how to prioritise yourself and practice self care in your life after cancer treatment. Welcome to our self care workshop. Today we're going to spend 15 minutes or so creating your very own personal self-care plan. Self-care is when you take the time to take care of yourself. It is anything that you enjoy doing that helps make you happy and maintains your physical, mental or emotional health. Taking any time that you can for

Hey there, I'm Georgina, a business analyst by day and studying to be a counsellor by night. I live with my partner, my 6-year-old son and our newly adopted kitten, Lolly. In 2018, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and completed treatment in 2019. Life is very busy, but I love to get out into some greenery for walks and hikes with like minded friends. I also host the monthly Life after Cancer Wellbeing Walk in Walthamstow.  The Waltham Forest Wellbeing Walk for adults who ha

We look at the steps employers can follow to facilitate a successful return to work for employees returning after cancer treatment.

Meet Monika Siemicka Specialist dietician Monika (She/her) - White I am learning. I am grateful. I am brave. Nutrition can play a really big role, not only during cancer treatment, but afterwards too. Trying to figure out what you feel like eating whilst also getting lots of information from well-meaning friends and family, not to mention what’s on social media, can leave your head spinning. "It’s ok to be confused about what to eat after cancer and the good news is that it

Sorting out insurance can be more difficult during and after treatment for cancer. Kathryn Knowles, a specialist protection insurance advisor from Cura insurance , has put together some knowledgeable resources to help you navigate insurance post cancer. How to apply for insurance One of the first things that people need to do when deciding that they want insurance after cancer, is to choose how they want to get it. You can go through an advised route, non-advised, use an onli

Choosing between coaching or therapy can be daunting. They have different focuses, strategies and outcomes. We guide you through the differences, so that you have the confidence to make a decision when looking for support in your life after cancer. What is coaching? Coaching is a form of learning, where a coach supports an individual to make progress in some way. Progress might include reaching a goal, solving a problem, generating awareness or creating change. Coaching is of

Cancer can be a lonely and socially isolating time, finding your Cancer Tribe to share the journey with can be a game-changer in recovery

Learn about the practice of gratitude journaling and the positive impact that it can have on your wellbeing. Gratitude journaling is a helpful tool for coping with difficult situations, including navigating life after cancer. Gratitude can be taken for granted, but for those who practice regularly and with intention, it can have a positive impact on their outlook and general wellbeing. As you face hurdles and obstacles in your life, it can be hard to notice and recognise the

Watch Nevo Burrell, Image Consultant and stylist, as she discusses different approaches to building resilience. Resilience is an individual’s ability to maintain or restore relatively stable psychological and physical functioning when confronted with stressful life events and adversities. Cancer and its after affects are associated with substantial distress that can cause long-lasting negative psychological outcomes . Learning how to build resilience can help reduce the risk

Life after Cancer coach Steph, will guide you through a series of questions to help create a recipe that will allow you to be at your best more often. There will be areas of your life that you are already operating at your version of your best. We will look together at where you are at your best and guide you towards creating a plan to enable you to be at your best more often. In any area we have the potential to get make improvements. You only need 9 minutes, a quiet space a

Join reflexologist, Anna Woodward, as she guides you through a 7 minute hand reflexology exercise to calm and destress. Hand reflexology is a complimentary therapy which consists of applying pressure to specific points on your hands with the aim of bringing about a sense of deep relaxation and helping the body's own healing process. What is reflexology? Reflexology is one of the most popular types of complementary therapy in the UK. Some cancer centres offer reflexology treat

Join Lois Kelly, a yoga teacher and therapeutic specialist, who will be guiding you through some fascia release techniques for tension in the upper back and shoulders. Fascia are the internal connective tissue beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. Self-myofascial release might sound technical, but it’s actually just self-massage. Self massage is done to release trigger points within the muscles, also known as ‘m

Follow a short visualisation to help you challenge negative thoughts and emotions to move past issues you may be experiencing. We sometimes forget that we have the power to take control away from negative emotions and feelings. The aim of this exercise is to focus on challenging something that has been making you feel uncomfortable and visualising yourself physically taking the power away from it. It is important to recognise that what is taking over and controlling us is ju

Watch Dr Lauren Macdonald, stage 4 cancer survivor, discuss the positives of giving up control and learning to surrender. Surrender is the final frontier in the healing journey from any life challenge. Control is an illusion and clinging to control can be exhausting and damaging for our nervous system. Surrender is the complete acceptance of what is, knowing it will all be okay, even without your input. On the other side of surrender is where we can find peace and connection