Meet Kate Moyle Founder of @katemoyletherapy / Wellness Sessions podcast Kate (She/Her) - White British Sexual & Relationship Psychotherapist Accredited Member of COSRT & Registered by UKCP and EFS & ESSM Certified Psycho-Sexologist . I am thoughtful, I am strong, I am curious. Confusingly we seem to have an ongoing narrative that is imbedded into our thinking about sex and relationships - that sex should not change. But never has this clearly been more of a myth than whe

Meet Lauren Murrell CEO/CO-Founder of skincare brand @bysarahlondon Lauren (She/her) - British Diagnosed in 2012 - Acute Myeloid Leukaemia I am brave. I am courageous. I am a survivor. Treatment for aggressive leukaemia left my own skin fragile and shedding like a snake's. When you're undergoing life-saving chemotherapy treatment for cancer, its impact on your skin is quite possibly the last thing on your mind. But once you come out the other side? A sore, sensitive and itch

Meet Sarah Newman Cancer & Exercise Rehabilitation coach Sarah (She/her) Diagnosed 2018 - Cervical Cancer Anyone who has been through or watched someone go through cancer treatment will know how physically and mentally challenging it can be, pushing the body and mind to its absolute limits. Adding exercise into the mix therefore seems completely crazy. ‘How can I possibly find energy, let alone motivation to exercise!’ I said to my consultant when she first suggested I get ou

Check out Healthy Whole Me easy, mindful no-bake chocolate & coconut slice recipe No Bake – Chocolate & coconut slices If you’re into coconut – you’ll love these. These home made no bake coconut and chocolate bars taste better than a bounty bar, with a fraction of the sugar included. Ingredients (to make about 16 slices) : 95g oats 80g desiccated coconut 25 grams cacao 170g ground almonds (buy ready ground or bliztz in your food processor) 35g raw cacao powder 6 dates, pit r

Meet Adele Adele (she/her) - Black Caribbean Diagnosed in 2019 - Bladder Cancer I am worthy. I am grateful. I am enough. I could not have imagined that three years after my diagnosis I would ever be able to write a blog with the word cancer and hope in the title. Frequent waves of despondency and despair around the time of my diagnosis convinced me that hope was something that I would not feel again. "Truth be told, hope did not come back into my life for a good 18 months po

Meet Gill Gill (she/her) - British Diagnosed in 2020- Stage 3 Rectal Cancer Gill's video shares her story of hope after rectal cancer and what has worked for her in moving forward in her life after cancer. Gill was diagnosed in 2020 with stage 3 Rectal Cancer, aged 40. Gill's diagnosis came out of the blue, and lead to months of treatment - chemotherapy, radiotherapy and then major surgery. All of this whilst being a mum to three young children. During treatment, Gill found t

Check out our 10 minute gentle guided Pilates class for those who have finished cancer treatment. This gentle 10 minute Pilates class is designed for those returning to exercise after cancer treatment. Lead by Pilates instructor Chloe from The Body People . The session will focus on stretching and strengthening the back, waist, shoulders, hips and legs. The video covers simple and cancer safe Pilates moves that can be done at home to strengthen the body. No special equipment

Meet Leanne Pero Founder of Black Women Rising Leanne (She/her) - Black British Diagnosed in 2016 - Aged 30 - Stage 3 Breast Cancer The world I want begins within me. The way you speak to yourself matters. Never let your fear decide your fate. Check out Leanne's guide to rebuilding body image after cancer. At the age of 30, just months after my mum had finished treatment for breast cancer for the second time, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I had a double maste

Meet Dani Binnington Founder of @healthywholeme Dani (She/her) - European/white Diagnosed in 2013 - aged 33 - Triple negative breast cancer With every day, in every way, I am becoming healthier and stronger. Check out Dani's guide to menopause after cancer and how to create your own positive menopause experience. The menopause conversation is really shifting – we’re all talking about it a lot more and most of us have a much better understanding of the benefits of HRT, along

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." So I just wanted to post a few words here to say that firstly, it’s ok to be confu

Meet Georgina Georgina (she/her) - Greek Cypriot origin, born and raised in East London Diagnosed in 2019 - Breast Cancer I am loved. I can do it. I am worthy. In November 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and within 9 months I’d had a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Chewed up and spat out in a way which sent shockwaves through so many aspects of my life, my world post cancer has been many things: Confusion – Things change when you’ve had cancer and I strug

Meet Kate Moyle Founder of @katemoyletherapy / Wellness Sessions podcast Kate (She/Her) - White British Sexual & Relationship Psychotherapist Accredited Member of COSRT & Registered by UKCP and EFS & ESSM Certified Psycho-Sexologist . I am thoughtful, I am strong, I am curious. Check out Kate's four step guide to approach sex and intimacy after cancer. Sex after cancer is something that is left out of the conversation. Individuals don't know what to ask and cancer care te

Meet Sarah Newman Cancer & Exercise Rehabilitation coach from Get Me Back Sarah (She/her) Diagnosed 2018 - Cervical Cancer Check out Sarah's guide to starting at home strength training after cancer treatment. Sarah Newman, exercise specialist from Get Me Back , guides you through some at home, strength building exercises safe for use after cancer treatment. Exercise is recommended and hugely important for most people living with and beyond cancer, at all stages of care – t

Meet Lauren Murrell CEO/CO-Founder of skincare brand @bysarahlondon Lauren (She/her) - British Diagnosed in 2012 - Acute Myeloid Leukaemia I am brave. I am courageous. I am a survivor. Check out Lauren's guide to caring for your skin after cancer treatment. Treatment for aggressive leukaemia left Lauren with fragile skin that would shed like a snake's. Lauren's sister Sarah developed her own innovative, natural blends designed to soothe, repair and rebalance her skin's upset

Meet Leanne Pero Founder of Black Women Rising Leanne (She/her) - Black British Diagnosed in 2016 - Aged 30 - Stage 3 Breast Cancer The world I want begins within me. The way you speak to yourself matters. Never let your fear decide your fate. For me, rebuilding my body image after cancer was more about my mental wellbeing than my physical wellbeing. At the age of 30, just months after my mum had finished treatment for breast cancer for the second time, I was diagnosed with