Discover how CBT can help manage menopause after cancer. Learn practical techniques to ease hot flushes, reduce stress, and support your wellbeing.

Join Life after Cancer coach Steph in a workshop on practical ways to use positive self-talk for better wellbeing after cancer Welcome to our workshop. Today we're going to spend 20 minutes or so reframing unhelpful thoughts into helpful thoughts by taking steps to think about things a little but differently. We can often get caught up in our own thoughts, listening to our inner critics that can sabotage our progress. During this workshop, we take a look at the conversations

If you’re struggling with Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) after finishing treatment, you’re not alone. Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is one of the most common concerns for cancer survivors, affecting daily life, work, mood, and overall wellbeing. In this video, Dr. Anna Cartwright (Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, King’s College London) summarises some key points from our Fear of Cancer Recurrence workshop. The video covers: An overview of fear of recurrence How to

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

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

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

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

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

Meet Hannah Currant Founder of Hannah Currant Shiatsu Hannah (She/Her) Experienced and qualified EFT and Shiatsu Practitioner Uncertainty, especially after you have completed cancer treatment, can be one of the hardest places to sit in life. We can feel paralysed and unable to make plans, think ahead, or allow ourselves to fully relax. Often leaving us in a powerless or anxious state, with no discernible ways out. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is sometimes known as “acup

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

If you talk about life post-treatment with the cancer community, the fear of cancer returning will be high up on the list of concerns. If you're experiencing an overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety around cancer recurrence, you are not alone. Cancer charity Maggie's reports that between a third and two-thirds of people who have experienced cancer will have anxious thoughts about their cancer returning. Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) is one of the most common worries we he

You are not alone if you find that your pre-diagnosis goals and visions no longer align with who you are after treatment ends. Once you have had a cancer diagnosis it can be difficult to visualise a future for yourself that doesn’t involve cancer. It is important to give yourself permission to be hopeful about the possibilities your future holds and take some time to consider what your new story might be. One way of doing this is practising visualisation. Using the power of y

It is important after cancer treatment to take time for yourself to focus on where you want to be and setting achievable, meaningful goals will help you to get there. Breaking down bigger goals into flexible weekly and monthly activities is a great way to work towards a bigger plan. At the start of each month, the Life after Cancer community meets up for a goal-setting workshop where we clarify our focus and goals for the month. If you are unable to attend our goal-setting w

Isn’t it about time we challenged and moved away from the tyranny of speed when it comes to healing and recovery? I’ve long asked myself this question, both in relation to working psychologically with individuals going through cancer, and also during my own recovery from treatment for breast cancer. I find myself frequently pondering on the somewhat unhelpful phrases such as ‘ get well soon ’ and, ‘ wishing you a speedy recovery ’, which are so dominant in our culture. Surely