Coping with the 'new normal'
Hi all I'm grateful that I've gotten through invasive treatment and life has kind of gone back to normal, although I'm still working out my 'new normal'. I finished rads 6 week ago and have been o...
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Hi @arpie
Thanks for your reply! I am here as a 'budding' psychologist (who will soon be delivering therapy in an oncology setting) and researcher. I have not experienced breast cancer myself but I have family who have. It's easy enough for me to read dozens of research papers / interpret statistics to understand the cancer experience, but really, the personal experiences are highly invaluable in helping me to understand the client in front me.
I am currently adapting and delivering a new psychological therapy to help cancer patients / survivors, so the more information I get, the more relevant this therapy will be for people struggling with depression/anxiety during/after cancer.
And yes I have come across Liz!! I learned about her on the podcast "You Me and the Big C" (I highly recommend listening to this podcast if you haven't already. It is seriously entertaining, witty and emotional, all at the same time).
I hope you enjoy the Otis Foundation retreat! The pictures look phenomenal.
Thanks for your reply! I am here as a 'budding' psychologist (who will soon be delivering therapy in an oncology setting) and researcher. I have not experienced breast cancer myself but I have family who have. It's easy enough for me to read dozens of research papers / interpret statistics to understand the cancer experience, but really, the personal experiences are highly invaluable in helping me to understand the client in front me.
I am currently adapting and delivering a new psychological therapy to help cancer patients / survivors, so the more information I get, the more relevant this therapy will be for people struggling with depression/anxiety during/after cancer.
And yes I have come across Liz!! I learned about her on the podcast "You Me and the Big C" (I highly recommend listening to this podcast if you haven't already. It is seriously entertaining, witty and emotional, all at the same time).
I hope you enjoy the Otis Foundation retreat! The pictures look phenomenal.