When it All Comes Crashing Down Spoiler, I don’t have pancreatic cancer. Currently there is no looming new cancer diagnosis that I know of, but to commit that to words feels like spitting in the wind. I’m giving away the ending to spare my loved ones from the dramatic suspense, the hanging cliff that writers… Continue reading The Trauma Hangover
Tag: Cancer and Emotions
Navigating the Rocky Seas of Cancer Survivorship: The Things No One Prepares You For
Navigating the Rocky Seas of Cancer Survivorship: The Things No One Prepares You For During cancer treatment, your doctors, nurses and support staff have been there with you, but what about after treatment is over? How do you deal with an understandable sense of isolation as you resume your life? How do you deal with the trauma and emotional toll of your diagnosis? What about the effect that your experience has had on your sexuality and relationships? How do you regain a sense of well-being and improve your health? Join us for this 3 part cancer survivorship series for women post-treatment that begins on Thursday, February 23rd at 5:30 P.M. ET
Healing those Hidden Wounds
In my work with cancer survivors, there are different ways that this need for emotional work expresses itself. Here are just a few. Do you find yourself falling into any of these traps?
Looking for Hope at the Bottom of a Well
A date has been set for early November. The gravity of a date takes the notion of surgery out of the conceptual and a knowing dread creeps into my body, a cellular cloak of warning. I'm having flashbacks of it all, from diagnosis news to having big decisions on the table, surgical options pushed and… Continue reading Looking for Hope at the Bottom of a Well
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