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Honest guidance for every step of the cancer journey.
Articles for patients, survivors, caregivers, and the organisations that support them, written from more than fifteen years of counselling and my own experience as a survivor.
How Hospitals and NGOs Can Build Better Emotional Support Systems for Cancer Patients
How Hospitals and NGOs Can Build Better Emotional Support Systems for Cancer Patients Many hospitals and NGOs genuinely want to provide strong emotional support...
Read article →Breast Cancer Awareness Beyond October: Why Year-Round Support Matters
Breast Cancer Awareness Beyond October: Why Year-Round Support Matters Every October, breast cancer awareness reaches its annual peak — pink ribbons, campaigns, fundraising drives,...
Read article →What Makes a Cancer Support Group Effective? A Counsellor’s Perspective
What Makes a Cancer Support Group Effective? A Counsellor’s Perspective Not every cancer support group delivers the same quality of experience. Some genuinely transform...
Read article →The Role of Peer Support Communities in Cancer Recovery
The Role of Peer Support Communities in Cancer Recovery Professional counselling and peer support communities serve genuinely different, complementary functions in cancer recovery. While...
Read article →Corporate Wellness and Cancer: Supporting Employees Through Diagnosis and Return to Work
Corporate Wellness and Cancer: Supporting Employees Through Diagnosis and Return to Work Corporate wellness programs have expanded considerably in recent years, covering everything from...
Read article →Why Every Hospital Needs a Dedicated Cancer Counsellor
Why Every Hospital Needs a Dedicated Cancer Counsellor Cancer treatment protocols are built with extraordinary clinical precision — but the emotional infrastructure surrounding that...
Read article →Five-Year Milestones: What Survivorship Looks Like Over Time
Five-Year Milestones: What Survivorship Looks Like Over Time Survivorship isn’t a static state — it evolves considerably over months and years, and understanding roughly...
Read article →Long-Term Emotional Effects of Cancer Treatment Nobody Prepares You For
Long-Term Emotional Effects of Cancer Treatment Nobody Prepares You For Most conversations about cancer’s aftermath focus on the first months of survivorship — the...
Read article →Rebuilding Your Career and Identity After Cancer
Rebuilding Your Career and Identity After Cancer For many survivors, career and professional identity were significant parts of who they were before diagnosis —...
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