When Chemo is the New Black

Cancer will shake up your relationships, some will get stronger, others may be weaker or disappear, it's a good idea to take none of the shenanigans that can occur personally. this episode looks at some of the ways your...

<p>How to eat for your current gut functioning, and still enjoy yourself. Also what to do when something goes wrong digestively speaking...(as well as contacting a dr and cancer-specialised nutritionist asap). </p>

<p>This episode is at the request of a lovely friend, who said, basically, if we feel like shit why shouldn't we be allowed to look like shit? Why is there so much pressure from everyone to keep looking 'normal'? </p>...

<p>As a way of convincingly distracting myself from my own scanxiety, this episode talks through some ideas about what to do about the anxiety that can happen leading into a follow-up scan after finishing front line...

<p>This episode talks through what the major researchers, patients, and myself think are signs of a good doctor. </p> <p>I also talk through some practical advice (with my psychologist's hat on) on how to try and make...

<p>Insomnia can be a massive challenge for anyone, but is a particularly difficult and common aspect of dealing with cancer and going through treatment. There are many things that can cause this, for example, strong...

<p>This episode looks at ways to use your mind to protect your emotional energy and facilitate your physical and emotional well being. </p> <p>It contains some ideas for different types of meditations, ways of...

<p>How not to despair is one of the major challenges for anyone dealing with a body that is temporary and will one day die. If you think about it, we are all in this boat.</p> <p>This episode talks about how to...

<p>Nous ressentons tous du chagrin à différents degrés, il est impossible d’être humain sans faire l’expérience de la perte (perdre mes clés, mes cheveux, et peut-être ma raison), et le deuil est un processus naturel et...

<p>Ne paniquez pas (sauf si paniquer est utile)</p> <p>Le soleil explosera dans environ 3,5 milliards d'années, mais tout ce qui se passe d'ici là reste probablement entre nos mains.</p> <p>Cet épisode examine notre...

Cet épisode explore les nombreuses formes que la force peut prendre. <p>Il examine également comment développer davantage de force afin de trouver des moyens de traverser des situations difficiles ou (apparemment)...

<p>Cet épisode explore comment trouver de l’espoir face à une maladie dont les chances de survie à long terme sont aussi rares que celles de survivre à une attaque menée par une meute de crocodiles sauvages. Si tant est...

<p>This episode looks at how to deal with the fear that happens to nearly all cancer survivors, the fear of recurrence. We talk through some ideas about how to tackle this fear so that it can be a motivator for useful...

What is being immunocompromised? This episode looks at how to manage this common, but fluctuating effect of chemo and other cancer treatments, without having to live the life of a recluse, unless that's actually your...

<p>Christmas and other major holidays can be an intense emotional time, due to past and current situations, grief or anger over past or future losses, performance expectations, and the feeling that it has to be perfect...