“Never overlook an opportunity to build mental toughness”

• Lisa Thompson,

  First American woman to summit K2, breast cancer survivor

ARTICLES

Patient, heal thyself: self report symptoms

Assumptions and Misunderstandings

Critics of Ringing Survivor Bell

Staying a Step Ahead of Cancer

Lifting the fog on chemo brain

Cognitive dysfunction after cancer

They turn to Facebook and YouTube to find a cure for cancer

In these novels, women with cancer decide to ditch the people pleasing

Remnants of cancer remain but demons are not gone

When time is the best motivator

In praise of gentleness

Patient self-management

PODCASTS

C-Sessions
Improving communication, interviews

The Art of Survivorship
Musicians discuss their cancer experience

Useful Delusions
Discussion about how we use delusions to manage our mental health

BOOKS

The Breast Defense is a Good Offense: Facing Life and Breast Cancer with an Infusion of Humor and Attitude, Cathy Croshaw. Author's tale of diagnosis, treatment and moving on.

Memoir of a Life Shattered: Living With and Through a Pancoast Tumor, Judith Fugate. An account of the author's experience and coping

Wild Ride Home: Love, Loss and a Little White Horse, Christine Hemp. Seen through the lens of horse training, the author discusses her life.

The Big Ordeal, Cynthia Hayes. Tale of the author's cancer journey as a journalist and health care administrator

Milkshakes and Morphine: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Genvieve Fox. A journalist's account of her cancer experience.

Slow Medicine, Victoria Sweet. A physician's approach to medical practice as longer term than what the current status is.

Between Two Kingdoms: Memoir of a Life Interrupted, Suleika Jaouad. The story of a young woman's cancer experience.

This Should Not Be Happening: Young Adults with Cancer, Anne Katz. Interviews with young survivors from across North America detailing their experiences and challenges.

Everything Changes: The Insider’s Guide to Cancer in Your 20’s and 30’s, Kairol Rosenthal. Stories, resources and advice for young adults.

What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness, Tessa Miller. Part memoir, part guide for others with chronic illness.

CONVERSATIONS

DR. CRAIG PETERSON, Naturopath
Trying to figure out if Integrative Medicine services are right for you? Dr. Peterson shares ways to evaluate whether this might be a good fit. MORE RESOURCES >

DORI BERGMAN, Wilderness and Art
As a visual artist, Ms. Bergman discusses her work that reflects her thoughts about women in the outdoors and the effects on mental health.

ELIZABETH FISHEL, Author

Well known for her books about relationships and health related topics (Sisters, Wednesday Writers), Ms. Fishel explains how to begin a writing practice using techniques that she has discovered to be effective. WRITING AS HEALING RESOURCES >