Encourage and Empower with Gloria

As a Director at Large of the Board of Directors at HopeSpring Cancer Centre, Gloria Shoon is invested in bringing hope and healing to members and their caregivers in everything she does and especially through this excellent program.

This program is focused on healing and empowerment and is perfectly suited for members and their caregivers. This program tackles important topics such as fear of cancer recurrence, how to deal with bad habits and op good ones, healing skills, mental health and much more.

Goal: to empower members and caregivers with the tools to deal with the difficult emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis and to leave them feeling encouraged to continue living their best life without fear of the future.

Participants will benefit from the wealth of knowledge offered by Dr. Rob Rutledge (Radiation Oncologist, Associate Professor at Dalhousie University and Chair and CEO at Healing and Cancer Foundation) and will gain answers to many of the difficult questions that surround a cancer diagnosis. They will understand how to deal with the difficult emotions they may have, ultimately leaving them feeling empowered, encouraged and more in control of their lives.

Outline of Sessions:
Each month a new topic will be tackled. The session topic will be split so as to listen to one part each week.

Prior to each week’s session, participants will be notified of the expected segment to have watched and then during the 1 hr session, Gloria Shoon will facilitate the discussion around the specific segment pertaining to that week.

Day: Thursday
Time: 10am
Duration: 1 hr
Frequency: Weekly
Location: Zoom

Sept 15	Oct 6	Nov 3
Sept 22	Oct 13	Nov 10
Sept 29	Oct 20	Nov 17
	Oct 27

SESSION BY SESSION INFO

Topic: What you need to know when you have a cancer diagnosis
Video link

WEEK 1: Thursday, Sept 15/22
Time Stamp: 0:00 - 22:54 (until ‘what are your triggers’ slide)
Content: review of integrative oncology, how to set your intention, understanding Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) and intro to how to manage these emotions.

WEEK 2: Thursday, Sept 22/22
Time Stamp: 22:54 - 47:17 (until ‘what to do when anxiety flares’ slide)
Content: understanding what you triggers, patterns of ‘scanxiety’, FCR interventions, understanding signs of actual recurrence, how to be your best-self more often, unwinding anxiety book by Judson Brewer, anxiety habit loops, how you experience sudden anxiety.

WEEK 3: Thursday, Sept 29/22
Time Stamp: 47:17 - 1:08:49 (until end)
Content: what to do when your anxiety flares up, breathing exercises, working with your thoughts - challenge yourself, reframing difficult thoughts, various situations and examples of self-talk and questions to ask yourself.

Resources mentioned:
1. Week Three PowerPoint Slides
2. Book - Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer MD, PhD.
3. Healing and Cancer Foundation
4. The Healing Circle Book
5. Wellspring Cancer Support
6. YouTube Video Recording made by Dr. Rob Rutledge

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