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Stop, Think, Go Method

Stop, Think, Go Method

What if I told you that its not the external events that cause us psychological pain, if that were true every time the event occurred the same feeling and behavior would follow all the time for everyone, rather it’s the way we think about those events that influences our feelings and behaviors. If our thoughts towards the situations are unrealistic and unhelpful we can train our brain to replace them with more realistic and self-empowering thoughts but in order to do this we need to bring our anxiety back to a more manageable level so we can think clearly. There are several ways...

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I survived cancer! What now??

I survived cancer! What now??

I was so lost for a long time once I finished chemotherapy and radiation. I was having treatment for cancer for 9 months straight with doctors, nurses, family and friends all checking in, I was on a schedule with weekly, sometimes daily appointments for it to all just STOP. No more treatment, no more house calls and it was at this point the reality of what really just happened to me was sinking in. The pressure to jump straight back into life as it was before “You are all clear now! Off you go! Oh gosh it can be so...

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ABOUT JANNA

ABOUT JANNA

It was 2016; I was 32 years old and a new mum to a beautiful baby boy, my husband and I had just bought our dream house, our business was thriving and life was looking pretty good. And then just like that we had the rug pulled from under us. I never thought that 3 little words had the power to change my life forever, the words “You have cancer” echoed in my ears over and over. I recall my husband squeezing my hand but everything else was just a blur. All I remember is thinking I can’t die. I...

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ABOUT MEL

ABOUT MEL

I didn't even know what an oncologist was, those who know me well will laugh at this because it is so true, so that's how far from my mind having cancer was for me. I felt a lump in my left breast which I went to my local GP to have checked, she told me that it was just a cyst and nothing to worry about. I had a new born baby girl and two toddlers so I was tired and just went along with the doctors words and did nothing about it. Six months passed and this lump was...

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ABOUT NICKY

ABOUT NICKY

I always thought I had many years before I had to worry about mammograms, self-checks, and anything cancer related.  In fact the week before I was diagnosed I was having a conversation with my mum about how lucky our family was to not be affected by cancer at all.   I was only 38.  I have 3 beautiful sons, and my youngest was only 20 months.  I randomly felt a lump in my left breast and I think I knew instinctively that it was not going to be good news.  Within two days I’d had a mammogram and an ultrasound,...

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