All posts in HOW TO COPE – SURVIVOR

Cancer Lessons

By Coping Magazine 05 Jul, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, MELANOMA, SKIN CANCER

Six lessons a metastatic melanoma survivor learned over five years of cancer survival.

How to Own Your Sexuality in the Face of Cancer

By Coping Magazine 28 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SIDE EFFECTS, UNDERSTANDING CANCER COPING WITH CANCER, INTIMACY, SEXUALITY

Cancer treatment may change the way you experience your sexuality. It may change the way you sexually respond.

For Cancer Survivors: Three Keys to Becoming Resilient

By Coping Magazine 28 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, LUNG CANCER, RESILIENCE

The time to start building resilience is right now.

Composing a New Normal

By Coping Magazine 28 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR ART, COPING WITH CANCER, MUSIC, THERAPY

Music therapy can help create an environment of normalcy during the cancer experience.

Wrestling with Cancer

By Coping Magazine 18 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR NECK CANCER, ORAL HEAD NECK AND THYROID CANCER, SURVIVORSHIP

Cancer survivorship and the sport of wrestling have at least one thing in common – there are some things you get into that you don’t know how to get out of.

How Expressive Writing Can Help You Heal

By Coping Magazine 18 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR MENTAL HEALTH, MINDFULNESS, WRITING

Expressive writing goes beyond your standard journal writing.

Here’s What I Know about Coping with Cancer

By Coping Magazine 12 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR BLOOD AND BONE MARROW CANCER, COPING WITH CANCER, THERAPY

Real advice from a leukemia survivor turned cancer therapist.

The Power of Hope

By Coping Magazine 11 Jun, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, HOPE

Being diagnosed with a type of cancer with no known cure can leave a person feeling hopeless. I felt that firsthand when diagnosed decades ago.

Tend to Your Spirit

By Coping Magazine 29 May, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, SPIRITUALITY

Merriam-Webster’s first definition of the word heal is “to make sound or whole.” So when we talk about healing, we have to address all the components of our wholeness.

Making it Work

By Coping Magazine 29 May, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR EMPLOYMENT

Expert tips for navigating the workplace during cancer treatment.

Meditation as a Path to Healing

By Coping Magazine 15 May, 2018 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, MEDITATION

Four years ago, I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. As with every cancer survivor, my journey began when I heard my doctor say those three words: “You have cancer.”

Wings for Life

By Coping Magazine 15 May, 2018 CANCER, CAREGIVER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR CANCER TREATMENT, COPING WITH CANCER

For cancer survivors, distant travel is sometimes necessary to reach a cancer center or hospital for treatment or a second opinion that is not available in their local communities.