Supporting Patients and Their Families through Active Listening with Thomas Smith, MD
Thomas Smith, MD, Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Palliative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses the importance of asking patients and their families about how they are coping and listening with attention and compassion.
. First published on : Nov 13 2024The Role of Ritual in Healing with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA
Janie Brown, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, and Michael Lerner, co-founder of CancerChoices, discuss the role of ritual in healing. Janie also shares her thoughts on the role of art in healing.
. First published on : Nov 11 2024Tips on Moving from Anxiety to Empowerment: Reflections from a Cancer Coach and Thriver
Lindsay McDonell, a cancer coach, author, and CancerChoices volunteer guide, speaks about ways to manage anxiety as a person living with cancer.
. First published on : Nov 11 2024Generous Listening with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
CancerChoices advisor Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, describes the purpose and process of generous listening and how it impacts the person speaking.
. First published on : Nov 11 2024Learnings on Relationship from Over One Hundred Cancer Retreats with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA
Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, discusses her experience building relationships with retreat participants and the power of learning to love strangers, including learning how to grieve.
. First published on : Nov 11 2024Intimacy Is Healing with Dean Ornish, MD
CancerChoices advisor Dean Ornish, MD, discusses how the power of relationship and connection can be harnessed to nurture healing.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024The Healing Power of Love with Brian Bouch, MD
CancerChoices advisor Brian Bouch, MD, and CancerChoices co-founder Michael Lerner discuss the healing power of love in its various manifestations.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024Offering Guidance Without Prescription with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA
Janie Brown, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, and Michael Lerner, co-founder of CancerChoices, discuss the goal to meet people where they are when offering guidance.
. First published on : Oct 30 2024Palliative Care as an Approach to Life with BJ Miller, MD
CancerChoices advisor BJ Miller, MD, discusses what palliative care and its philosophy offer to us as we cope with the challenges of the COVID pandemic.
. First published on : Oct 30 2024Our Options in Responding to a Cancer Diagnosis with Wayne Jonas, MD
CancerChoices advisor Wayne B. Jonas, MD, discusses our options in responding to cancer: by waging a war against it, or by focusing on healing.
. First published on : Oct 30 2024