Healing Circles Archives - CancerChoices



Sharing Love and Support with Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS

Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS, senior clinical consultant at CancerChoices, provides an overview of sharing love and support, one of the 7 Lifestyle Practices.

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The 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.

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Generous 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.

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Learnings 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.

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Intimacy 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.

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Offering 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.

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Connecting with Others Who Have Walked the Path of a Cancer Diagnosis

We all differ in the types of support that we need and in how much we wish to share with others about our experiences. But we all benefit from being held in empathy, compassion, and connection—and our bodies often show us. 

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Suz Mondello: Connecting to Community and Spirit during My Cancer Journey

Suz Mondello, a friend of Commonweal and alumna of the Cancer Help Program, speaks with CancerChoices staff Nancy Hepp and Laura Pole about her four-year journey with cancer.

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Healing Circles & Retreats

The special power of Healing Circles and the Commonweal Cancer Help Program is that we can do this together, in a circle of equally dedicated participants and staff, and without any distractions from the outside world.

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