Face to Face, Heart to Heart with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA
In this CancerChoices webinar, CancerChoices co-founder and TNS host Michael Lerner and Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA, offer a conversation inspired by Janie’s work at the Callanish Society—a grassroots non-profit organization in Vancouver, BC, for people living with, and dying from, cancer.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025What Is Healing? with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA
Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, explores the nature of the healing that arises among people communing together in retreat.
. First published on : Dec 05 2024How Social Support and Examining Life Priorities Transform the Cancer Journey with Dwight McKee, MD
CancerChoices advisor Dwight McKee, MD, and CancerChoices co-founder Michael Lerner “unpack” the lifestyle practice of social support, which includes finding meaning and experiencing various kinds of love.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025Helping Patients Decrease Stress and Increase a Sense of Control with Donald Abrams, MD
CancerChoices advisor Donald Abrams, MD, shares the ways in which he helps his patients with cancer decrease stress and increase a sense of control, including lifestyle practices and social support.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025Listening As Medicine with Janie Brown, RN, MSN, MA
Janie Brown, co-founder and executive director of the Callanish Society, discusses the profound healing that can occur when we listen to each other with full openness and attention.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025The Superstars of Patient Advocates for People with Cancer with Dwight McKee, MD
CancerChoices advisor Dwight McKee, MD, explains the vital importance of patient advocates who themselves have walked the cancer road.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025Supporting 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.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025Sharing 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.
. First published on : Nov 13 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.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025You’ll Never Walk Alone, from CancerChoices
Laura Pole, MSN, RN, OCNS, senior clinical consultant for CancerChoices, sings “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025