Support and Coaching for Cancer Care

Welcome back to WellSeekers as we continue our five part series focusing on cancer. In this series, we’ll share inspiring and powerful conversations full of encouragement, hope, wisdom, touching personal stories, and most importantly real world solutions; all from a holistic perspective. We’ll talk with professionals and friends of the show on what it’s like to hear those words “you have cancer”, real life and practical wisdom and solutions for supporting those diagnosed and living with cancer, support for caregivers, and their heroic kind and self-less acts. So join us on this extraordinary series as we want to help you grow and thrive in the face of a cancer diagnosis if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, are living with cancer, know someone dear to you with cancer, or want to prevent this fast growing, deadly and sometimes chronic disease.

Today, we welcome Sarah Kown, a medical physicist and radiation oncology therapist and the Founder and CEO of Own Your Cancer Coaching. Sarah offers some great and practical advice on where to start, what to ask, what to know, and what to be mindful of. And we talk about how a cancer coach can help support you and your loved ones navigate a cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment. Along with personalized coaching services, Sarah also developed a new online course, and additional resources for cancer care for you and your loved ones to help support you on your cancer journeys and beyond. So join us today on WellSeekers with Lucia, as we’re talking with Sarah on how to support those who have been diagnosed with cancer, those living with cancer, and caregivers alike!

To learn more about Sarah and her company, visit her website at ownyourcancercoaching.com
Be sure to check put and follow Sarah on IG @cancerspecialist
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Books you may like:

• Six Months to Live . . . : Three Guys on the Ultimate Quest for a Miracle Six Month to Live by Arthur Boyle
• Radical Remission by Kelly Turner
• Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Resources to explore from our guest Sarah:

• Cancer.net - Online Communities for Support https://www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/finding-social-support-and-information/online-communities-support
• CancerChatCanada - offer counsellor-facilitated, synchronous online (ie., chat) support groups for family members caring for cancer patients.  Caregivers can ask their team of experts questions about life-threatening illnesses and loss. https://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/CancerChatCanada_+Online+support+for+family+and+friends+of+cancer+patients.aspx
• The American Cancer Society - For accurate information about various types of cancer, prevention, symptoms, stages, etc. https://www.cancer.org/
• Red Door Community - Has an Educational Lecture Series that includes a number of virtually held lectures each month all facilitated by subject-matter experts. The series covers a variety of topics including but not limited to treatment options, health insurance, nutrition, financial planning, and more.  https://reddoorcommunity.org/adult-program/
• Cancer Support Community - Offers online community groups, a cancer helpline, and a resource location tool. https://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/ 
• Health Well Foundation - While this isn’t a support group, Healthwell’s Cancer-Related Behavioral Health Fund can help cover the cost of much-needed counseling services. https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/cancer-related-behavioral-health
• 7 Cups - Affordable individual counseling through a subscription-based platform https://www.7cups.com/online-therapy/
• Cleaning for a Reason - a non-profit organization that offers free home cleaning to cancer patients in the United States and Canada. https://cleaningforareason.org/
• Inspire - A support community where you can anonymously share experiences, ask questions, and find resources throughout every stage of your cancer journey. https://www.inspire.com/groups/cancer/
• American Cancer Society - Offers online support communities for caregivers, cancer patients, and survivors. https://www.cancer.org/treatment/support-programs-and-services/online-communities.html
• Phil's Friends - provides Christ-centered practical, emotional, and spiritual support and hope through the distribution of our hand-assembled care packages to those affected by cancer. https://philsfriends.org/
• The Sam Fund - supports young adults who are struggling financially because of cancer, through direct financial assistance and free online support and education. http://www.thesamfund.org/

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About Sarah
Sarah Kown is a Radiation Oncology Therapist with over 15 years experience working in various cancer centers in Canada, and the Middle East. She is also the Founder and CEO of Own Your Cancer Coaching, a growing team of healthcare professionals devoted to supporting and educating people touched by cancer.  Their goal is to provide cancer patients with the education that their medical team may not have the time to teach them. You can learn more at ownyourcancercoaching.com, or on Instagram @cancerspecialist