Understanding the Emotional Impact of Cancer Online Q&A on Friday 1st March 2019, 1500-1630 UK Time Registration is now closed Whether you are newly diagnosed, going through or have finished cancer treatment, whatever your cancer, your diagnosis or prognosis [READ MORE]
CBT (or cognitive behavioural therapy) did not help me in a crisis. While it is a valid type of therapy and counselling, which at times I integrate into my own work as a therapist, it did not help me [READ MORE]
Specialist interests Anxiety is Annette’s specialist area of expertise and interest. She covers all issues connected , including anxiety during pregnancy, bereavement related anxiety phobias, public speaking fears, panic attacks, generalised anxiety, OCD, Stress management, performance enhancement and achievement; confidence, self-esteem, [READ MORE]
Dear Karin, What do you think is the quickest way to calm your anxiety down? Sheila (5th January 2019) Dear Sheila, Thanks for sending in this important question about coping with anxiety, which is relevant for us all. [READ MORE]
Dear Karin, Recently my father died. He had made our lives hell. As the eldest child, I had taken it upon myself to protect my mother and siblings from him. My mother never left him. I cannot grieve for [READ MORE]
Dear Kaneda, Thank you for writing in and asking for assistance. As explained in the submission guidelines, I do not provide relationship or family advice via this column. That is because there are usually more than 2 sides to [READ MORE]
#DearKarin : How to make peace with chronic illness? Dear Debbie, Thanks for writing in with a question about a topic that is (or may become) relevant for so many of us. Chronic illness is a vast territory, with [READ MORE]
Stopping chemotherapy – why stop a treatment that is meant to keep you alive? I came close to stopping chemotherapy and here is what happened next. In 2012 I went through chemotherapy for breast cancer and developed most of [READ MORE]
A crisis of purpose can happen when life does not go our way, and we realise it may never go our way. We may feel stuck with few or no options. But it does not have to be this way. [READ MORE]
If you are affected by cancer (whether you have been diagnosed, treated, or a relative, friend), then you will know how painful it can be, when someone else dies of cancer. How can we honour the pain of the [READ MORE]
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