By Andrea Karl, BSSupport Connection Peer Counselor Andrea is one of the Peer Counselors on our staff. At one point, she facilitated 4 support groups a month. In this blog post, she shares her personal experience as a support group member after her own diagnosis in 2003, as well as what she’s learned from other […]
By Barbara Cervoni, LMSW, ACSW Director of Services and Communication, Support Connection, Inc. What Is Cancer Survivorship? Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer almost 4 years ago I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what the words “cancer survivor” meant. After all, for 11 years I’d been employed at Support Connection, a […]
By Barbara Cervoni, LMSW, ACSWDirector of Services and Communication Being diagnosed with cancer is like having the rug pulled abruptly from under your feet. Your world is suddenly turned upside down. You find yourself on a path you never expected to travel, with no idea of where it will take you. At every step along […]
By Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT Reprinted from: Huffington Post Mindfulness has a way of sounding complex. I’ll be the first to admit- it can be a hard thing to practice in the midst of our busy lives, and a tumultuous world. But that doesn’t mean we need it any less. I work with many […]