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Ready, Set, Go: Strategies for Success!

Empower yourself with guidance on post-cancer life, emotional and practical challenges, setting goals, overcoming obstacles, maintaining healthy habits, and seeking support.

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Ready, Set, Go: Strategies for Success!

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  1. Ready, Set, Go: Strategies for Success! Felice Apolinsky, LCSW Program Director, Gilda’s Club Nashville Ali Schaffer, LCSW Program Coordinator, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

  2. “Walking out of the oncology clinic, after the last check up, I felt a mix of emotions…happy to be done, scared that it might come back, unsure about what to do next and confused about what it all means.” -35 year old breast cancer survivor “At my last visit, my oncologist said, “It’s time to make some big health changes.” And I wondered where should I start?” -28 year old breast cancer survivor

  3. Feeling lost?

  4. “It takes a while to turn the bus around.”

  5. Education Healthcare Secondary health risks Financial Cancer Access to resources Coping with Late effects Insurance Employment Practical issues of living with cancer

  6. Emotional issues of living with cancer Mental Health Dating/ relationships Identity Sexual Health of children Fertility Cancer Self-esteem Coping with late effects Body image Family relationships Spiritual Social Healthy behaviors

  7. Points to Ponder… • Post-traumatic growth • Evaluating life • What do I need/want now? • What am I willing to do? • What does my future look like? Important: You do not have to figure out all the answers now!

  8. Well, that’s all great… but, where do I start?

  9. Making it Happen • What is my personal motivation? • Set my intention. • Identify my goal. • What does success look like for me?

  10. It’s a Process

  11. Set Yourself Up for Success S.M.A.R.T. goal setting

  12. Potential Roadblocks • Varying degrees of motivation • Setting unreasonable goals • Having unrealistic expectations of self • Unexpected life changes

  13. Tools to Reach Your Goal • Get support from others. • Be accountable to yourself and others. • Expectsetbacks. • Take time to pause and reflect on where you’ve been and how far you have come. • Manage expectations. • Reward yourself along the way.

  14. Life is not a straight road.

  15. Tips for Healthy Living • Do it YOUR way. • Get organized. • Get information. • Create and maintain your support team. • Address your physical, emotional, sexual, social, financial and spiritual needs. • Periodically: • Re-organize • Re-prioritize • Re-define • Re-commit/Re-invest

  16. Healthy Living Strategies • Seek Support • Utilize community resources • Get a good nights’ sleep • Gather the facts • Pamper yourself • Write it down • Talk it out • Meditate • Eat well-balanced meals • Obtain regular physical activity • Learn a new hobby • Maintain comprehensive health care check-ups and screenings • Laugh!

  17. For more information: Felice Apolinsky, LCSW (615) 329-1124 felice@gildasclubnashville.org Ali Schaffer, LCSW (615) 322-9799 allison.schaffer@vanderbilt.edu

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