The Recovery Room Podcast

Ep 12: Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment – what’s happened to my brain???ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Cancer and cancer treatment are notoriously hard on the brain, often leaving people with even more frustration, loss, anxiety and functional issues. Memory, concentration, word finding, brain fog and difficulties with attention are all fairly common symptoms. Today we talk with cancer survivor specialist nurse practitioner, Michelle Kirschner. We talk about cancer related cognitive impairment, what it is, why it is and tips to make your life better if you are living with it. ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Michelle Kirschner, MSN, RN, ACNP, APRN-BClinkedin.com/in/michelle-kirschner-159a0a1b4kirschnerml@gmail.comJOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.com VOICEMAIL: +1 (414) 373-0700

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Ep 11 Being Diagnosed with an Unpopular Cancer – there is no t-shirt for meWhen you add up the 4 most commonly diagnosed cancers breast, lung, prostate and colorectal, they still only make up around half of all cancer types diagnosed around the world. Leaving many people diagnosed with a less common or rare cancer. There is already enough potential baggage that comes with a cancer diagnosis, but for many it can be exponentially worse when they are diagnosed with a rare cancer or diagnosed with cancer in a body part that isn’t comfortable talking about. This can lead to silence, feelings of abandonment, shame, guilt and blank stares. And none of that is ok. In this episode of The Recovery Room Podcast we talk with a woman who has dealt with all of this after being diagnosed with a cancer, that not only is less than 1% of all cancers, it happened in a body part that can be a bit cringy to talk about.This insightful episode 11 conversation is dedicated to the millions of people diagnosed with the rarer cancers. You may feel alone, but please know you aren’t! ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Erin Sullivan Wagner: https://www.aftercancer.co/about-us/#ErinJOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.comVOICEMAIL: +1 414-373-0700

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Ep 10 When the Medical Oncologist Becomes a Cancer PatientWelcome to the Recovery Room Podcast! In this episode we meet retired medical oncologist doctor Leona Downey. Dr. Downey dedicated her career and medical practice to the care of people with breast cancer… and then unfortunately she herself was diagnosed with breast cancer. Please join us in this insightful conversation where we talk about how her being a cancer physician made her experience easier and how it made it harder. I ask her about the shock factor, and if she thought she was somehow immune from getting cancer. I ask also what did your friend think?  How did you relate to your physicians? And now that you know what it’s like to be a patient, what would you do differently? And if you had the opportunity to Letter to cancer… what would you first few sentences be? Welcome his is an insightful conversation!ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Leona DowneyCertified Yoga Instructor and Mindfulness Specialisthttps://yogawithleona.comJOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.comVOICEMAIL: +1 414-373-0700

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Ep 9: We discuss how to have a positive mindset in the midst of extreme trauma and distress, as well as where is the line when a positive attitude turns into toxic positivity.For those facing a cancer diagnosis, treatment, and or recovery, a positive mindset can be incredibly helpful, because no matter how bad things get you need to find a way to be in the emotion and trauma, yet then find a way to move through it and then past it as best possible. But how are you supposed to do that? what exactly is a positive mindset and how do you get one? And when does a helpful, positive mindset turn into toxic positivity? Welcome to episode 9 of the recovery room podcast because this is what we are discussing. Back by popular demand we are bringing back to the show mindset specialist and cancer survivor Kimberly Macon. We discuss, what positive mindset is, where and how it is helpful and also where the line is when positivity can become toxic. Kimberly will give us the tips and tools of mindset to not eliminate hardship, but to better cope with it when it happens.ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Kimberly W. Macon, MS, PCCKimberly’s LinkedIn Profilelinkedin.com/in/kimberly-w-macon-ms-pcc-9427255JOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors?? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining. In recovery Room Plus  you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you. You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.comVOICEMAIL: +1 414-373-0700

Ep 8: The Female Pelvic Floor – is yours working like it should?ABOUT THIS EPISODE: You‘ve heard the words “pelvic floor,” yet do you know what it is and do you realize you actually have one? Like most body parts, if its working well you don’t think about it, yet if your pelvic floor is affected by disease, treatment, surgery or weakness it can be a huge quality of life issue!In this episode we are talking about the female pelvic floor. Today on the show I bring you nationally respected pelvic floor specialist Erica Vitek.  We are going to describe the pelvic floor, where it is, what it does, how it can be impacted… and if it is, what you can do about it. Bladder leaking of any level is not normal, but it’s still pretty common. So if you have a pelvic floor (and you do) bottoms up, this is going to be a good one!ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Erica Vitek, MOT, OTR, BCB-PMD, PRPChttps://pelvicrehab.com/practitioner/erica-vitek-mot-otr-bcb-pmd/Erica’s recommended Resources:Intimaterose.com https://www.intimaterose.com/pelvicfloorstore.com https://pelvicfloorstore.com/cmtmedical.com  https://www.cmtmedical.com/Carolyn Mcmanus  https://carolynmcmanus.com/guided-meditations-free-downloads/JOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.com

Ep 6: Lymphedema Risk Reduction: yes, you can get a blood pressure on that armABOUT THIS EPISODE:There is no compelling evidence that blood pressures or blood draws in your involved arm increases your risk of getting lymphedema. It's true. Research has evolved over the years, changing the way we understand lymphedema risk and practice. Yet sometimes it takes a while for the accuracy to filter through the health care and survivors realms. This is certainly true for cancer related lymphedema precautions. Data now tell us that sitting on the couch will not protect you, taking it easy will not protect you, and lifting weights won’t increase your risk for lymphedema, it will actually decrease your risk! There are about 600 lymph nodes in the human body and what moves lymphatic fluid through the system is muscle contractions, movement of the body part, increased breathing rate and increased heart rate… so let’s get you moving. Listen in to this episode as we discuss the evidence based ways to protect yourself from Lymphedema and debunk the old, outdated precautions.ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Christina Miner says, "I cannot be silent. These scars I carry on my body and in my mind, they speak a story that can help heal the wounds of others." Christina is a cancer advocate and podcaster! Christina learned to advocate for herself after 2 decades of breast health issues and missteps. Now she teaches others to advocate through her podcast, “Our Scars Speak.”on Youtube and on Facebook.And she shows her scars in an Oscar Nominated photo in Women’s Health Magazine Link !JOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.comThank you for your support!

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Menopause Myth Busting – nope you can’t blame that on menopause!Whether you are pre, peri or post-menopause this is going to be a good one! This is episode number 7 of The Recovery Room Podcast: “nope you can’t blame that on menopause.” Being able to eat something to change hormone levels is a myth, the ability or need to balance your hormones is a myth, using plant based supplements to change your hormones is a myth. The changes that happen in our body over time are natural, but they can be confusing, confounding, and difficult to cope with… so misinformation is not helpful!I welcome to the show today gynecologist and menopause specialist Dr. Marie Forgie. She will walk us through the many myths around menopause and debunk the misinformation. She’ll define menopause, peri menopause and post menopause and arm you with evidence. This is vital, because your life is important and you can’t be powerful without accurate information!ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Marie M. Forgie, DOhttps://care.aurorahealthcare.org/doctors/marie-m-forgie-milwaukee-obstetrics-gynecology#/Dr. Forgie’s Recommended Resources:1)    https://www.elektrahealth.com  and their downloadable the 21st century guide to menopause https://www.elektrahealth.com/guide-to-menopause/2)     The book, Menopause Manifesto, by Jen Gunter3)     Your very own gynecologist!JOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.com

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: When it comes to your cancer treatment, do you feel you are or were being treated as a disease or as a person? Did anyone on your medical team ask you about your goals? Did you feel part of the decision making process?Patient centered care and shared decision making focus on treating the whole person, therefore considering not just the disease but also your emotional and mental well-being. You may not be surprised that taking this comprehensive, holistic approach can make a significant difference in treatment satisfaction and recovery.Welcome to the recovery Room Podcast, In this episode “I am not a tumor, treating a person not just the disease,” we welcome gynecologic oncologist Dr. Elizabeth Dickson. We’ll talk about fostering open communication, discussing goals, making shared decisions and how addressing the psychological and emotional aspects of a patient's journey impacts their overall health outcomes. Whether you are podcast watching or listening, I appreciate you being here! I’m cancer physical therapist Dr. Leslie Waltke. Please hang around until after the show as I’ll offer you your episode recap and you’ll learn how you and I can engage directly in my incredible cancer survivor membership group Recovery Room Plus! (info below!)ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Elizabeth Dickson, MD: https://baycareclinic.com/doctor-or-provider/elizabeth-l-dickson-michelson-md/https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7056671212835393536?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7056671212835393536%29JOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.com CANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.com EMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.com

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In health care there may be no more chilling 3 words than, “you have cancer.” Those words are associated with death, disease, disability, and horrific treatments. So traumatizing and stressful can those words be, they can send you into a fight or flight reaction and sometimes even mental parallelization. If you have heard those 3 words you, you may be breaking into a cold sweat now just thinking about it, and may by familiar with the stressors associated with the early diagnosis period. Welcome to the Recovery Room Podcast. In this episode, “those 3 f’ing words,” we are discussing the early stressors of a cancer diagnosis. I welcome you to this conversation, we are joined today by licensed clinical social worker, Jeanette Baas. Additionally, Jeanette is a cancer survivor with a diagnosis story with a twist!Whether you are podcast watching or listening, I appreciate you being here. I’m cancer physical therapist dr. Leslie Waltke. Please hang around until after the show as I’ll offer you your episode recap and you’ll learn how you and I can engage directly in my incredible cancer survivor membership group Recovery Room Plus. ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Jeanette Baas, LCSWhttps://www.waterviewcounseling.com/teamlinkedin.com/in/jeanette-baas-490b7b5aJEANETTE'S RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS:ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: https://abcdbreastcancersupport.orgImerman Angels: https://imermanangels.org American Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.orgJOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.com CANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.com EMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.com

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Remember the 1991 mega hit Let’s talk about sex by salt n Pepa? “Don't decoy, avoid, or make void the topic, Let's talk about sex.”Welcome to the Recovery Room Podcast and yes Salt and Pepa, that is what we are going to do. More specifically we’ll talk about how sex and sexual health may be impacted by cancer. We will define the differences between emotional intimacy and physical intimacy, and an individual’s sexuality and sexual health…because all of this may be negatively and perhaps profoundly impacted by cancer: pain from surgery or radiation, fatigue, missing body parts, emotional changes, hormonal changes, changes in desire, changes in relationships, changes in body composition, hair loss, pelvic floor, erectile dysfunction. It is a huge issue!I welcome you to our conversation today. We are joined by Erin Sullivan Wagner, a cancer sexual health specialist and certified coach. After being diagnosed with anal cancer Erin experienced long-lasting sexual health side effects from her cancer treatment. After receiving little to no help from her care team Erin made a life-long commitment to help cancer patients and provide the support she never received. ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer! I appreciate you watching and listening! Hugs, Dr. L GUEST INFO: Erin Sullivan Wagner: https://www.aftercancer.co/about-us/#ErinAfterCancer.co: https://www.aftercancer.coJOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS! Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.com CANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers: The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at: https://www.waltkeacademy.com EMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.comErin’s 3 suggested resources;Sex and Cancer: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Cancer-Intimacy-Diagnosis-Treatment-ebook/dp/B073DPX9SZWoman cancer sex: https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Cancer-Sex-Anne-Katz-ebook/dp/B08LQWLRFH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K5OBE68F7QUC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fqoAwrEQn6lteTOn5K6qe2-nS-N6ebdpCzoU3kwtXsP5gIiOPa6_N1yxlMhkpg0UC4ZgH9bdkRFO2bhtjxHYIhquWIa_FH7tI1DBf4YZSRMgG4cw6vSqGvueVLnU0iFnM1QFNmR9TfrunKe1klIRANBCOe7qC3XOxTm7Sz9bk0xapOn5sh3hfYPELt8_nixRfNZyeeYcEe0wwFE4tPVbPBNtmiGGWsj-iCa3QpqJeuM.mKKtvawCS7Z_mgrda-jjw4cvHrNJKUR1Sd0XWy7HI_k&dib_tag=se&keywords=Woman+cancer+sex&qid=1711838931&s=digital-text&sprefix=woman+cancer+sex%2Cdigital-text%2C327&sr=1-1Man cancer sex: https://www.amazon.com/Prostate-Cancer-Man-You-Love-ebook/dp/B008UTR1XC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QUNDMU1IZJ75&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oGuYLnTNLhFILX-guQIRY13y_t7LW_qEzCPbSw_A_JPGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.YIf73ZNbFiI4IHq0IR-ucp9w0GUZOjpLKszrehj6fK4&dib_tag=se&keywords=man+cancer+sex+katz&qid=1711838990&s=digital-text&sprefix=man+cancer+sex+katz%2Cdigital-text%2C125&sr=1-1

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:An incredibly stressful time in cancer care is the time of treatment completion and the transition into cancer survivorship. This one catches people off guard. You’ve rung the bell, so exhaustingly and blissfully happy to be done with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. But then you realize when it’s over, it’s not really over. You eventually realize you may not fit neatly into your previous world. You may still face a wall of weakness, side effects, and uncertainty. And new fears can creep in. You may also feel like all of your favorite doctors and nurses are now on the other side of a door that just closed behind you. You’re supposed to go back to normal, but nothing is normal and everyone around you thinks you should be fine.So There you stand, dumped off the cancer conveyor belt with no road map. Welcome to the crickets of early cancer survivorship. This is what we are talking about today. Welcome to The Recovery Room Podcast. I’m cancer physical therapist Dr. Leslie Waltke. My guest today on the show is nurse practitioner and cancer survivor specialist Michelle Kirschner.ABOUT THE RECOVERY ROOM PODCAST: The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery. We bring you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer!I appreciate you watching and listening!Hugs,Dr. LGUEST INFO: Michelle Kirschnerlinkedin.com/in/michelle-kirschner-159a0a1b4Email: kirschnerml@gmail.comMichelle's 3 recommended resources: My Cancer Crew App: https://mycarecrew.coNCCN Treatment guidelines for patients: https://www.nccn.org/patientresources/patient-resources/guidelines-for-patientsFind a cancer support community either in person on virtuallyJOIN RECOVERY ROOM PLUS!Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining! In recovery Room Plus you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you! You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comCANCER REHAB CONTINUING EDUCATION for rehab therapists or cancer providers:The Waltke Cancer Rehabilitation Academy provides medical education lectures, rehab continuing education courses, keynotes and talks to cancer groups. Learn more at:https://www.waltkeacademy.comEMAIL: Dr.Waltke@WaltkeAcademy.com

In this poignant episode of The Recovery Room Podcast we delve into one of the most prevalent and terrifying challenges faced by cancer survivors: the fear of recurrence. The psychological impacts of cancer recurrence anxiety can have profound effects on well-being and quality of life. Host Dr. Leslie Waltke and her guest, Mindfulness Specialist and cancer survivor Kimberly Macon, invite you to join them to explore strategies and insights to confront this lingering fear head-on. We will be discussing how to use a centering thought to quiet the potentially nagging fear of recurrence voice. You’ll also get some tips and tools for you to better understand your risk and create your own powerful centering thought. Even in the face of uncertainty, we possess the strength to rise above our fears and embrace life with newfound courage, strength and grace. Join us as we navigate through the complexities of survivorship, offering practical tips and mindfulness techniques to help listeners embrace the present moment and reclaim their sense of control over their lives.Kimberly W. Macon, MS, PCClinkedin.com/in/kimberly-w-macon-ms-pcc-9427255Join Recovery Room Plus!Want direct connection and interaction with me and other awesome cancer survivors?? I have an incredible cancer survivor community membership group called Recovery Room Plus, I‘d love for you to consider joining. In recovery Room Plus  you get direct interaction with me, in depth cancer recovery info and experts and really cool live events like yoga, book discussions, cooking demos, member meets and more. I would love to connect with you. You can learn more at https://www.recoveryroomplus.comLeave us a Voicemail with your questions, topic suggestion or experience: +1 414-373-0700Want Cancer Rehab training for your rehab staff or cancer providers?https://www.waltkeacademy.com