What cancer patients wish you knew
“The things people say to help sometimes make me feel worse, but I stay quiet about it because they mean well.”
This dynamic leaves patients feeling isolated while communities remain unaware of their impact.
We can work together to transform how your community shows up for people in crisis.
People react to the workshop:
I found it all useful (not just to be polite). My experience was very positive, especially being able to work in breakout rooms. I love learning experiences that are interactive and where I get to talk and process, especially in small groups. The use of your cards as prompts for discussion and reflection grounded the learning beautifully. I feel better prepared for difficult or courageous conversations after participating in the workshop.
I haven’t had many constructive conversations like this so it was refreshing to have a space like this. Thank you for creating this.
It is possible to talk about difficult topics like disease and death. I learned the skills I will use.
• interactive workshop format, both online and in person
• 3-hour workshop, adjustable to your group’s needs
• accommodates between a dozen and several hundred people
• flexible content and length—one size fits none
• includes The Cancer Cards and exclusive workshop journals for each participant
Formats and investment
Your group, in person
This is for you if your organization would like to bring this workshop to your people at your location. Use the form below to start the conversation.
- 3-hour, hands-on workshop, time flexible
- 12-24 participants
- Larger groups welcome—see pricing below
- Each participant receives a deck of The Cancer Cards and a Cancer Conversation SOS journal, for use both in-session and at home
- Your organization receives one additional deck and journal for your training library for every 24 people
- Book together with another organization in your area and both get a discount—please contact for options
- Materials with your branding are available—please contact for individualized pricing options
Your group, online
This is for you if your organization would like me to bring this workshop to your people via Zoom. Use the form below to start the conversation.
- 3-hour, hands-on workshop, time flexible
- 12-24 participants
- Larger groups welcome—see pricing below
- Each participant receives a code for a free download of The Cancer Cards app and a pdf copy of the Cancer Conversation SOS journal, for use both in-session and at home
- Upgrade to physical decks and journals for $349 per dozen (includes shipping) at least two weeks prior to the event—US-based mailing addresses only
base price: $3997
each additional 12 people: $1197
base price: $1997
each additional 12 people: $797
Ready to propose this to your team?
Download a one-page summary that has everything your decision-maker needs to know.
Want to experience the workshop yourself before you bring it to everyone?
Join an upcoming two-hour online public session to experience the format and content first hand.
This is the perfect opportunity to let you relieve your hesitation before bringing it on board for everyone. Up to two people per organization welcome for no fee.
Digital or print resources (included with paid workshops) available for purchase.
Ready for the next step?
I am a cancer survivor.
My Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2007 was treated with six months of chemo and three weeks of radiation.
This also put me in social settings with other young adults with cancer. We have stories.
I am a teacher.
Twenty years of teaching beginning band let me hone the skill of breaking down anything into its smallest necessary pieces.
And I know the tedium of development workshops and intentionally do better.
I love psychology.
Learning about how human brains work has always been interesting to me. I have an undergraduate minor in psychology, a masters in counseling, and have read countless psych books for fun.
I know interactions.
As a socially anxious person, I’ve long since studied (overtly and covertly) how people interact and what to say in high- and low-stakes situations.
But you’re not coming to me because of who I am. You’re coming to me because of how I can help you and the people around you. You want to feel less uncomfortable when someone you love is in crisis. You want your community to be more supportive to its kin.
Dip your toe in and see what I have to offer. People from nine countries on four continents are better able to help their people in crisis because of these tools. Join them. Use the contact form above to start a collaboration.