Bullying isn’t just for kids! Here at YourPsychOnline we work with clients whom are struggling with the emotional consequences of workplace bullying and it is not pleasant! So what is workplace bullying? Workplace bullying can be defined as negative interpersonal acts on the job which victims cannot cope with or control. It can take the…
Today, Psychologist, Catherine Waight, looks at the support required during the Recurrence and Terminal stages of Cancer and how to access additional support if needed. Recurrence and Terminal Disease People who reach this phase often have to cope with the change in prognosis and what that now means for their future. Common conflicts include coping with…
Cancer Support: End of Acute Treatment The end of acute treatment is often the most difficult phase to cope with as ‘you wait in limbo’. On one hand the treatment is over and therefore you may slowly start to ‘feel like yourself again’. On the other hand there is a sense of ‘waiting for something’.…
Today is World Cancer Day. Held each year on 4 February, this is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), a leading international non-governmental organisation that unites the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden. Yesterday we started looking at how psychological intervention can help to “Debunk the myths” with particular focus…
Tomorrow the world will be acknowledging the impact cancer has on people suffering from the disease as well as their families and friends. Cancer is still the leading cause of death in Australia – 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women are diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85. The most common…