Book recommendations
“A liberated mind: how to pivot towards what matters” by Stephen C. Hayes
“The Happiness Trap” by Russ Harris
“Living your life with cancer through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Flying over Thunderstorms” by Anne Johnson, Claire Delduca and Reg Morris
“Help me live: 20 things people with cancer want you to know” by Lori Hope
“Set boundaries, find peace: a guide to reclaiming yourself” by Nedra Glover Tawaab
“No bad parts: healing trauma and restoring wholeness” by Richard C. Schwartz
“Retelling the stories of our lives: everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience” by David Denborough
“The grief recovery handbook: the action program for moving beyond death, divorce and other losses” by John W James and Russell Friedman
“Healing grief, finding peace: 101 ways to cope with the death of a loved one” by Dr. Louis LaGrand
Websites
Canadian Cancer Society, https://cancer.ca/
Start the Talk, https://startthetalk.ca/
Cancer and Work, https://www.cancerandwork.ca/
Canadian Virtual Hospice, https://www.virtualhospice.ca/
Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, https://www.ottawacancer.ca
Centre for Health Innovation, https://thechi.ca/
Young Adult Cancer Canada, https://www.youngadultcancer.ca
Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada, https://caddac.ca/
ADDitude, https://www.additudemag.com/
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network, https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/
After hours support
Mental Health Crisis Line, 613-722-6914 / 1-866-996-0991