Chemotional Rollercoaster

• Ep27: How to face treatment - Part 1 CBT

  Last week on the show, Tannis McDonald — two-time cancer legend — shared a powerful piece of advice: try to embrace chemo, radiation, and other treatments not as something awful, but as something life-saving.Glynn had a similar experience with radiation. At first, he hated the mask that bolted him to the treatment table. But then he reframed it — the mask wasn’t the enemy. It was part of his team, helping him fight cancer.This isn’t about pretending treatment is easy or fun. We’re not here to push toxic positivity. But the way we think about tough experiences can make a huge difference. So, this episode is the first in a two-part series on facing treatment — and how strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help you show up, cope, and get through it.Glynn mentions the Centre for Clinical Interventions And also, the best TGIF video ever We would love to hear from you if this episode resonated with you, if you have questions, or if you just want to let us know you’re listening. You can email us at [email protected] can also follow us on InstagramNew episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Wednesdays, Australian Eastern Time.Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking one’s own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. Often, the best place to start is your family doctor or GP. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk immediately, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode ([email protected]). Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn ChambersProduction, sound and editing by Rose PatonMusic by Rory Chambers ©2024 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep26: Medicinal Donuts & Hot Doctors - surviving cancer in the 80s

  Some people dance in the rain, others eat donuts on the way to cancer treatment. Is it possible for cancer treatment to make you feel like a better version of you? Probably not for all of us, but for today’s guest, Tannis McDonald, this was certainly the case. Tannis is a long-time cancer legend, who stared down cancer as a teenager. This is a remarkable story of parental choices, teenage coping, new treatments in the 80s, and learning to find the joy and positivity amongst the hard moments. Tannis shares how comfortable she has become in the cancer world, how she embraced her treatment, and sought to step into a different, perhaps even more joyous, mode of herself. We would love to hear from you if this episode resonated with you, if you have questions, or if you just want to let us know you’re listening. You can email us at [email protected] can also follow us on InstagramNew episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Wednesdays, Australian Eastern Time.Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking one’s own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. Often, the best place to start is your family doctor or GP. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk immediately, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode ([email protected]). Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn ChambersProduction, sound and editing by Rose PatonMusic by Rory Chambers ©2024 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep 25: It should be me, not him

  What’s it like when your adult son gets cancer? When the natural order of things is off. When it feels like it should be you, and not them. In this episode we hear from Maz, Glynn’s mum. She shares with us about her feelings along the way - what does it feel like to have your kid cop cancer and not you? She opens up the playbook on how she approached Glynn’s journey. She talks about how she saw her role in it all, what she did, what she did not do, and how she thought it all through. There’s some good practical wisdom in this episode, and definitely one to share with other parents going through something similar, or with other cancer legends whose parents are still alive.In this episode we make reference to one of Glynn’s favorite videos on the internet…The Magic Coffee Table. https://youtu.be/-_kXIGvB1uU?si=lWuiADGyrim5vckv Maz recites the Albert Camus poem, ‘In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer,’ which is an extract from his essay Return to Tipasa https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34876155-return-to-tipasa We would love to hear from you if this episode resonated with you, if you have questions, or if you just want to let us know you’re listening. You can email us at [email protected] can also follow us on InstagramNew episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Wednesdays, Australian Eastern Time.Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking one’s own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. Often, the best place to start is your family doctor or GP. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk immediately, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode ([email protected]). Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn ChambersProduction, sound and editing by Rose PatonMusic by Rory Chambers ©2024 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep 24: How to make BIG decisions after cancer

  Treatment is done…and life resumes. Big decisions all made for now? WRONG! Well, wrong for Glynn, anyway. Where does cancer fit in the picture once treatment is all said and done? Do you factor it into life moving forward, or do you kick it in the rear, try to forget about it and go about life as before?Glynn gives us his take on how he tackles this in his own life. He shares with us the things he is thinking through now he’s sitting in remission; the extra considerations he has now. It’s fair to say, cancer is still playing a role and weaving its tentacles into the future. We would love to hear from you if this episode resonated with you, if you have questions, or if you just want to let us know you’re listening. You can email us at [email protected] can also follow us on InstagramNew episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Wednesdays, Australian Eastern Time.Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking one’s own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. Often, the best place to start is your family doctor or GP. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk immediately, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode ([email protected]). Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn ChambersProduction, sound and editing by Rose PatonMusic by Rory Chambers ©2024 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ep23: Kez Pell - Dad's fine... apart from his health.

  What’s it like to be in your mid-twenties and have your Dad get cancer? Well, obviously, it sucks. But, what is it actually like? In this episode we hear from Kez Pell, a long time friend of Glynn’s, as she shares her journey of walking alongside her Dad through cancer treatment until his eventual death.This is an honest chat about treatment changing mental health, creating unpredictability, and wearing down the carers. It’s also a chat about an absolute legend of man, Kez’s Dad, Rod Pell. She passes on some of his hard fought lessons from his cancer journey, and we are all better off for hearing them. We would love to hear from you if this episode resonated with you, if you have questions, or if you just want to let us know you’re listening. You can email us at [email protected] can also follow us on Instagram.New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Wednesdays, Australian Eastern Time.Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking one’s own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. Often, the best place to start is your family doctor or GP. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk immediately, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode ([email protected]). Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn ChambersProduction, sound and editing by Rose PatonMusic by Rory Chambers ©2024 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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