Coping with a brain tumour diagnosis brings huge challenges - from the shock of diagnosis to the anxiety of waiting for scan or test results, to relationships issues, physical changes and financial pressures.

These can be especially overwhelming for teenagers and young adults who are already navigating their education and growing independence. That’s where people today's guest comes in. Dr Clare Jacobson is a Specialist Clinical Psychologist in a Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service. Using imagery and analogies, she shares some practical tips that she uses, and that has learned from those in therapy, that we can all put into practice to support our mental health.

You can follow Clare on Instagram here

And see some of her video tips on our website here.

If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004, by using the web chat on our website or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

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A marathon episode for marathon reasons! 136 people are taking part in the TCS London Marathon 2026 to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity.

We are hugely grateful to every single one of them - but couldn't possibly interview them all. So, some of our Involvement Champions chatted to some of our runners to find out their reasons for running - and we've edited excerpts from those conversations to create this inspiring listen.

TW: Bereavement and loss discussed.

We hope it does them justice - and maybe some runners will listen to this very episode as they run round.

You can read a feature about some of this year's runners on our website by clicking here and find out about how to register for the 2027 event here.

Good luck to everyone taking part and to all their supporters cheering them on too!

If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004, by using the web chat on our website or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

If you have any questions about this episode of the podcast, email podcast@thebraintumourcharity.org

If you or a loved one have spent - or are planning to spend - hours searching online for treatment options or clinical studies into potential new brain tumour therapies, this episode is for you. If you're a scientist aiming to recruit people to a study, it's also for you.

Professor Susan Short explains how her brainchild Access to Clinical Trials for Brain Tumours (ACT-BT) aims to lift the burden off the individual and speed up access to clinical trials for adult brain tumour patients.

ACT-BT is a pilot project funded by The Brain Tumour Charity with patient involvement overseen by brainstrust. It also aims to collect valuable data to inform and ensure progress for this community.

Find out more here: https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/news/research-news/access-to-brain-tumour-clinical-trials/

If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004, by using the web chat on our website or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

If you have any questions about this episode of the podcast, email podcast@thebraintumourcharity.org