Dreaming with Cancer: Why Your Heart's Desires Still MatterCan you dream when you have cancer? Should you? In this episode, we challenge the idea that dreaming is frivolous during a cancer journey and explore why staying connected to what your heart wants is actually essential for healing.We talk about what happens when you shut down your desires to be "practical," how cancer can force you to stop performing someone else's dream and start listening to your own, and why giving yourself permission to want things (even when the future feels uncertain) is one of the most important acts of self-love you can practice.Shariann shares her personal story of how cancer screamed at her to stop living the prescribed "American dream" and start tuning into what she actually wanted. We discuss the magic that happens when someone asks "what do you need?" and you're finally able to articulate an answer.You'll also hear about our DREAM Goals tool, a process that holds your hand through exploring your heart's whispers across different areas of life, without the pressure of traditional goal-setting. Because these aren't the kind of goals that make you feel responsible or afraid. They're intentions that stay alive in your heart and start flowing once you give them voice.In this episode, we talk about why dreaming during cancer isn't frivolous but healing, the difference between performing someone else's dream and living your own, how to practice asking for what you want, what makes DREAM Goals different from traditional goal-setting, and why it's okay to dream even when you don't know if it will come true.Whether you're currently on a cancer journey, supporting someone who is, or simply feeling disconnected from what your heart actually wants, this conversation offers permission to dream again.Connect with us: Website: https://thecancerjourney.com Instagram: @thecancerjourney Facebook: The Cancer Journey Institute#cancerjourney #cancersupport #dreamingwithcancer #cancercoaching #healingjourney #cancerthriver

How to Stop Beating Yourself Up on Your Cancer Journey | Self-Compassion & ForgivenessStop beating yourself up. When you're navigating cancer, it's easy to become your own harshest critic. That voice that says you're not doing enough, that you messed up, that you should have done better gets so much louder. In this episode of The Cancer Journey Podcast, we explore why we're so hard on ourselves and how to show yourself the compassion you'd give anyone you love.You're not broken. You're whole, right now, in this moment. We talk about why we're conditioned to problem-solve our emotions like a math equation (spoiler: it doesn't work), how your emotions are messengers that won't go away until you listen, and the forgiveness practice you can do before bed tonight. When you show yourself compassion, judgment disappears. And nobody knows what you need the way you do.Whether you're a cancer patient, survivor, thriver, caregiver, or coach, this conversation about self-forgiveness and emotional healing will help you stop punishing yourself and start being your own best ally.🎙️ Hosted by Shariann & Alicia TomTimestamps: 0:00 - Intro & PESH Check-In 3:15 - Why We Beat Ourselves Up 8:42 - The Conditioning to Problem-Solve 15:20 - Your Emotions Are Messengers 22:10 - How to Forgive Yourself 28:45 - Showing Yourself Compassion 35:30 - Takeaways & Closing PESHConnect with us: Website: https://thecancerjourney.com Instagram: @thecancerjourney Facebook: The Cancer Journey InstituteAbout The Cancer Journey: We help cancer survivors, thrivers, and caregivers transform the traditional "battle" mindset into a journey approach through coaching, community, and authentic conversations about the emotional and spiritual aspects of navigating cancer.#CancerJourney #SelfCompassion #CancerSupport #EmotionalHealing #Forgiveness #CancerSurvivor #MentalHealth

Permission to Be Sad During a Cancer JourneySadness feels like it should be simple to talk about, but it's not. In this Cancer Journey Podcast episode, we explore why it's so hard to actually let yourself be sad, what happens in your body when you suppress it, and why crying feels so out of control.We talk about the physical sensations of sadness, why it feels inconvenient or like a deactivator that stops all forward momentum, and what you lose when you push emotions down (hint: it's not just the hard feelings that get muted). This conversation gets into loneliness during the holidays, grief that doesn't have a clear space, and why people reach for tissues to "fix" someone else's tears instead of just letting them cry.Maybe you're an ugly crier. Maybe you need a movie or specific song to give yourself permission to cry. Maybe sadness feels like it will derail your entire day if you let it in. This episode creates space for all of it.CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction & Pesh Check-In 03:12 The Physical Sensation of Sadness 08:45 Sadness as a Deactivator 12:30 Permission and Inconvenient Emotions 18:20 Loneliness and Loss During the Holidays 24:15 Why Crying Feels Out of Control 29:40 Sharing Sadness vs. Suppressing It 35:10 Letting Others Have Their Process 40:25 Final Reflections & TakeawaysFollow The Cancer Journey: Website: https://thecancerjourney.com Instagram: @thecancerjourneyThe Cancer Journey Institute supports people through cancer with coaching programs that shift the perspective from battle to journey. Learn more about our Cancer Journey Coach Certification and Fundamentals Program at thecancerjourney.comKeywords: cancer journey, cancer podcast, emotions during cancer, grief and cancer, sadness, permission to feel, cancer support, caregiver support, holiday grief, emotional health, cancer coaching#cancerjourney #cancerpodcast #grief #emotionalhealth #cancersupport