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Today is the second installment in the story of cancer legend, Julia Henderson - the woman who named her cancer.
In part two, Julia continues with her honest look at herself. She talks more about her perfectionism, her struggles with self-compassion, and honestly questions if she deserves people’s sympathy. She’s also super open about her treatment process and shares all the intimate details of how radiotherapy can look for women when the target area is downstairs.
Like we said last week…we love Julia. We are sure you all will too.
You can read her blog, Weapon of Ass Destruction, on Substack here: https://substack.com/@weaponofassdestruction?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram.
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, Australian Eastern Time.
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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
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Ever named a tumor? Today’s guest did! Julia Henderson, an honest and humorous cancer legend, joins us for part 1 of her story of rectal cancer.
Julia doesn’t hold back. She tells it like it is. She talks about Mum guilt for being sick, conflicting medical opinions and having to choose for herself the path forward, and perfectionism in her world - how to optimise her life to give her herself the best chance of staying in remission vs being self-critical for stepping outside of the lines of what is considered “healthy”.
We love Julia. Glynn and Rose both want to be friends with her. Take a listen, and you probably will too.
You can read her blog on Substack here: https://substack.com/@weaponofassdestruction?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram.
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays(ish), Australian Eastern Time.
Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking your 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Glynn opens up about his latest visit to the oncologist—those nerve-wracking check-ups that stir up big emotions and “what ifs” about cancer coming back. He gets real about the rollercoaster of living with uncertainty, and we dive into what “deep remission” really means. Along the way, Glynn shares how he tackles fear and anxiety without letting them run the show, and why embracing joy, presence, and even the messy feelings is key to living fully.
This episode is a brief one, as Glynn and Rose are both up to their eyeballs in school holiday fun with their kids.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram.
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, Australian Eastern Time.
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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode is part two of our discussion with Emily Grant; a story about how far into your life cancer can reach. Emily is honest about a whole bunch of things including the impacts of losing her hair, and why trying to keep it was so important to her; facing life without children due to her fertility challenges, and feeling as though she has lost some rhythm in her life post-treatment. Once again, Emily, thanks for being open and willing to share, in the hope of making the ride smoother for the next person.
Emily refers in this episode to a few products that she found helpful:
-teaspoon castor oil
-teaspoon almond oil
-5 drops of vitamin E
Glynn also tells us about the great cancer and psychology podcast he is listening to, by Dr Charlotte Tottman, called Upfront About Breast Cancer, which can be found here:
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram.
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, Australian Eastern Time.
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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Picture this: one minute you are overseas, 35 years old, having a good time. Next minute you are home, tackling breast cancer, hair falling out in clumps, and making fertility decisions.
Today’s episode is part 1 in a two part series with Emily Grant. This is a story that truly highlights just how far and wide into one’s life cancer reaches, long after treatment is finished.
Emily very generously shares her story and talks us through all manner of things: cooling caps to preserve her hair, IVF attempts, medically induced menopause (who knew that was part of this cancer deal?!?) and a post-treatment rut that lasts well after the medicine has stopped.
Emily, you’re a unit. Thanks for your bravery and honesty in sharing your journey with us.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram.
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, Australian Eastern Time.
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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You come through cancer treatment with your life intact, and then you feel guilt?! What an odd phenomenon.
This guilt can be hard, uncomfortable, strange…and it makes some sense sometimes if we really mull it over. Maybe, it is designed to occur inside us for the good of humanity.
In this episode, Glynn takes a look inside at his own survivor guilt. Is it there? Is it dressed up as another feeling altogether? Is it perhaps responsible for this whole podcast even existing?
We explore some excellent mailbag correspondence in this episode, and we would love to hear from anyone 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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram.
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“Remember, be kind to yourself!” We’ve heard this a zillion times but what does this look like? How do we actually do it?
Today we are diving into the world of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) with expert and Clinical Psychologist, Stan Steindl. Stan gives us the whistle-stop tour through CFT, showing us how human it is for life to have difficult bits in it, and how tricky our brains can be. Stan talks about how treating ourselves with more compassion can be a tool to limit our suffering, which would be mighty helpful for those tackling cancer as well as for those running alongside them.
For those wanting to do a deeper dive into CFT, click these links to access Stan’s YouTube channel and Podcast called, Compassion in a T-Shirt, where he talks to all manner of interesting people about all things Compassion.
Stan is also an author, with his book, The Gifts of Compassion, which can be found at the link below:
https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480
In this episode, Stan talks about the Compassionate Mind Foundation. This can be found at the link below:
https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Imagine trying to help run the country and you get slapped with cancer. Lisa Chesters, elected as the federal member for Bendigo five times running, has faced this very scenario.
Lisa was very generous with her time in sharing her experience of having melanoma in her eye—a very rare form of the disease. This conversation offers insight into how she coped mentally and what she wishes she had done differently at the time. Lisa also reflects on federal politics: her gratitude for the Australian healthcare system, thoughts on how it could be improved, the realities of taking leave as a sitting politician, and the ways parliament has become more compassionate toward members facing personal health challenges. She also discusses a major life decision that cancer prompted her to make.
We are grateful to Lisa for sitting down to chat. We wish her well as she seeks to help Australia become a place that is fair for all, with quality healthcare accessible for everyone.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nobody wants to be in the kids cancer ward. Yet, there are superstar nurses who choose to work there. Today we chat to one of those superstars, Michelle Edwards, who lifts the lid on what it’s like.
The role is so much bigger than it seems on the surface and Michelle gives us the ins and outs of it - how it looks (spoiler - they have a McDonalds!), why she does it, and why she can’t leave. Michelle also highlights how much cancer happens to families, not just individuals, and helps us appreciate the unique issues families face in this scenario. She passes on some things she sees families do as they cope in this tricky world of kids cancer.
We are grateful to Michelle, and all who work alongside her, for the work in caring for Australia’s kids. We dare you to high five a cancer nurse near you.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cancer in your 30s really sucks. Having it come back again sucks even more. Today we chat to Phil Mellen, the bloke who nearly cancelled his colonoscopy. Lucky he didn’t.
Phil is a mega reflective, rational and pragmatic guy who still talks about his emotions. Glynn loves blokes like that! Phil has a great perspective on life, built over years of experiences, yet forged even further by cancer. He chats with us about the concepts of what is fair in life, the role of spirituality for him, what actually happens in the psychologist’s office, and how he learned he can cope with more than he thought he could at the start of the journey.
We use the term cancer legend a lot on this podcast. Phil definitely embodies this term - a bloke who has grown from the experience and is keen to pass on the wisdom to others. Phil, you’re a gun.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“One issue at a time please!” If only this was possible in life. Here’s the rub: all people, everywhere, have issues they are managing…and then some people get cancer on top.
Nobody enters the cancer journey as a blank slate. We all bring our past, our traumas, our relationships, our mental health levels, our skills (or lack there of), our financial situations, our cancer knowledge or naivety...etc. This stuff has an influence on us as we step through the cancer journey and it’s worth taking stock of these factors and planning for them as soon as we can.
In this episode, Glynn gives us a bit of a cheat sheet on what some of these factors may be. He opens up about what some of his were. There are more factors than we list in this episode, no doubt. But thinking through all the issues to be considered is a good place to start. After that, ask your friendly hospital social worker for help in navigating some of these issues, to hopefully minimise suffering and hardship along the journey.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We were all scared in COVID times. Fair enough. Well, now imagine living overseas in that time, with little kids, adding a cancer diagnosis on top, with a border to your home country and family support slammed shut.
Today’s story is brought to us by Steph, a cancer legend, who lived this very reality. What we loved about Steph was her willingness to talk beyond cancer and share with us other parts of her life; what challenges she brought to cancer, and what she feared was coming after it. Cryptic statement, I know, but we don’t want to give the story away.
Like Glynn says in this episode, he sat next to Steph many times not knowing what journey she had been on. A good lesson for us all to keep in mind in our lives.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You can also follow us on Instagram
New episodes of Chemotional Rollercoaster are published weekly, on Thursdays, morning-ish 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Make room in life for uncomfortable thoughts and feelings?! Has Glynn lost his mind?!
Cancer treatment brings with it all sorts of challenging thoughts, feelings, urges and body sensation…and he reckons you can just let them be?
This is part two of a mini-series looking at the different mental approaches to treatment that we might take…and what Glynn did at different times to get through. On the docket this episode is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). From this approach, we learn to dance with thoughts and feelings differently; mostly by making room for them, so we can get on with chasing our values-driven life. Extra suffering can be created, sometimes, when we don’t do this.
In this episode, Glynn shares with us the ACT concepts, as well as some of the times he used this approach to be who he wanted to be in some really hard times in his own treatment journey.
Again, this isn’t about pretending treatment is easy or fun if you just follow some simple steps. This is about stepping into behaviours that help us be who we want to be in the midst of hard times.
In this episode we refer to some great books that discuss ACT, which can be found at the links below.
The Happiness Trap by Dr. Russ Harris - https://amzn.asia/d/41KODhw
Unstuck: A guide to finding your way forward to the life you want to live - Dr. Emily Musgrove - https://amzn.asia/d/g08b5Ew
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’re back—fashionably late, but here nonetheless! In this episode, Glynn shares an honest update on life in remission, reflecting on his mindset and the ongoing balance between remission and the fear of recurrence. We also chat about the future direction of the podcast and offer some thoughts on managing post-cancer anxiety.
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 hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com
You 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 (info@rorychambers.com).
Chemotional Rollercoaster is presented by Glynn Chambers
Production, sound and editing by Rose Paton
Music by Rory Chambers ©2024 info@rorychambers.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
