Caring for someone with advanced cancer can affect every aspect of your life, including your relationships with family and friends. And as the carer, you’re often the one who needs to manage people’s reactions and work through any conflict that comes up – and that can take its toll on your emotional reserves. How can carers navigate this tricky territory and cope with all the shifting dynamics? Julie McCrossin tackles these issues with clinical psychologist Cath Adams.

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Caring for someone with advanced cancer can affect every aspect of your life, including your relationships with family and friends. And as the carer, you&rsquo;re often the one who needs to manage people&rsquo;s reactions and work through any conflict that comes up &ndash; and that can take its toll on your emotional reserves. How can carers navigate this tricky territory and cope with all the shifting dynamics? Julie McCrossin tackles these issues with clinical psychologist Cath Adams.
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Host Julie McCrossin asks experts the big questions about advanced cancer. Whether you are living long-term with advanced cancer, facing end-of-life, or caring for someone with advanced cancer — this podcast series has information and insights that can help you navigate through these challenging times.

Host Julie McCrossin asks experts the big questions about advanced cancer. Whether you are living long-term with advanced cancer, facing end-of-life, or caring for someone with advanced cancer &mdash; this podcast series has information and insights that can help you navigate through these challenging times.

Information and insights for challenging times

The Thing About Advanced Cancer

Host Julie McCrossin asks experts the big questions about advanced cancer. Whether you are living long-term with advanced cancer, facing end of life, or caring for someone with advanced cancer — this podcast series has information and insights that can help you navigate through these challenging times.

Host Julie McCrossin asks experts the big questions about advanced cancer. Whether you are living long-term with advanced cancer, facing end of life, or caring for someone with advanced cancer &mdash; this podcast series has information and insights that can help you navigate through these challenging times.

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