Breast Cancer Now

S6 Ep8: Alice on breast cancer language and wellness


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Alice-May Purkiss is a wellbeing creativity coach and author who was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 26. In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast, she chats with Laura about the language we use to talk about cancer, and if there is better language we can use. 

Alice also talks about the impact her breast cancer diagnosis had on her mental health, and shares tips and tricks she has learnt to help her live well with depression.
 
You can find Alice on instagram @alicemaypurkiss
You can also find Alice at her website, www.alicemaypurkiss.co.uk
The Media Guidelines.

Key Topics:
02:12 Alice talks about her diagnosis
08:05 How does it feel approaching your 10 year anniversary (since diagnosis)?
09:40 Importance of raising awareness of breast cancer in younger women
11:00 The effect of a breast cancer diagnosis on mental health
13:00 Alice on writing her book, 'Life Lemons and Melons'
18:10 Alice talks about her experience of depression
22:50 The difference in having mental health illness vs a physical illness like cancer
24:40- 26:17 TW: Suicidal thoughts alongside going through cancer treatment
27:22 Any tools you can share with people to cope with depression, specifically after a breast cancer diagnosis?
35:40 The importance of community
37:08 What tools can you suggest for someone to help get on with life post-diagnosis?
39:28 The difference between coaching and therapy
41:50 Working with Coppafeel to create the Media Guidelines regarding cancer language
44:30  Using military language to talk about cancer and the potential harm that causes,
54:00 How better to talk to or about someone who has breast cancer
59:35 Making the language around breast cancer more inclusive
01:00:25 The difference between looking for signs and symptoms and being aware of change 
01:03:04 What living well means to Alice



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