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:

1. Her secret serum to grow back some killer eye lashes. We can’t endorse it, but Emily sure does.

-teaspoon castor oil

-teaspoon almond oil

-5 drops of vitamin E

1. Vegan eye liner, shadow and brow pigment that helped paint back those lost brows.

https://kvdveganbeauty.com/products/super-pomade-vegan-eyeliner-shadow-brow-pigment?srsltid=AfmBOoqYqjpV5hbE1NQu2vw6NjLJG-YdOHu-gjpGzNgXMoX_5UpV3Hnt

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:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/upfront-about-breast-cancer-what-you-dont-know-until/id1595689416

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.