Sometimes an inner conflict is not about preferences, careers, or relationships, but about survival itself.

In this episode, we hear the story of a woman facing a life-threatening cancer diagnosis. She finds herself torn between two radically different paths: evidence-based medical treatment, or alternative therapies. But this is not a simple choice - there are many other elements which add to her inner conflict.

This episode contains discussion of life-threatening cancer and death so you may wish to consider where and when. you listen.

A book mentioned in this episode:

The Year of Magical Thinking

Author: Joan Didion

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Available as: Paperback, Hardcover Kindle edition, Audiobook, 2009

For those who need support in coping with cancer - their own experience, in

supporting someone else or dealing with a bereavement - the following link

offers a wide range of resources. & lt; https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-

cancer/coping/general-books-links/general-cancer-organisations >

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The Torn Podcast is created by Susan Quilliam, Caitlin Cockerton and James Knight. Thank you to our producer, Fin Kinsella of Floom Creative, to our music composers Michal, Mikolaj and Bolek Błaszczyk, to our team of actors (for this episode Rachel Griffiths) and to all of those who have contributed their lived experiences specialist knowledge and professional support.

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