3/24/2010

Give and Take: Managing Life’s Demands While in Treatment

Our March 24 networking event discussed how to cope with life's everyday obligations while undergoing breast cancer treatment

Speaker: Shari Baron, MSN, RN, CNS, CGP

Living Beyond Breast Cancer's networking meeting, Give and Take: Managing Life’s Demands While in Treatment, took place on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

Coping with the everyday obligations of life while undergoing treatment can be overwhelming. Shari Baron, MSN, RN, CNS, CGP discussed:

• Effective ways to feel more in control of daily work and home responsibilities, including managing your time, communicating your needs and providing suitable self-care
• How to adapt caretaking roles, delegate what you can, ask for help, and coordinate family and friends as helpful resources

About Our Speaker

Ms. Baron is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist and certified group psychotherapist in a private practice in suburban Philadelphia, where she leads long-term, insight-oriented psychotherapy groups. She is a clinical associate at The Wellness Community of Philadelphia, where she facilitates support groups for people with cancer and families. Ms. Baron is a past president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and actively participates in nursing and group psychotherapy organizations.

We do not have a podcast or transcript available for this networking meeting.