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SUMMARY:Finding Your Way: Living with Cancer [Rock Row]
DESCRIPTION:This is an eight-week in-person support and learning series for adults with a diagnosis of cancer. Each session will combine education and practical tools with meaningful group conversation and peer support\, creating an opportunity to learn new ways of navigating the emotional and relational challenges you may be facing\, while connecting with others who have been impacted by cancer. \nTogether\, we’ll explore topics such as emotional adjustment\, living with uncertainty\, family and caregiving dynamics\, identity and life changes\, and the pressure to “stay positive.” Two sessions will be shaped by the interests and needs of the group. \nSession Themes:\nOctober 6 — Welcome & Building Our Group\nGet to know one another\, learn about the group\, and identify the questions and concerns participants most want to explore together. \nOctober 13 — Emotional Adjustment: Making Room for the Whole Range of Feelings\nTalk about the wide range of emotions that can accompany cancer\, ways of managing difficult feelings\, and the pressure to “stay positive.” \nOctober 20 — Living With Uncertainty\nLearn ways to navigate the uncertainty that can accompany diagnosis\, treatment\, test results\, and the future. \nOctober 27 — Cancer & Relationships: Family\, Partners & Caregiving\nConsider how cancer can affect communication\, roles\, independence\, intimacy\, and relationships. \nNovember 3 — Identity\, Loss & Finding Your Way Forward\nExplore changes in identity\, daily life\, and expectations\, and discuss what it means to move forward when cancer has shifted your sense of who you are or what the future may hold. \nNovember 10 — A Theme Chosen by the Group\nA session shaped by the interests\, questions\, and needs that emerge from this particular group. \nNovember 17 — A Theme Chosen by the Group\nAnother opportunity for participants to determine what feels most meaningful and useful to explore together. \nNovember 24 — Looking Back\, Looking Forward & Saying Goodbye\nReflect on what participants have learned and taken away from the group\, what they want to carry forward\, and the experience of sharing this eight-week journey together. \nLed by Dempsey Center volunteer Emily Porensky\, PhD – Clinical Psychology.
URL:https://www.dempseycenter.org/event/finding-your-way-living-with-cancer-rock-row/2026-11-10/
LOCATION:Dempsey Center – Rock Row\, 11 Rock Row\, Westbrook\, ME\, 04092\, United States
CATEGORIES:Counseling,Support Groups
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SUMMARY:Advanced Cancer Support Group - Afternoon [Dempsey Connects]
DESCRIPTION:No group June 30.\n \nIf you are living with an advanced cancer diagnosis\, this is a safe place to explore ways to cope with the challenges of living with advanced illness and continue to find meaning and hope through discussion and connection.\n\nLed by Michelle Hayes\, LCSW\, OSW-C.\n\nOpen to adult Dempsey Center clients living with advanced cancer.\n\nParticipants must be residents of Maine\, New Hampshire\, or Massachusetts.\n\nOnline sign up is not available for this group. A telephone consult is required before attending. Please call us at (877)336-7287 or email registration@dempseycenter.org to request your consult.
URL:https://www.dempseycenter.org/event/advanced-cancer-support-group-afternoon-dempsey-connects-2/2026-11-10/
LOCATION:Dempsey Connects
CATEGORIES:Counseling,Support Groups
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SUMMARY:Transitioning into Survivorship [Dempsey Connects]
DESCRIPTION:Physical\, emotional\, and financial difficulties can often continue on after cancer treatment has ended. And for some\, those difficulties can be lifelong challenges. Join others who are navigating life post-cancer treatment for this 6-week series to discuss strategies for managing anxiety and planning for life after cancer.\nLed by Michelle Hayes\, LCSW\, OSW-C. \nOpen to adult Dempsey Center clients who are post cancer treatment. \nParticipants must be residents of Maine\, New Hampshire\, or Massachusetts.
URL:https://www.dempseycenter.org/event/transitioning-into-survivorship-dempsey-connects-4/2026-11-10/
LOCATION:Dempsey Connects
CATEGORIES:Counseling,Support Groups
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