1:1 Cancer, Resilience & Advocacy Support Programme
Compassionate, 1:1 support to help you feel steady, heard, and confident navigating cancer, work, and recovery.
This program solves the challenge of feeling overwhelmed and unsupported while navigating a cancer journey. It provides a bridge between medical treatment and professional life, ensuring individuals feel empowered to advocate for themselves and maintain their wellbeing.
Experience Photo
Program Overview
Core Value Proposition
This program solves the challenge of feeling overwhelmed and unsupported while navigating a cancer journey. It provides a bridge between medical treatment and professional life, ensuring individuals feel empowered to advocate for themselves and maintain their wellbeing.
Participant Outcomes
1. Greater emotional grounding and clarity.
2. Practical strategies for energy management and pacing.
3. Improved ability to communicate needs to employers and healthcare teams.
4. Enhanced self-awareness and stronger voice in decision-making.
5. Sustainable boundaries for work and personal recovery.
Organizational / Employer Benefits
1. Emotional steadiness and reduced feelings of overwhelm.
2. Practical tools to manage fatigue and daily stress.
3. Increased confidence to self-advocate at work and in life.
4. Clearer sense of identity and direction beyond the illness.
5. Structured support that meets you exactly where you are.
Tagline
Compassionate, 1:1 support to help you feel steady, heard, and confident navigating cancer, work, and recovery.
Ideal Participants
Individuals currently navigating cancer treatment, post-treatment recovery, or managing the 'recovery gap' and returning to work.
Structure & Delivery
Typical Session Structure & Flow
Each 45–60 minute session is tailored to your current needs, providing a dedicated space to pause, reflect, breathe, and plan your next steps.
Delivery Format
Online
Session Frequency & Rhythm
Flexible/custom/other
Session Frequency Explanation
Flexible scheduling available; sessions can be weekly or fortnightly depending on your needs.
Pricing & Logistics
Provided by You
Professional advocacy support, resilience coaching, and practical tools for work-life navigation.
Hosted by Sarah Shimmen
About the Host
Workplace Wellbeing Consultant specializing in supporting employees with long-term conditions through resilient, evidence-based, and human-centric training programs.
Focus Areas
Well-being/HealthDevelopment/Coaching
Location
Scotland, GB
Languages
en
Travel Locations
Partners with organizations across Scotland, delivers training in-person and via virtual classrooms (UK Wide).
Corporate Experience
Significant
Session Types Offered
Interactive & Passive
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
Past Clients
Warner Electric, National Theatre Scotland
Photo Gallery
Programs › Wellbeing & Recovery › 1:1 Cancer, Resilience & Advocacy Support Programme