Blog & News

I will be delivering two workshops at the "Coach me Happy" event on Tuesday 05/02/19. Here, we will be exploring what is different about coaching people affected by cancer, with some practical experiences, and a candid discussion about what cancer really means to patients and caregivers. Get in touch if interested. EELGA Conference Registration EELGA … Continue reading “Coach me Happy”

We need more coaches who are dedicated to the incredible human task of supporting people affected by cancer. This is the link to the International Conference on NLP which will be held in 2019. I will be having a "hands-on session" which I hope will encourage more coaches to get into the field of Cancer … Continue reading We need more cancer coaches to support people affected by cancer!

This is the link to the presentation I will be making next year. Please, have a look. https://www.nlpconference.com/carolina-valiente

What is important when we have to face cancer? “Following the death of BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Rachael Bland at the age of 40, a swell of support and condolence messages have been posted on social media. Her podcast, You, Me and the Big C, which she co-presented with Deborah James and Lauren Mahon, … Continue reading What is important when we have to face cancer?

Most cancer patients face the question about when, to whom and what to say regarding their condition. This happens from the very beginning... even before diagnosis has been confirmed. Just receiving the news about the need to have further tests to discard the illness is worrying enough for the affected person to wonder whether she … Continue reading To talk or not to talk. That is a C question.

Cancer coaching sessions are a bit different to other coaching activities. Firstly, cancer= affected clients usually are attempting to “digest” the fact they have gone through this traumatic illness and its uncertainties regarding survival. Secondly, clients want to “get back to normal” as soon as possible. They want to speed-up their return to work, to … Continue reading Why Cancer Coaching?

The book by Audrey Young, MD. (2007) “What Patients taught me”, is nicely written and made with love to her medical profession. She finishes the Preface of this book with the following sentences: “I wrote and rewrote. Finally I recognized that the only thing to really make doctoring a human act is time spent with … Continue reading Listening to the deep and real story behind a problem… and why “technical efficacy” and “following the textbook” may not be enough.