Podcast Category: Mental Health Support

Ep 19: Caring for the Caregiver

This is Cancer – Episode 19: Caring for the Caregiver

Featuring Dr. Jennifer Romo; and Patrick, Laura, and Courtney, caregivers

Caring for a cancer patient is as meaningful an act of love and as it is a daunting undertaking. Courtney joins the show to share her journey as a caregiver. For 18 years, she supported her husband through their 19 years of marriage as he battled a brain tumor. Patrick and Laura also share their experiences of caring for their fathers. Washington University clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Romo offers her expertise in helping caregivers. Through Siteman’s support groups and individual sessions she helps them find balance in their lives and validates their need to express and process the full spectrum of emotions.

About This Episode

Caring for a cancer patient is as meaningful an act of love and as it is a daunting undertaking. Courtney joins the show to share her journey as a caregiver. For 18 years, she supported her husband through their 19 years of marriage as he battled a brain tumor. Patrick and Laura also share their experiences of caring for their fathers. Washington University clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Romo offers her expertise in helping caregivers. Through Siteman’s support groups and individual sessions she helps them find balance in their lives and validates their need to express and process the full spectrum of emotions.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.

Ep 18: Mind over Cancer: Mental Health Support for Patients and Families

This is Cancer Podcast – Episode 18: Mind over Cancer

Featuring Jessica Vanderlan, PhD, Licensed clinical psychologist

Cancer throws a lot of challenges – physical and mental – at patients. It can impact many areas of life, whether it’s deciding if or how to tell loved ones, how to navigate relationship changes or even dealing with depression or anxiety. Licensed clinical psychologist Jessica Vanderlan, PhD, returns to the show to discuss these effects and how to boost mental and emotional well-being. The head of psychological counseling at Siteman Cancer Center, she emphasizes the need to prioritize mental health and offers insight and hope for patients and family members alike.

About This Episode

Cancer throws a lot of challenges – physical and mental – at patients. It can impact many areas of life, whether it’s deciding if or how to tell loved ones, how to navigate relationship changes or even dealing with depression or anxiety.

Washington University psychologist Jessica Vanderlan, PhD, returns to the show to discuss these effects and how to boost mental and emotional well-being. The head of psychological counseling at Siteman Cancer Center, she emphasizes the need to prioritize mental health and offers insight and hope for patients and family members alike.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.