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Mindfulness meditation : cultivating the wisdom of your body and mind

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Kabat-Zinn, Jon. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 K11a 1995 v.1-2

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

Author: Kabat-Zinn, Jon

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 2 CD's ; 120 minutes

Subjects: Meditation; Relaxation Techniques; Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780743520683; 0743520688

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 K11a 1995 v.1-2

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Meditation for peaceful dying : for end-of-life patients, their family and friends

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Naparstek, Belleruth. Akron, OH: Health Journeys , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N1952 2001

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Peaceful dying

Author: Naparstek, Belleruth

Place of Publication: Akron, OH

Publisher: Health Journeys

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: Health journeys

Subjects: Terminal Care - psychology; Death; Relaxation Therapy; Imagery (Psychotherapy); Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 781881405412; 1881405419

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 N1952 2001

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Some become flowers : living with dying at home

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Brown, Sharon. Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing , 1993.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WY87 B879 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Brown, Sharon

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, B.C.

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Terminal Care - personal narratives; Home Nursing; Stress, Psychological; Death - personal narratives

ISBN: 1550170872; 9781550170870

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WY87 B879 1993

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Mindful moments for stressful days : simple ways to find meaning and joy in daily life

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Gover, Tzivia. North Adams, MA: Storey Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM427 G721 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gover, Tzivia

Place of Publication: North Adams, MA

Publisher: Storey Books

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: ix, 182 p. : ill ; 17 cm.

Subjects: Meditation; Stress, Psychological; Spirituality; Adaptation, Psychological

ISBN: 9781580174282

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM427 G721 2002

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You are never alone : prayers and meditations to sustain you through breast cancer

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Murray, Maureen. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 M983 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Murray, Maureen

Place of Publication: Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvi, 182 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Meditation; Relaxation Techniques; Spirituality; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781890504403; 1890504408

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 M983 2004

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Big D : explaining death and dying to young children

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Kelly, Kate M. Burnstown, ON: , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 K29 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

Author: Kelly, Kate M.

Place of Publication: Burnstown, ON

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 39 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Elephant in the room series book

Subjects: Loss; Grief; Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotional Adjustment; Parent-Child Relations; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

ISBN: 9781772570878

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 K29 2016

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Mindful path to self-compassion : freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions

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Germer, Christopher K. New York, NY: Guilford Press , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM425 G374 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Germer, Christopher K

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Guilford Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xiv, 306 p. : ill ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Emotions; Meditation; Cognitive Therapy; Stress, Psychological; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Empathy; Awareness

ISBN: 9781593859756

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM425 G374 2009

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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But won't Granny need her socks? : dealing effectively with children's concerns about death and dying

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Knowles, Donald W, Reeves, Nancy C. Dubuque, Ia.: Kendall/Hunt , 1983.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 K73 1983

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Discusses basic characteristics of children's understanding of death and reactions to loss and suggests ways of responding to children's concerns. Looks at children up to 6 years, 6-10 years, adolescent and at individual's differences. Includes questionnaires and check lists

Author: Knowles, Donald W; Reeves, Nancy C

Place of Publication: Dubuque, Ia.

Publisher: Kendall/Hunt

Publication Date: 1983

Subjects: Death; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Discusses basic characteristics of children's understanding of death and reactions to loss and suggests ways of responding to children's concerns. Looks at children up to 6 years, 6-10 years, adolescent and at individual's differences. Includes questionnaires and check lists

ISBN: 0840370725; 0840348061

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 K73 1983

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

Author: Hendler, Sue

Editor: Overall, Christine

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Michael Grass House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

ISBN: 9780987972576; 098797257X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

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Close to the bone : life threatening illness and the search for meaning

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Bolen, Jean Shinoda. New York, NY: Scribner | Simon & Schuster Inc. , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 B688 1996

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Bolen, Jean Shinoda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Scribner; Simon & Schuster Inc.

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Stress, Psychological; Terminal Care - psychology

ISBN: 0684822377; 0684835304 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 B688 1996

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Cancer conqueror with bible study guide

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Anderson, Greg, Gingerich, Michael D. Hershey, PA: Turning Point Communications, LLC , 2005. new ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A547 2005

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Alternate Title: Cancer conqueror

Author: Anderson, Greg; Gingerich, Michael D

Edition: new ed.

Place of Publication: Hershey, PA

Publisher: Turning Point Communications, LLC

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 239 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Spirituality; Pastoral Care; Christianity; Adaptation, Psychological; Social Support; Survivors; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780967841137; 0967841135

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 A547 2005

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Nature of healing and the healing program

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Rutledge, Rob, Walker, Timothy. Halifax, NS: Healing and Cancer Foundation , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 H434n 2013 v.1-9

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

This 9-DVD educational set is meant to be a resource for women and family members affected by breast cancer. The first DVD of the set contains a 45 minute documentary called "The Nature of Healing" which was filmed at a "Skills for Healing" weekend retreat in Nova Scotia in 2012. Also on this dis…

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Alternate Title: Healing program

Author: Rutledge, Rob; Walker, Timothy

Corporate Author: Healing and Cancer Foundation

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Healing and Cancer Foundation

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 9 videodiscs (652 minutes) + 1 study guide.

Subjects: Mind-Body Therapies; Stress, Psychological - prevention & control; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Self-Help Groups; Breathing Exercises; Meditation; Relaxation Therapy; Spirituality; Group Processes; Adaptation, Psychological; Canada; Popular Work

Abstract: This 9-DVD educational set is meant to be a resource for women and family members affected by breast cancer. The first DVD of the set contains a 45 minute documentary called "The Nature of Healing" which was filmed at a "Skills for Healing" weekend retreat in Nova Scotia in 2012. Also on this disk is a lecture entitled "Complete breast cancer care" an oncologist's view of how to get the best care from the medical system and how women can do to empower themselves at levels of body, mind and spirit. The remaining 8-DVD's comprise a complete video from another weekend retreat including all the lectures, exercises, and group discussions. Available at: www.healingandcancer.org; Nature of healing documentary and complete breast cancer care lecture (45 minutes); Booklet titled "Healing program : study guide"; The Healing Program : DVD 1 : Opening circle (63 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 2 : Empowering the body (55 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 3: Power of mindfulness (78 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 4: Stress and the relaxation response (85 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 5: Reframing difficult thoughts with insight and kindness : Part 1 (78 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 6: Reframing difficult thoughts with insight and kindness : Part 2 (71 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 7: Working with fears and hopes (98 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 8: Closing Circle (79 minutes)

ISBN: 9780986546518

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 H434n 2013 v.1-9

Website Notes: Expanded version of the booklet

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MASCC textbook of cancer supportive care and survivorship

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Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. New York, NY: Springer , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 M395 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Editor: Olver, Ian N

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xv, 436 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Palliative Care; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Survivors

ISBN: 9781441912244

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ266 M395 2011

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MASCC textbook of cancer supportive care and survivorship

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Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2018. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 M395 2018

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Corporate Author: Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Editor: Olver, Ian N

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xv, 436 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Palliative Care; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Survivors

Notes: CN Library copy is housed Northern Health Library at UHNBC

ISBN: 9783319909899

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Victoria Library; CN Library

Call Number: QZ266 M395 2018

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Lying down in the ever falling snow : Canadian health professionals' experience of compassion fatigue

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Austin, Wendy. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WM172 L984 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Austin, Wendy

Place of Publication: Waterloo, ON

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Burnout, Professional; Stress, Psychological; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Health Personnel - psychology; Fatigue; Empathy; Case Reports; Canada

ISBN: 9781554588886

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM172 L984 2013

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Being single, with cancer : a solo survivor's guide to life, love, health, and happiness

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Maxwell, Tracy. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M465 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Maxwell, Tracy

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Health

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xiii, 195 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Single Person; Women's Health; Survivors; Young Adult; Interpersonal Relations; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781936303410; 9781617051371

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: QZ201 M465 2014

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.