After your life has been impacted by cancer – whether that be a cancer diagnosis or caring for a loved one who has cancer – it can be hard to make sense of the journey beyond the disease.
For many people, painful thoughts, memories, and emotions linger in the soul and they wrestle with questions like: How do we deal with our new normal? How do we care for the soul after prioritizing the care of the body for so long? And in a culture where it’s normal to avoid difficult emotions and rely on our own strength, how can we pour out our lamentations to God and trust him to redeem our story?
No matter your past experiences with cancer, this video series will help you with your next steps of emotional, mental, and spiritual healing.
Embrace Hope is a program of emotional healing and encouragement for cancer survivors created by Focus on the Family Canada and retired Christian counsellor Fern Buszowski. Fern has faced stage 3 cancer herself and offers practical tools, fosters community support, and encourages participants to share their story in this seven-session video series.
If you’re a pastor or a small group leader, Embrace Hope gives you a comprehensive framework to create a community that seeks to make meaning of past experiences with cancer – whether they were a survivor or a caretaker.
Across six sessions, you’ll explore key themes:
Session 1: Understanding Your Cancer Journey
Session 2: Connecting Body, Soul, and Spirit
Session 3: Finding Your Story in God’s Story
Session 4: How Thought Patterns Impact Perseverance
Session 5: Unpacking Difficult Emotions Through Grief and Lament
Session 6: Meaning-Making and the Story You Tell Yourself
Session 7: The Power of Sharing Your Story
To support your journey through the Embrace Hope series, these guides and companion reading will provide practical tools for both personal reflection and group facilitation:
Participant’s Guide: A companion to the video series with reflection questions, Scripture passages, and space for journaling and prayer. Perfect for both individual and group study.
Leader’s Guide: A practical resource for pastors, leaders, and facilitators, offering session overviews, discussion tips, and advice for leading conversations with care and wisdom.
Companion book: Fern’s book, Embrace Life, Embrace Hope, is available for purchase (bulk pricing available) and provides readings that accompany the guides and exercises.
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