Episode 40 – Dr Catherine Zollman and Living Well with Cancer
Episode 40 – Dr Catherine Zollman and Living Well with Cancer
Longtime listeners will know that proceeds from the Financial Wellbeing book go to the charity Penny Brohn. In this podcast episode Chris, David and Producer Tommo find out about the fantastic work Penny Brohn does to help people live well with cancer. We hear from Dr Catherine Zollman on how our bodies are hardwired to heal, the different ways people deal with money after a cancer diagnosis and how the work they do at Penny Brohn inspired Chris to write the book.
0:12 – Welcomes and introductions
2:00 – The topic of this podcast
An interview with Catherine Zollman and the fantastic work of Penny Brohn
2:50 – Tight Ass Tommo
Oversized clothes from school blazers to sports kits
A thank you to our superfan @ankers43
Tip of the Week – online voucher codes
6:38 – Interview with Dr Catherine Zollman and living well with cancer
What does living well with cancer mean and how does it apply to our finances?
7:25 – Overview of what Penny Brohn does
10:10 – Building resilience
10:50 – Crisis in Chinese = danger & opportunity
11:50 – Supporting conventional treatment
12:23 – Working out what you want from life
13:03 – Ensure others are looked after financially in order to focus on yourself
13:19 – Prepare for the worst, hope for the best
13:44 – Does the approach to money change with diagnosis?
15:19 – Wellbeing increases with diagnosis as people can focus on what is important in life
16:39 – Hardwired to heal
16:20 – Small changes to feel much better
20:10 – Spending time in the right place
23:08 – How Penny Brohn help people live the life they want with cancer
26:50 – Takeaways about this interview from the guys
Don’t wait until it goes pear shaped, do it now!
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