Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness into their lives, to help them cope with the challenge of a life-threatening illness.* Adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an approach with a strong evidence base for people with recurrent depression, for the needs and challenges of people with cancer* Presents the standard 8-week course of MBCT for cancer in a flexible format that is designed to suit each reader's own particular timescale, context and situation* Based on more than 15 years of program development and clinical application by the author, and the work and experience of mindfulness teachers in other cancer centres around the world* Provides specific practices and approaches tailored to support the different phases of a cancer experience - from diagnosis and treatment to living with uncertainty and managing life with cancer* Features five extended stories from people personally affected by cancer who have used mindfulness-based practices to support them in their own experience of illness, life and treatment

Acknowledgments ixAbout the Companion Website xiSome Opening Words 3Starting Out 51 Intention 21Intention Theme 22The Practices 33Experience of Cancer - Diagnosis 45Personal Story - Sarah 552 Coming Back 60Coming Back Theme 61The Practices 72Experience of Cancer - Treatment 97Personal Story - Caroline 1123 Turning Towards 117Turning Towards Theme 118The Practices 131Experience of Cancer - Remission / Living with Uncertainty 152Personal Story - Peter 1604 Kindness 165Kindness Theme 167The Practices 176Experience of Cancer - Recurrence 201Personal Story - Jane 2115 Completing And Continuing 217Personal Story - Helen 2346 Connecting To Our Common Humanity 240Some Parting Words 250Appendices 2541 Cancer And Mindfulness?]Based Approaches 2542 Resources 2563 The 'Map' of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer 2594 Lee's Soups 261Bibliography 265Index 269About the Author