Part Two ofOut of the Cave: Reflections on Healing, Presence, and the Human Experience of CancerDrawn from the wisdom of Dr. Cobie Whitten — inspired by Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Over the course of a three-day retreat, participants often experience shifts that are not possible in a clinical setting. We create a safe, supportive...
Part One of Out of the Cave: Reflections on Healing, Presence, and the Human Experience of CancerDrawn from the wisdom of Dr. Cobie Whitten — inspired by Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Cancer has a way of pulling people out of the ordinary story of life. It interrupts, unsettles, and asks questions most of us...
Where the Light Gets In: Kintsugi, Community, and the Art of Healing with Basha Brownstein When Basha stepped into the kintsugi-inspired workshop at Cancer Lifeline, a collaboration with Nicola Davis, Certified Leadership Coach, she did so holding many truths at once: she was both facilitator and survivor, guide and witness, teacher and student of the...
The Healing Power of Retreat: Why Stepping Away Matters on the Cancer Journey An Expanded Reflection on the Harmony Retreats 3-Day Cancer Retreat When many people imagine a “retreat,” they picture spa robes and massages. Harmony Retreats, a program of Cancer Lifeline, holds a different kind of sanctuary…a place where individuals living with cancer come...
The holidays are around the corner and can stir up many emotions — joy, gratitude, nostalgia, and sometimes deep loneliness. For those living with cancer or caring for someone who is, the coming season may feel different from years past. Traditions shift. Energy changes. The familiar rhythms of life can feel uncertain. At Cancer Lifeline,...
On a cool September morning along the southern waters of Hood Canal, the rhythm of paddles striking water carried more than momentum — it carried prayers. For the ninth year, Pacific Northwest canoe families came together for Paddle for the Battle, an event where every pull of the oar is lifted as a prayer for...
When Dr. Bonnie McGregor founded the Orion Center for Integrative Medicine in 2015, it was with one clear conviction: cancer care must treat the whole person. As a psychologist, researcher, and advocate, Dr. McGregor has long been passionate about bringing integrative and psychological care into the standard of cancer treatment—not as an afterthought, but as...
