Virtual Cancer Workshop
With Melissa Layer, MA, LMHC
March 23, 2025
Join us for a Virtual Cancer Workshop with Melissa Layer, emphasizing healing over cure and the powerful message that “you are not alone.” This workshop is designed to support individuals navigating the complexities of life with cancer, focusing on self-care practices, resilience-building, and the journey toward healing.
This workshop welcomes anyone who has faced a cancer diagnosis, regardless of where they are in their journey. We also have Virtual Cancer Workshops for caregivers and companions, please use this link for dates to our workshops for support persons: https://www.harmonyhill.org/cancer/.
Led by Melissa Layer, this workshop offers a safe space for sharing and experiential learning. Participants will engage in interactive sessions to foster connection, understanding, and empowerment.
This workshop consists of two 2-hour sessions via Zoom. To ensure maximum group benefit, participants must participate in both sessions.
MORNING SESSION: 10:00AM-12:00PM PST
- Welcome & Introductions
- Living with Cancer (Grief & Loss/Hopes & Fears)
- Morning Closing
BREAK: 12:00PM -2:00PM PST
AFTERNOON SESSION: 2:00PM – 4:00PM PST
- Welcome Back
- Living with Cancer (Self-Compassion as a Foundation of Self-Care)
- Workshop Closing
Join us for a day of healing, connection, and empowerment. Together, we’ll navigate the path towards resilience and well-being, reminding each other that in this journey, “you are not alone.”
About the Leader
Melissa Layer, MA, LMHC
Melissa is an integrative psychotherapist and interfaith spiritual director in Port Townsend, WA. Her journey with breast cancer, as well as midwifing her parents, husband, and others through end-of-life, has potently informed her about how a broken heart may become an open heart. Melissa’s connection with Harmony Hill began 14 ago when she began volunteering […]
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