"Thrivership" Program for Breast Cancer Survivors

Cancer Center's "Thrivership" Program for Breast Cancer Survivors is about helping you do more than survive; we want to help you thrive.  Participants are determined at the beginning of each four-week session.  If you are interested in participation, please contact Tammy Stockero, Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator: (805) 898-2185.

Below are materials for the current Thrivership Program:


Week 1 - Tuesday, May 15 | 5:30 - 7:00p.m. | CCSB Conference Room, 540 W. Pueblo St.

  1. Agenda
  2. Survivorship Resources
  3. Progressive Relaxation
  4. Survivors Need to Get Moving

Week 2 - Tuesday, May 22 | 5:30 - 7:00p.m. | CCSB Conference Room, 540 W. Pueblo St.

  1. Agenda
  2. Weight Gain During Chemo
  3. Nutrition Guidelines for Good Health

Week 3 - Tuesday, June 5 | 5:30 - 7:00p.m. | CCSB Conference Room, 540 W. Pueblo St.
(Beth Higgins will be in the Cancer Resource Library 4:30 - 5:30p.m.)

  1. Agenda
  2. Sexuality After Breast Cancer
  3. Improving Your Concentration
  4. Aromatase Inhibitors - Komen Foundation Handout
  5. Aromatase Inhibitors - ACS Handout

Week 4 - Tuesday, June 12 | 5:30 - 7:00p.m. | CCSB Conference Room, 540 W. Pueblo St.

  1. Agenda
  2. National Cancer Institute - Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety & Distress
  3. Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety & Distress
  4. Reclaim Your Brain
  5. Lifting the Fog
  6. Fatigue After Chemo
  7. Program Evaluation
  8. Understanding Fear of Recurrence