Insights
Practical perspectives on building more consistent, compassionate support for intimacy, sexuality, relationships, communication, and body image across the cancer experience.
Why Intimacy Support Varies From One Clinician to Another Two patients receiving care within the same organization can have very different experiences with intimacy support. One clinician may routinely ask
The Difference Between Having Resources and Integrating Them Into Care A cancer center can have an impressive collection of resources for patients and still have difficulty getting those resources into
Why Great Resources Often Go Unused Healthcare organizations put considerable effort into creating resources for patients. A new guide may take months to develop. Staff review the language, clinicians contribute
Why Referral Pathways Matter Clear referral pathways give clinicians the confidence to begin—and patients a supported route towards the help they need. One of the most common concerns healthcare professionals
What Staff Really Mean When They Say They Don’t Know What to Say Uncertainty about what to say often reflects a deeper uncertainty about roles, resources and what happens next.
Confidence Comes Before Competence Clinicians are more likely to develop competence when they first feel supported to begin the conversation. When healthcare professionals describe feeling unprepared to discuss intimacy with
Having the Pieces Isn’t the Same as Having the System The question I see is not whether organizations have resources. It’s whether those resources function as part of a connected