Healing Through Cancer
Healing Through Cancer
Nancy Heap
Integrative psychotherapist Nancy Heap delves into the topic of healing through cancer with individuals closest to the disease. 
Creating Our Wisdom Stories
Karen Joyce Duncan, a psychotherapist, elder and medicine woman, shares the power of teaching stories and how they can be used to heal and transform ourselves, families, and communities. Karen and Nancy share their own stories of growth and wisdom.For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
Jun 5, 2023
48 min
Dancing With Death & Other Lessons From a Shaman
How do we “dance” with death? How do we move into a different relationship with this energy in a way that transforms us? International healer, teacher, and shaman José Luis Herrera shares the wisdom of the Q’ero Wisdom Keepers.For more on José Luis Herrera's work, visit www.andeaninstitute.org.For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
Jun 4, 2023
42 min
Moving Pain Into Sacred Pain
Doris Klinkhamer, a psychotherapist, Jungian, and shamanic wisdom practitioner shares her unique perspective on emotional pain and how it can be a powerful teacher. Doris and Nancy explore how healing can happen even in the midst of pain – turning pain into something sacred.For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
Jun 3, 2023
27 min
“Crying on Lake Shore Drive.” A Conversation with Husband and Caregiver
A husband, father, and working creative executive, Per shares his personal experience as a caregiver for his wife as she is treated for cancer. Combining important practical tips and advice, Per talks with Nancy about the importance of finding your “team,” communicating with the children, and asking for help when you need it.  For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
Jun 2, 2023
25 min
A Daughter’s Journey, A Mother’s Legacy
Sara-Jessica learned about her mother’s ovarian cancer when she was in middle school. For the next 10 years, she and her family moved through this challenging period with highs, lows and everything in between. In this deeply moving episode we hear how Sara-Jessica navigated becoming a young adult while honoring her mother’s legacy.For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
Jun 1, 2023
45 min
“I Knew.” A Patient’s Story
Gina, a high-powered executive with an incredible and fulfilling life, is confronted with the life-altering diagnosis of Stage 4 cancer. Join us as Gina and Nancy explore what it’s like for Gina to live—and live fully—with cancer, and its impact on identity and family.For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
May 31, 2023
38 min
Healing Through Cancer: An Introduction
Nancy Heap, integrative psychotherapist, introduces her new podcast Healing Through Cancer – a deep dive into the nature of healing from individual perspectives, as well as from those who are healers offering a new and transformative vision. How do we heal through cancer regardless of a cure? How are insights gained through this process — turning pain into something profound, turning a personal story into wisdom to be shared, renegotiating our relationship with death, and the significance of connection?  For more information on the Healing Through Cancer Series and Nancy Heap, visit ikigaipsychotherapy.com. Production, recording & mixing by Good Wolf Music.
May 30, 2023
7 min