The pathway course is a unique opportunity to discuss in confidence the major challenges facing you in ill health and be given the practical and emotional tools for your own pathway back to health.
THE PATHWAY EXPERIENCE
At the first session you will, with your pathway guide identify the major challenges you are facing and establish your short and long term goals to return to health.
You will then receive your personalized booklet detailing the following:
- A health pathway diagram for you to complete as the course
- progresses so we can ensure you are moving towards your goals
- A Course booklet with your own personal programme to make the steps along your pathway to health. Your booklet will provide you with
- Relaxation, visualisation exercises and energy techniques.
- Suggestions for physical exercise
- Nutrition guide and immune system building programme
As you work through the course with your guide, you will together work out the most appropriate strategies to design your long term programme.
THE SESSIONS
The telephone or personal sessions you have with your Pathway guide will focus around the six challenges to health:
- Trauma - coping with the impact and trauma of the diagnosis
- Goal setting – setting short term goals for successful treatments and long term goals for the return to health
- Treatment - how to achieve positive treatment experiences by lessening side effects and making treatment decision based on your needs
- Relationships – family and friend dynamics; building a positive support team. Relationships with your medical team; strategies for empowerment
- Self esteem - focus on you; the impact, adapting and tools for successful recovery
- Immune system building – a personal strategy of nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle elements for the pathway to long term health
These challenges are a useful framework, but we shall adapt each session to the unique needs of each individual. As we work together to identify the challenges we shall adapt the content and tools to best meet your needs.
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH YOU
By the time you have completed your course pathway, we aim to have:
Given you an opportunity to look at and discuss in confidence the challenges ill health has brought to you as an individual- Set short and long term goals for you to work towards regaining your physical and psychological health
- Provided you with the tools and techniques with which to achieve those goals
- Designed your own personal nutrition and lifestyle plan to enable you to optimise your personal health on a long term basis.
FURTHER DOWN THE PATH
The pathway course is not the end of the support you can receive from your pathway guide.
You can book in anytime for further sessions and guidance, either individual or as a progressive course to provide further support and guidance as required.
The Pathway will also be supported by seminars, website updates and newsletters. For more information please see their website.
