Program Overview
At A Fresh Chapter, we believe you deserve the tools needed to redefine what you want life to look like now, whether you’re a patient, survivor, caregiver, or advocate. Our free, peer-led Empower Workshops provide new tools, resources, and perspectives to help you reflect on your experiences and discover opportunities for growth and learning.
Each session has a maximum of approximately 20 participants and will not be recorded.
Storytelling for Impact
You don’t have to see yourself as a storyteller to shape a meaningful story. In this free, interactive 2-hour session, AFC CEO Terri Wingham will walk you through a simple storytelling framework and share pieces of her own experience to bring it to life. You’ll have space to reflect, explore a story that matters to you, and begin shaping it—whether it’s about healing, advocacy, caregiving, or something else entirely. Come with a story idea, or just come curious. You’ll leave with tools, fresh perspectives, and inspiration for your next story.
Upcoming dates and times to be announced.
AFC 101: Essential Tools for Navigating Life + Cancer
Cancer impacts more than just your body. It can shake your sense of identity, purpose, and connection. Whether you are in active treatment, figuring out life after treatment, or supporting a friend or partner, the emotional toll can feel overwhelming. Led by peer facilitators who have faced cancer themselves, AFC 101 offers four practical tools to help you better understand and share what you are feeling. With thoughtful prompts and small-group conversations, you will discover new ways to process the emotional side of cancer while finding space to reflect, connect, and take a meaningful step forward.
Upcoming dates and times to be announced.
Where Do I Go From Here?
When life isn’t working out the way we’d hoped, we may desire to make a change. But what does that look like? This workshop is an opportunity to brainstorm potential pivots in your life as well as explore the opportunities and challenges that go along with them. Through this 60-minute workshop, you’ll gain actionable insights and begin to map out micro-steps to forge a new path, whether you are living with or beyond cancer.
Upcoming dates and times to be announced.
When Well-Meaning People Say the Wrong Thing
Coping with cancer involves navigating complex emotions, both your own and those of loved ones. In this 60-minute workshop, cancer patients, caregivers, and family members will explore strategies to manage difficult conversations with compassion and confidence. Through guided discussion, you’ll develop a practical toolkit to handle challenging remarks and improve communication during your cancer experience.
Upcoming dates and times to be announced.
2025 Empower Workshops are funded through the generosity of our donor community as well as independent grants from our sponsor organizations:
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If your organization wants to offer an online Empower Workshop to your community, fill out the form below, and our team will be in touch.
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