What is a podcast? It’s similar to a radio programme, except that you can listen in at any time. It’s great to listen in whilst doing something else, like cooking, driving to work, gardening etc. 

Podcasts are a great way to tune out and take you to places that you have never ventured. They show how multi-faceted the Yorkshire Cancer Community can be. They really get you up close and personal to real life situations in hearing true non- fiction cancer experiences, be that as a patient, daughter, wife, husband, carer, consultant or voluntary services manager. They offer fly on the wall journeys without negative pictures in our every day news.

They give hope and positivity so that you can hear, feel and learn of how others have coped.

We have a series of podcasts available for you to listen to.  Please click below to discover more.

Podcasts offer powerful messages, adapting, and switching to new ways of working so that we remain connected with our cancer community. Your voice matters and often these stories are intimate and cathartic. It can be so touching and an honour, to hear people open up about personal situations that could face any of us in the future. It’s a fabulous way of supporting each other at home. It’s that safe place, where you just click on a link and hey presto you can be free to laugh and cry. It makes you think outside of the box, so that you consider how others manage and you learn new coping mechanisms, hear of support groups or new contacts.

You are assured of warmth and inclusion in these conversations at a time when we can’t give it in person. Are you ready to give it a go? It’s just like listening to the radio, and you can pause at any time. It’s also a way for you as part of the Yorkshire Cancer Community, to shape how you want it to be. Now is a time for flexibility and we want everyone to feel a part of our huge family. As Spring is around the corner we look at new beginnings, new ideas to include everyone. We hope you will see this as a move to reconnect as we have switched to online communication so swiftly, to be here for you.

Your life matters xxx.
Sara Williamson, Chair of YCC (2019-2021)