The Cancer Tightrope
A Whole-Person Guide to Strength, Balance and Healing Through CancerBy Brian Lawenda MD
Length1h 43m
About this audiobook
Cancer doesn’t just affect your body—it upends everything.
Your breath. Your identity. Your relationships. Your sense of safety.
Whether you’ve been diagnosed, are caring for someone you love, or navigating life after treatment, it can feel like walking a wire with no net.
The Cancer Tightrope is a steady, compassionate guide through that instability. Written by Dr. Brian Lawenda—a Harvard-trained radiation oncologist and nationally recognized expert in integrative and functional medicine—this book offers short, practical chapters to help you stay grounded.
At its core is The Four Pillars of Stability—a whole-person framework to support your mind, body, and relationships through every stage of the cancer journey. You’ll find tools for managing scanxiety, fear, and emotional overwhelm; strategies to restore sleep, energy, and recovery; support for caregivers and life after treatment; and language for hard conversations with loved ones and doctors.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreSelf-Help
Length1 hr 43 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2Introduction
3Chapter 1: The Tightrope of Cancer
4Chapter 2: The Winds That Shake You
5Chapter 3: The Four Pillars of Stability
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6Chapter 4: Lighten The Load
7Chapter 5: Strengthen Your Core
8Chapter 6: Build Your Anchors
9Chapter 7: Embrace Growth
10Chapter 8: The Caregiver on the Wire
11Chapter 9: The Conversations That Carry Us
12Chapter 10: When the Tightrope Shakes
13Chapter 11: Reframing the Fear
14Chapter 12: Finding Flow Again
15Chapter 13: The Life That Comes After
16Chapter 14: The Personalized Stability Blueprint
17Epilogue: The Tightrope is Still There
18The End
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