Retreat Yourself

Cancer is different when you're a young adult. In the first stage of adult life, dealing with cancer suddenly gives issues like fertility, friends and finances a whole new meaning.

At the retreat, we bring together young adults from all over the country (literally from BC to NL) to share our shit, talk about the stuff that makes cancer tough and unique for us (in full & small group sessions) and to hear fellow survivor presentations. We also hang out, be stupid, compete for the Retreat Yourself Cup (V and/or B-ball) and generally have the time of our lives!

Retreat Yourself is a five day retreat that begins on Thursday and runs until Monday morning. Thursday night we meet all of the other retreaters in a casual setting and we vote on what topics we would like to discuss throughout the weekend. These can be anything from relationships, fertility, sexuality and intimacy to physical health, self esteem and emotional health. These topics will then be discussed in small group sessions throughout the weekend with the help of some amazing professional facilitators. But don’t worry! These ‘sessions’ are relaxed and casual. This is not a clinic setting. We are young adults, so young adult topics apply!

We also spend time just hanging out, enjoying the retreat facilities and connecting with other young adults that truly understand.

The weekend is free- We have travel assistance available if you need it.

For more information contact Karine Chalifour at karine@youngadultcancer.ca