Hello My Friend,
I’m Sophia van Sorgen and a warm welcome to The Cancer Cocoon. I have created this space for people who have been given a cancer diagnosis. In The Cancer Cocoon you will find specialized guidance, classes, exercises, mediations and all the tools to help you build, strengthen and maintain good mental & emotional health.
I’m very familiar with cancer and everything that comes with it. I myself, have survived two different types of cancer and over the last 17+ years I have guided thousands of people, during and after cancer, as a licensed therapist.
As a certified therapist and cancer counselor, my work is rooted in psychology, psychosomatics, hypnotherapy, EFT and neuroscience. When appropriate, we add a dash of philosophy or spirituality into the conversation, for the bigger life questions.
The cancer and ex-cancer patients I work with, come from all over the world, with diverse backgrounds, cultures, points of view and ways of living. I work with them in both; corporate business settings, as well as privately. Every now and then I give workshops & talks in cities like London, NYC, LA or Amsterdam, to name a few.
In me, you will find a practical and down to earth realist, with the utmost respect for science and medicine. I’m also an open minded person, that deeply appreciates contemplating the bigger life questions and our connection with everything around us, especially nature. For me, my daily connection with nature is all about is by walking our dogs, working in my kitchen garden, tending to my bee hives, or hiking in the age old forest behind our house on the countryside, where I live my private live with my loved ones.
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My Journey With Cancer
The first time I was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkin) it was the mid 90’ and I was a teenage kid and given a less than 10% chance to survive.
After many months of treatments, things went from bad to worse… I was bombarded with; chemo, heavy duty medications, losing my hair, lot’s of radiation, an intense near-death experience and many operations.
After a quite some time, where many (too many) things happened, the tide finally started to turn. It has taken some serious time, but I was finally cancer free and able to go to University.
Many years later, after working in the corporate world, living abroad for a few years in London, New York and other big cities. I had decided to shift gears. I got all my degrees as a multidisciplinary therapist and opened my practice.
Then I was diagnosed again. Cancer came back to me in a whole new form… Breast cancer this time. I was in my early 30’s and a new cancer journey opened up for me. Many parts of this journey where disturbingly familiar. But quite a few new difficult decisions, heartbreaking moments and painful operations showed up. But I made it to the other side of it, again. For this I’m deeply grateful and it has infused my work.
I have dedicated my life to my work as a therapist for cancer and ex-cancer patients and their loved ones. The Cancer Cocoon is the place that I wish was available when I was going through it all.
I hope that The Cancer Cocoon will help, guide and support you mentally and emotionally on your cancer journey. That this will be a safe space for you to learn how to strengthen yourself.
The Cancer Cocoon is my love letter (if you allow me) to those that are affected by cancer. And I hope you experience the same amount of love here at The Cocoon, as I have poured into it.
Good Health & Healing,
Sophia
