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    A Better Normal for Chemotherapy: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer
    A Better Normal for Chemotherapy: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer
    A Better Normal for Chemotherapy: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer
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    A Better Normal for Chemotherapy: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer

    By Tess Devèze

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    Changed and impacted sexuality from cancer treatments and chemotherapy is one of the most common challenges people face, yet is one of the most under-addressed. Cancer treatments can impact all aspects of our lives, so why is no one talking about the more 'intimate' struggles we face? Why is sex and cancer such an ignored topic? If you've receiv

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherConnectAble Therapies Pty Ltd
    Release dateAug 13, 2023
    ISBN9780645310153
    A Better Normal for Chemotherapy: Your Guide to Rediscovering Intimacy After Cancer
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    Tess Devèze

    Australian of the Year 2023 nominee, Tess Devèze is an occupational therapist (OT) having completed their bachelor degree in Melbourne Australia, founding ConnectAble Therapies, a community sexuality OT and sexology clinic focussing on sexuality and intimacy for people with neurological conditions, cancer, chronic illness and disability. They have also completed certification and trainings via the Institute of Somatic Sexology. Alongside being a sexuality OT, Tess is also a sexuality educator and workshop facilitator, and has facilitated and educated thousands of people in the topics of communication, consent, sexuality, pleasure and relationship dynamics for nearing a decade. Tess founded the global online initiative 'Intimacy and Cancer', an online support space for people of all cancers and genders to access sexual support. As a non-binary, queer, disabled person living with cancer, Tess' work is inclusive and advocates for sexual rights for disabled, neurodiverse, gender queer/diverse and LGBTQIA+, communities, which they proudly belong to. Tess was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 36 and is still undergoing treatments. Find them at www.connectabletherapies.com

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