Your physical wellbeing
We have a series of resources that cover various aspects of emotional wellbeing, physical health, and self-management.
Videos on this page
- Living well on active monitoring (webinar)
- Managing symptoms and side effects of lymphoma
- Practical toolkit - from the 2021 Lymphoma Focus Day
- Diet and nutrition
- Exercise and keeping physically active
- Our 'skincare and make-up questions answered' webinar with our friends at Look Good Feel Better
- Nika shows you how to tie a headscarf
- Nika shows five simple seated rejuvenating stretches that you can do at home
Lymphoma and women's issues
Our video looks at various issues that are particularly relevant to women who have, or have had, lymphoma.
Living well on active monitoring - a webinar
In this video, recorded during a live webinar in May 2023, our panel discuss what it is like to be on acive monitoring.
Joining us were a consultant and nurse who support people on active monitoring, and two individuals who have live experience of this type of lymphoma management.
Managing symptoms and side effects of lymphoma - a webinar
In this video, recorded during a live webinar, our expert panel discussed the causes and management of symptoms and side effects, with a particular focus on fatigue, itching, peripheral neuropathy and ‘chemo-brain’.
Joining us were Dr Dan Monnery, Palliative Care Consultant and NHS England National Clinical Advisor for Enhanced Supportive Care, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Nikie Catchpool, Consultant Occupational Therapist and Macmillan Professional and Joint Clinical Lead, Bath Centre for Fatigue Services and Charlotte Bloodworth - Advanced Nurse Practitioner, University Hospital Wales.
This video was recorded during a live webinar on Tuesday 12 April 2022.
You may like to see our information on symptoms of lymphoma and on side effects of treatment.
Practical toolkit: Fatigue and physical exercise – Jennifer Woods, Senior Haematology Oncology Occupational Therapist, and Aimee Green, Specialist Haematology Physiotherapist, The Christie
In this video, Senior Haematology Oncology Occupational therapist Jennifer Woods and Specialist Haematology Physiotherapist Aimee Green talk about an important physical impact of lymphoma: fatigue. The video explains what fatigue – and cancer-related fatigue in particular – is, what guidelines for exercise are, barriers to physical activity and some of the ways in which it can be improved. (This video was recorded for our 2021 Lymphoma Focus Day.)
The video also includes:
- suggested relaxation and sleep apps (starts at 38 minutes);
- a progressive muscle relaxation technique (starts at 39 minutes);and
- signposts to physical activity resources (starts at 49 minutes).
Diet and nutrition
Regional Development Manager Karen Bonell talks to Lymphoma CNS Sarah Wells about diet, nutrition, how to eat well and how to manage eating-related side effects of lymphoma and treatment.
This video was recorded in August 2020.
See our information about diet and nutrition.
Exercise and keeping physically active
Regional Development Manager Karen Bonell talks to Lifestyle Advisor (cancer exercise specialist) Jane Mullarkey about how to keep active and exercise while at home.
This video was recorded in July 2020.
See our information about exercise and physical activity.
Our 'skincare and make-up questions answered' webinar with our friends at Look Good Feel Better
Look Good Feel Better's Dulcie Rowe answers commonly asked questions about skincare and makeup for anyone with lymphoma.
This video is a recording of a live webinar, presented on 27 May 2020.