Contents
MOM Session 1
Handouts
Below are the documents you will need to participate in this session. If you are participating in a virtual program (e.g., on Zoom), please print out these materials or have them pulled up on your computer for you to reference.
Homework
After each session, you are invited to continue your practice and learning with the following “homework” assignments. They will be reviewed in the next session.
1. Complete Partial Thought Record (download under Handouts)
2. Read Article:
3. Practice breath work
Supplemental Reading
This reading provides additional support for the material covered in this session, but is entirely optional.
- Harvard article on learning diaphragmatic breathing
- Article: “Four Tips for Living with Cancer Anxiety”
MOM Session 2
Handouts
Below are the documents you will need to participate in this session. If you are participating in a virtual program (e.g., on Zoom), please print out these materials or have them pulled up on your computer for you to reference.
Homework
After each session, you are invited to continue your practice and learning with the following “homework” assignments. They will be reviewed in the next session.
1. Complete Full Thought Record (download under Handouts)
- Identify unhelpful thought patterns and alternate responses.
- This will be discussed in small groups next week.
2. Read articles:
3. Practice relaxation exercises
Supplemental Reading
This reading provides additional support for the material covered in this session, but is entirely optional.
MOM Session 3
Handouts
Below are the documents you will need to participate in this session. If you are participating in a virtual program (e.g., on Zoom), please print out these materials or have them pulled up on your computer for you to reference.
Homework
After each session, you are invited to continue your practice and learning with the following “homework” assignments. They will be reviewed in the next session.
1. Complete Four Steps to Reframing (download under Handouts)
- Identify an anxious situation and how to reframe it.
- This will be discussed in small groups next week.
2. Read article:
3. Practice relaxation exercises
Supplemental Reading
This reading provides additional support for the material covered in this session, but is entirely optional.
MOM Session 4
Handouts
Below are the documents you will need to participate in this session. If you are participating in a virtual program (e.g., on Zoom), please print out these materials or have them pulled up on your computer for you to reference.
Homework
After each session, you are invited to continue your practice and learning with the following “homework” assignments. They will be reviewed in the next session.
1. Practice using your STOPP cards (download under Handouts)
2. Read article:
3. Practice relaxation exercises
Supplemental Reading
This reading provides additional support for the material covered in this session, but is entirely optional.
- Article: “Calming the Rush of Panic in Your Body“
MOM Session 5
Handouts
Below are the documents you will need to participate in this session. If you are participating in a virtual program (e.g., on Zoom), please print out these materials or have them pulled up on your computer for you to reference.
Homework
None! You’re done! If you’d like, you can practice the Open Guided Imagery relaxation exercise.
Supplemental Reading
This reading provides additional support for the material covered in this session, but is entirely optional.
- Article: “The Benefits of Imagery“
- Article: “The Health Benefits of Guided Imagery“