The Interview: Creating alongside diagnosis with Dr Angela Chan
From In Ten Years Time by Tricia Duffy
October 8, 2025 · 51 min · Season 5 · Episode 6
About this episode
Tricia interviews Dr Angela Chan about facing a terminal diagnosis and the impact of creativity on healing.
What happens when a terminal diagnosis means you might not have ten years? In the final episode of this series Tricia interviews academic, researcher, singer and most importantly, close friend, Dr Angela Chan. After being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in early 2025, Angela faced the question most of us hope never to confront: what do I do with less than a year left on this planet? In this moving and unmissable episode Tricia and Angela talk about overcoming your fears, the evolution of a creative practice and the healing potential of creativity. What could you achieve in ten months, ten days, or even ten minutes? Mentioned in this episode Series 3, episode 5 of ITYT where Tricia discusses writing her River Stories Trust the process: an artist’s guide to letting go by Shaun McNiff (Book) On Not Being Able To Paint by Marion Miller (Book) Angela Chan’s art website Angela’s Breathe Blog: A blog for people living with secondary cancer Support me with a donation https://www.intenyearstime.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Tricia Duffy
Guest: Dr Angela Chan
Topics covered
- terminal diagnosis
- creativity
- overcoming fears
- artistic practice
- healing potential
Keywords
- terminal cancer
- creative practice
- interview
- art
- healing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: River Stories Trust, Angela Chan’s art website, Angela’s Breathe Blog
Books & works: Trust the process: an artist’s guide to letting go, On Not Being Able To Paint
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