Refusing To Be Rushed + Resiliency with Dale Atkinson (Part 2)

About this episode

Dale Atkinson discusses his journey with stage four esophageal cancer and the importance of taking evidence-based action instead of succumbing to fear and rushed timelines.

Send us Fan Mail He coined the word “scansiety” because ordinary anxiety doesn’t cover what happens when your life is measured in scan dates and result calls. We sit down with Dale Atkinson, a stage four esophageal cancer patient who refuses to let fear or rushed timelines make his decisions, and he walks us through the most important shift he made: moving from helpless waiting to evidence based action. Dale shares how grief, family pressure, and a brutal prognosis pushed him into deep resea...

People in this episode

Hosts: Pamela Cass, Natalie Davis

Guest: Dale Atkinson

Topics covered

• resilience
• cancer
• mental health
• anxiety
• personal growth

Keywords

• scansiety
• esophageal cancer
• resilience
• anxiety
• evidence based action

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