Cancer Survivorship 101: Survivor Guilt in Cancer Survivorship

"Survivor Guilt in Cancer Survivorship: Existential, Emotional, and Cognitive Discussions", with Kimarie Knowles, LCSW-R
Due to the quarantine, we had to cancel our annual in-person Cancer Survivorship 101 event that was planned for June, 2020. Instead, we created a series of video lectures presented here on our website and our RUclips page featuring the speakers that were to be highlighted at the event.
Survivor Guilt in Cancer Survivorship: Existential, Emotional, and Cognitive Discussions
Kimarie Knowles, LCSW-R
Department of Social Work
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York 10017
Kimarie Knowles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker whose area of expertise is in cancer and bereavement support. She has worked in the field of psycho-oncology for 15 years and has extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, and bereavement. Kimarie has worked with patients and families in a variety of ways, including individually in one-to-one therapy, through couples or family therapy, and through group work.
Kimarie received her bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and her Master’s of Social Work degree from Catholic University of America. She has advanced training certificates in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, complicated grief therapy, and meaning-centered psychotherapy.
Kimarie has published academic papers and presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt in cancer survivorship, coping with the fear of recurrence, and Grief, Loss and Bereavement. She has a passion for helping patients and families as they navigate the challenges of illness, loss and survivorship.
Survivor Journeys has been a non-profit organization since March, 2015. Its origins, began during the year-long medical quarantine Dr Jay Burton lived through after his stem cell transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia which ended in late October 2011. Dr Burton’s emotional and social support experiences prompted speaking engagements about cancer survivorship. The community interest generated from these talks, as well as the lack of emotional and support services for cancer survivors in our region, led to the creation of Survivor Journeys.
Learn more at survivorourneys.org