Think About Your Life:

About Us

This website was developed and funded by the H S A Foundation.

The H S A Foundation is a charity, and part of the international work of Helen Sanderson Associates.

The website uses person centered thinking tools created by The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices and the Inclusion Movement. The tools developed by The Learning Community remain the property of The Learning Community and are used with their permission.

Using person centered thinking and planning with cancer survivors was pioneered by Amanda George working with Amanda Petersen in the USA, and Helen Sanderson and Eleanor Attrill in the UK.

Amanda George began her cancer journey when she was 30 years old. She has used the person centered thinking tools on this website over the past 8 years to find her way through her cancer journey. Amanda learned of these approaches to thinking through her association with The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices. It wasn't until she started working with Helen Sanderson that her dream of finding a way for other cancer survivors to use these tools was realized through this website. She lives in Missouri with her young son, husband and two dogs. To read Amanda's one page profile click here.

Amanda Petersen was diagnosed with cancer when she was 21 years old, newly married, and about to graduate from college. After meeting Amanda George, Amanda Petersen began using the tools to direct her care and treatment and make decisions. Currently, five years from diagnosis, Amanda Petersen lives in Oregon with her husband and three dogs. She spends most of her time working on various projects and spending time crafting or outside with friends. To read Amanda's one page profile click here.

Helen Sanderson is a co-survivor. Both of her sisters are breast cancer survivors, and Helen has had a risk reducing double mastectomy. Click here for Helen's profile on providing good support.

Eleanor Attrill was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 40 years old. Eleanor had been trained in person centered thinking tools and with the support of Jo Harvey (HSA) thought about which tools may support her. The one-page profile particularly helped her work colleagues in letting them know how best to support her. To read Eleanor's one page profile click here.

The website materials were written by Amanda Petersen and Amanda George. This website was created by Drive Digital Media and graphics were by Julie Barclay from H S A Press.

Workshops and more...

Think About Your Life offers workshops, coffee chats and consultation sessions as another way to help people use the tools on the website. Currently, we offer workshops focused on people experiencing cancer. In the future, we hope to offer workshops for other chronic health issues, mental health care, and other life experiences.

To find out more about opportunities in your area or to host a workshop or coffee chat contact: info@thinkaboutyourlife.org.

For individual consultation contact: amanda@thinkaboutyourlife.org | 816-695-4334.