HOW PERKATORY WORKS: Join the Elephants and Tea Herd and hear the stories of the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community with the digital series Perkatory: Brewing Tough Conversations to Help Each Other Face Cancer. In 2023, we will host five Perkatory events via Zoom at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, which is open to anyone that would like to hear stories from the AYA cancer community. HERE IS THE UPCOMING PERKATORY SCHEDULE AND TOPICS * February 9-How Cancer Changed My Career * April 13-Aging Out of AYA * June 8-Dear Cancer * October 12-Rituals and Hobbies for Mindfulness * November 9-Survivor's Guilt VISIT ELEPHANTSANDTEA.COM/PERKATORY/ TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEXT PERKATORY Our Perkatory events are a chance to feature some of our writers and allow them to share their pieces about a certain topic aloud to an intimate audience of supporters and peers. Perkatory is a safe space; an occasion to hear touching and vulnerable stories and yet another opportunity to feel less alone in what you are going through. In addition to the featured authors, we highlight a different organization at each Perkatory event, allowing them the space to share their organization's mission and unique offerings. The evening closes with a Q&A session, where audience members are able to ask questions to our featured writers, and thoughtful discussions can take place surrounding the overarching theme. THE GOAL OF PERKATORY IS: * To encourage individuals to use their voice * To learn more about a specific topic that might be difficult for some cancer patients to bring up themselves * To bring each other out of " perkatory " (a play on the word purgatory), to help live your best lifehttp://www.ELEPHANTSANDTEA.COM/PERKATORY/