At Look Good Feel Better our confidence-boosting workshops are part of our DNA – that’s what we do. Our workshops are available in local communities across the UK as well as virtually so you can access our support from the comfort of your own home.
Wellbeing workshops and classes for people living with cancer
We understand how emotionally challenging living with cancer can be. That’s why Look Good Feel Better run free workshops, virtually and in local communities across the UK, which give practical advice and support to people living with cancer.
Every workshop offers an invaluable opportunity to talk to others in a similar situation, whilst helping support people with their changing appearance. People leave our workshops feeling empowered, motivated and less isolated – allowing them to look good, but feel even better.
Support for Women
Book onto an enjoyable and informative two hour online workshop. As part of a small group you’ll have a chance to learn new skills and techniques and have the opportunity to chat to our expert as well as others in a similar situation to yourself.
Beneficiary Stories
Silvia’s Journey
Silvia, from Sunderland, first had cancer when she was young. She had lymphatic cancer both as a teenager and then again when she was in her twenties. Both times her parents were key in supporting her through her treatment and recovery. However, when – now in her late fifties – she was diagnosed with breast... View Article
Read the story“Sometimes you don’t realise that such kindness still exists until you start a journey such as this.”
Diane from Edinburgh, an avid Scotland football fan, was looking forward to traveling to Germany to watch the Euros 2024. She was also due to celebrate a key birthday, her 60th, when all plans had to be put on hold after she was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer earlier this year. In fact, Diane only discovered... View Article
Read the story“We were united and yet strangers, but by the end of the session we’d become friends.”
Tanya, 44, lives in Ballyclare in Northern Ireland and was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2023. She attended her local Look Good Feel Better skincare and makeup workshop at MacMillans in Belfast in March 2024. Tanya has shared her feedback with us following her session. “I had an amazing time at my local Look... View Article
Read the story“We all came away feeling really special: it was not about needles, hospitals and cancer, it was about being made to feel good, and being part of a group where everyone understood each other.”
Diane, who lives in Birmingham with her husband and a gorgeous cockapoo called Stella. Diane who was formerly a head teacher for children with learning difficulties, was also one of our beneficiaries who was brave enough to volunteer to take part in the BBC One Show’s documentary about celebrity professional dancer Amy Dowden, who had... View Article
Read the story“It gave me such a lift – I was on a real high when I left.”
“I am not usually a joiner-in,” so says Ally Young in Northumberland, “but I am so pleased I joined the Look Good Feel Better workshop. It gave me such a lift – I was on a real high when I left.” Ally had been diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of breast cancer... View Article
Read the story“It was the perfect boost at a very dark time.”
Kate Wydra, who lives near Horsham, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021. Now in recovery, Kate has signed up to take part in our exciting new sponsored walking event, SWALK on Sunday 19th May. “Being diagnosed with cancer was such a shock. When the diagnosis was confirmed, I felt like I had been hit... View Article
Read the story“The workshop introduces you to new techniques and new products, so you can experiment and really feel so much better about yourself again.”
Tina’s mother was one of the first beneficiaries of Look Good Feel Better, after the charity first started offering free workshops for people undergoing treatment for cancer in the early 90s. In 2023, Tina herself attended a skincare and make-up workshop. “I remember when I was a young woman, in 1995, my mother attended a... View Article
Read the story“The workshop gave us all the opportunity to do something just for ourselves”
Caroline Sivyer, from Tavistock in Devon, found out she had bowel cancer in late 2022, after taking part in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. Further tests taken by her doctor around the same time also confirmed the presence of a tumour in her colon. Throughout 2023, Caroline underwent an operation and attended several chemotherapy... View Article
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