Building Resilience in the face of Cancer

In the peaceful embrace of nature, we use our personal designed “Resilience Kit” (for adults), and resilience pillow (for children) to gently guide people and families touched by cancer in creating their own resilience plan, helping them navigate life’s challenges with greater balance and confidence.

Somewhere, hidden in the lush nature of Cabo Corriente you can find a cozy, unique place, called “The Land”.

The Land is a place where people facing or have faced cancer can come to reconnect with themselves, nurture their resilience and build their own resilience plan.

It is a place to slow down, connect with what you truly need and explore what science teaches us about resilience, vitality, and well-being when life becomes challenging.

Rooted in Nature. Guided by science. Holistically inspired.

HOW WE WORK

With our small team of dedicated professionals, we welcome you in our beautiful, nature-inspired spaces next to the Santuario de Guacamayas, where the soothing sounds of nature, birdsong, and the calls of macaws provide a peaceful setting for our thoughtfully designed one-day workshops.

During these one-day workshops we support small groups of people in discovering, exploring, and shaping their own personal path towards greater resilience using our specially designed resilience kit.

Just like nature, we believe that people grow in cycles, each at their own rhythm. Therefore we don’t strive for overnight transformations. We rather believe in small, meaningful steps that lead to lasting growth. Learning how to restore your inner balance for navigating life’s challenges is what we as a team strive to give to people that are facing cancer. For us true resilience doesnt mean “never falling”, rather we see it as a process about learning how to find your balance, adapt, and grow, again and again, even when it feels difficult.

Resilience is not about being strong all the time. It’s about discovering what helps you find your balance, adapt to change, and move forward, one step at a time.

Cancer affects more than the person facing the diagnosis. It touches partners, children, parents, and entire families, each experiencing their own challenges, emotions, and needs.At The Land, we offer a series of gentle, one-day workshops designed to help people touched by cancer discover and strengthen their resilience, both individually and together.

The Resilience Kit – Discover your strengths, explore what you need, and create your own personal resilience plan to help you find balance and navigate difficult moments with more resources.

At the heart of every workshop is our specially designed Resilience Kit, a collection of reflective and practical tools that helps participants uncover their own strengths, recognise their needs, explore available resilience resources, and develop personal strategies for navigating life’s challenges and building resilience.

OUR 1-DAY WORKSHOPs

Building resilience workshop

Building Resilience as a Partner

Connection gatherings just diagnosed

Building Resilience in Children When a Parent Has Cancer

Building Family Resilience Through Communication

Connection gatherings for partners

Building Resilience in Children Facing Cancer

Connection gatherings just diagnosed

Connection gatherings for people who lost someone from cancer

Our approach draws on two scientifically grounded psychological frameworks

The Social-Ecological Approach to Resilience: Resilience does not exist within us alone. It grows through our relationships, our environment, and the resources we can access. Building resilience means discovering how to connect with and strengthen these sources of support.
Self-Determination Theory: Our psychological well-being is closely connected to three fundamental needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Understanding and nurturing these needs helps us develop a stronger foundation for emotional balance and resilience.

What our clients are saying

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Exposure therapy gives me peace of mind. I find that I am more aware of my life and I listen more to my body and what is going on inside me. I have enjoyed working with Naomi. She is a very sweet and enthusiastic person.
S.B.

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Our daughter was having issues at school which led to self harming behavior. Naomi applied Exposure therapy in their sessions and not long after we saw a big change in our daughter. She is now a resilient and well-rounded, independent young adult thanks to Naomi and her Exposure therapy modality.
N.S.

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I am proud of myself for being able and daring to expose myself to exposure-based therapy. The Holistic Exposure approach has brought out feelings and given me insights, that endless self-reflections has not come close to. By doing holistic approached exposures, I cleaned up the mess from the past, and with that, the behaviour I was misidentifying myself with disappeared".Looking back on my life later, I am convinced that doing exposures was a great gift to myself. It has developed me as a person and allowed me to know myself inside. I would like to give everyone the opportunity to feel and experience the change it has brought for me.
R.O.

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The exposure sessions I have done with Naomi have helped me a lot. I notice that I am less triggered and better able to deal with situations that I found difficult before. It's special to notice that you can experience a positive development in such a short time. The exposures themselves are relatively short and immediately afterwards you notice the effect in your daily life. Naomi's way of giving exposure therapies is very pleasant. She knows exactly how to get to the core and guides you in a professional and also empathetic way. I would recommend her to anyone.
A.M.

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Working with Naomi was a very meaningful journey for me. I’ve been in therapy before, but somehow it felt like we were always scratching the surface compared to my experience with Naomi. She really managed to dig deeper into experiences that shaped me, my beliefs, and my habits. From the very first session, she created a safe space that allowed me to be comfortable in sharing. What also stood out for me, is the fact that she would text me a few days after our sessions to check up on me. Biggest testament that she viewed me as a person, not just a client.
Big thank you for our journey!
M.A.

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The exposure sessions I have done with Naomi have helped me a lot. I notice that I am less triggered and better able to deal with situations that I found difficult before. It's special to notice that you can experience a positive development in such a short time. The exposures themselves are relatively short and immediately afterwards you notice the effect in your daily life. Naomi's way of giving exposure therapies is very pleasant. She knows exactly how to get to the core and guides you in a professional and also empathetic way. I would recommend her to anyone.
A.M.

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Working with Naomi allowed me to tap back into traumatic experiences I didn't even realize I was holding onto. She helped me neutralize its effect on my nervous system and clear so much unprocessed heaviness. Her ability to use both science based therapy methods as well as intuitive guidance is a breath of fresh air and made her form of therapy a right fit for me.
C.K

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Our daughter, 23 years old, diagnosed with adoption trauma and autism, is currently still in treatment with Naomi. As a mother, I saw our daughter becoming increasingly more sad, angry, and more depressed despite previous treatments with another psychologist. What our daughter couldn't find with previous psychologists—safety and recognition—she found with Naomi. This enabled our daughter not only to face the difficult exposure treatments but also to endure them.
As parents, we were approached with respect for both our daughter and ourselves. Throughout the entire process, and still to this day, Naomi has been a listening ear. Naomi supports us with all our questions, concerns, and issues we encounter, without violating our daughter's privacy.
We are not there yet, but the steps—better said, leaps—that our daughter is making, partly due to Naomi's sessions, are fantastic. She is smiling again and has increasing confidence in the future.
K.J.
K.J

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Hello, my name is Luuke-Cherine Jansen. I am 23 years old. I have adoption trauma that has significantly impacted my life. Additionally, at 18, I experienced trauma from being stalked by my ex-boyfriend, who threatened to kill me, among other things. My entire life, my feelings have been a mix of sadness, anger, rage, depression, and a strong sense of not being allowed to exist. At this moment, I no longer see the future as bleak but as a beautiful palette of colors, where black and gray are present but no longer dominate. I can sincerely say that this is partly thanks to my trauma psychologist, Naomi van Damme. Through the exposure sessions—which were quite heavy—and Naomi's immense competence and involvement, I have been able to work through my traumas. This was not possible with the two previous psychologists because I did not feel safe enough.

L.J.

Events and Group Retreats

Are you seeking a supportive community on your transformation or healing journey? Sometimes, the journey to healing is best shared. Therefore we invite you to join us for one of our group retreats where you’ll find community and the opportunity to grow alongside others who share your path. Contact us for more information about our group retreats.

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