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A $0 cost program for cancer survivors

Emerging from the Haze

“Chemo brain” is real, but it can get better. Cognitive rehabilitation is the most researched way to treat the fog, forgetfulness, and slowed thinking that can follow cancer treatment, and this program is built on it. It is offered at $0 cost to survivors in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

First class
Wed, Oct 7, 2026
Your cost
$0
Who can join
DC · MD · VA

What the program is

Ten weekly classes, 60 minutes each, live on Google Meet in a small group of survivors, taught by a OneVillage clinician using the cognitive rehabilitation curriculum developed at Cedars-Sinai.

Each week takes on one practical skill: holding your attention, remembering what matters, planning and juggling more than one thing, and handling the fatigue and stress that make the fog worse. You practice between classes with short homework, then bring it back to the group.

Sign up for the next cohort

Ten Wednesdays, October 7 to December 9, 2026, 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET, live on Google Meet.

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Does any of this sound familiar?

  • ✓Brain fog, or thinking slower than you used to
  • ✓Losing focus when reading or talking
  • ✓Searching for a word you know
  • ✓Juggling more than one thing feels hard
  • ✓Forgetting names, dates, or where you put things
  • ✓Not feeling sharp back at work or school

What you'll do

Ten weekly classes, 60 minutes each, live on Google Meet in a small group, Wednesdays at 12 pm ET. That is 15 hours of clinical support: 10 class hours plus 5 hours of clinical time with your OneVillage clinician. Each class is a group medical visit, so we bill your insurance for it. Your cost is still $0: no copay and no bill to you.

Classes are recorded so you can review them between sessions; recordings supplement live attendance. Cameras are expected to be on during class, and exceptions are handled individually. Anything shared in the group stays confidential.

Why it works

5
Published studies
Peer-reviewed studies behind the program
12 mo
Benefits lasted
Still sharper a year after finishing
200+
Survivors studied
In published clinical trials
60 min
Once a week
One live class every week

Published research: Clin J Oncol Nurs 2019 · J Palliat Care 2019 · Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020 · Oncol Nurs Forum 2022, 2024. Full citations on request.

Who's behind it

The program was created at Cedars-Sinai and is delivered here by a OneVillage nurse practitioner.

Michelle Kirschner

Michelle Kirschner, MSN, RN, ACNP, APRN-BC

Clinical Lead

Michelle is the nurse practitioner who delivers Emerging from the Haze for OneVillage, and she personally leads every session of every cohort. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience and is a nationally recognized voice in cancer survivorship and cancer cognitive care, specializing in cancer rehabilitation and return to work. She co-created a Cancer Cognitive Clinic and a Neuro-Oncology Survivorship clinic, has served as Director of Program Development for Survivorship and Supportive Services at the UC Health Barrett Cancer Center, and is currently Managing Director of the International Cancer Rehabilitation Foundation. She chairs the OneVillage Medical Review Board. Beyond the weekly classes, Michelle holds clinical responsibility for your care and personally conducts your individual intake, your mid-program check-in at Week 5, and your final visit at Week 11, so one clinician who knows your history is with you at every step.

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Arash Asher, MD

Arash Asher, MD

Program Creator & Program Director

Dr. Asher is the physiatrist who created Emerging from the Haze at Cedars-Sinai and remains its program director. He is Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai, and has served as Director of Cancer Survivorship & Rehabilitation at the Samuel Oschin Cancer Institute since 2008. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and he led the published studies behind the program. He authored the curriculum you will work through, and is not involved in the care of individual participants.

Jeffrey C. Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN

Jeffrey C. Wertheimer, PhD, ABPP-CN

Program Co-Developer

Dr. Wertheimer is the board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who developed Emerging from the Haze alongside Dr. Asher at Cedars-Sinai, and is a co-author on the program's virtual-delivery studies. He is Chief of Psychology and Neuropsychology Services at Cedars-Sinai and Associate Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Cedars-Sinai and the California Rehabilitation Institute. Like Dr. Asher, he shaped the curriculum you will work through and is not involved in the care of individual participants.

Join the October cohort

Add your name, email address and a password. Your program portal opens straight away.

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How joining works

  1. Create your account above with your name, email and a password. Your program portal opens straight away, and you sign back in any time with that email and password.
  2. In the portal, complete your intake survey and a short eligibility check, book your intake session, and submit your insurance information.
  3. Your full week-by-week curriculum is right there: class agendas, homework, recordings, and progress check-ins.

Questions? Email efth@onevillage.io. Not sure the program fits? You can also check your eligibility first.