From Darkness to Light: A Selfcare Champion’s Personal Experience with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Host Dr. Robin Geiger, SVP of Clinician Advocacy of Ingenovis Health, welcomes Dr. Sue Ferguson to the podcast to discuss her personal experience with Seasonal Affective Disorder. During the talk we address misconceptions of holiday blues, cover six recommendations for best selfcare to prevent mental health challenges and take a quick look at the impact of negative thoughts on physical and mental condition.

 

Sue Ferguson a registered nurse, healthcare leader, and health coach with over four decades of experience. The American Nurses Association (ANA) highlighted Sue in the Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation wellness program as the healthy nurse of the nation in July 2021. She has a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Texas Tech University and is a board-certified nurse executive (NEA-BC) and Certified Healthcare Quality Professional (CPHQ). Sue is a director at The University of Texas MD Anderson, where she created the concept of a wellness program for a workforce of over 4,000 nurses and is a wellness champion throughout the institution. She is also an entrepreneur, and owner of NURSE SUE, a whole health living consulting firm where she provides life coach services. www.nursesue.org