Dr Susannah Ward - Mastering Real Wellness.
Real wellness is not necessarily living free from disease and challenges, and your capacity to be well is not dictated by your age, physical or mental capability, or body shape.
There is plenty of great news: to achieve real wellness, we don’t need to invest in gadgets, clothes, vitamins, gimmicky superfoods, particular practices or whatever you’re led to believe you need to buy to thrive and feel good enough.
Rather, we need to show up for ourselves, learn a little about our inner world and develop some mastery over our thoughts, emotions, impulses, and behaviour.
Dr Susannah Ward is a specialist in rehabilitation medicine based in Newcastle, Australia. She holds honours degrees in Medical Science and Medicine from the University of Sydney.
Dr Ward currently chairs the College’s Member Health and Well-being Committee. She is a passionate advocate for holistic wellness in medicine, pioneering mindfulness initiatives and wellbeing research to support the mental health of healthcare professionals.
She is the Author of “Mastering Real Wellness”
