The Canadian Skin Patient Alliance’s (CSPA) annual advocacy campaign is back! This year, clinical psychologist Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, is answering questions about managing your social and emotional wellbeing while living with a skin or hair condition.
You can find Dr. Lee-Baggley’s answers to questions like “how do I manage unsolicited advice?” and “how do I keep hopeful when treatments aren’t working?” on the CSPA’s Youtube channel: Canadian Skin Patient Alliance. Like and subscribe to receive notifications on new videos released daily.
Follow the CSPA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (@canadianskin) for daily updates and new questions.
CANAAF extends a huge thank you to the CSPA for their tremendous work in advocating and raising awareness on behalf of their affiliate member communities.
About Dr. Lee-Baggley
Source: canadianskin.ca/advocacy/shed-the-shame
Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley is a Registered Clinical Psychologist in BC, AB, ON and NS. She is the director of Dr. Lee-Baggley and Associates, a virtual health psychology clinic specializing in clinical interventions, training for healthcare providers, and research in health-related issues (e.g., chronic pain, sleep, COVID burnout, PTSD for frontline workers). She worked for almost 15 years in multidisciplinary teams on medical, surgical, and cancer care hospital units providing assessment, therapy, and consultation for patients with chronic and life-threatening health conditions. She also conducts research as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and cross-appointments in the Departments of Surgery and Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University and an Adjunct Professor appointment in the Department of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Saint Mary’s University. She has an active research program on behavior change, obesity, chronic disease, professional resiliency and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Lee-Baggley has close to 45 peer-reviewed publications and over 130 scholarly presentations. She is a senior consultant providing healthy workplace interventions for employees, teams, and leaders with Howatt HR Consulting and the Chief of Research for the Howatt HR Applied Workplace Research Institute. She is an internationally recognized trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and a certified therapist in Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples. She was the recipient of the 2017 Women of Excellence Award for her contributions to Health, Sport, and Wellness (Canadian Progress Club Halifax Cornwallis). She is the author of the book “Healthy Habits Suck: How to get off the couch & live a healthy life…even if you don’t want to.”
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